I recently stumbled across an ad for Yellawood, an interesting form of treated pine. I looked for a distributor in California, as this looked like a very good alternative to what is available in our local woodyard’s. No luck! can anybody tell me why that is so?
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Just guessing here - cost of fuel? As far as I have seen all our PT is Doug Fir cause that's what's closest to us. Cost of shipping that southern pine to the left coast would probably make it too expensive relative to the more local stuff.
You made me curious so I did some googling - because the western firs are very different than the southern pines they require different treatment procedures which most likely is a factor in which PT products are available in CA.
I'd better stop before I get in even more over my head.
im no expert but at least here in north idaho we dont get pt douglas fir. white woods (that are all sap wood ) is what our pt lumber is. doug fir and larch have heart wood that is resisent to pressure treating ; however since it's heartwood it's more resistant to decay.
What is "white wood" anyway? Aspen maybe?
I see it sold here (DE) in trim profiles mostly, sometimes primed, sometimes clear "stain grade".
Where do you get a span table for PT white wood?
JimNever underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
the white wood we deal with(i'm in north idaho)is white fir and western hemlock. that's for pt. untreated it includes spruce,pine,fir . douglas fir and western larch have heart woods that differ from the sapwood.
Thanks! I can find span tables for all of those species.
JimNever underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
I believe "Yellawood" is nothing more than a brand namae of ACQ treated syp.
>>...a brand namae of ACQ treated syp.<<
You would be correct.
I encounter YellaWood when in New Orleans working with their H4H, still rebuilding from Katrina.
JimNever underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
I think it's more likely MCQ. It looks pretty much just like the MCQ carried by my local lumber company.
Oh my, potential confusion raises it's ugly head........
Went to Southern Wood website which someone linked earlier in this thread -
turns out they make both -- MCQ and ACQ treated woods and market both under the name of YellaWood.
Hope they keep the treatment tags straight, although for the wise, the appearance is different.......
JimNever underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
First hit on google
http://www.greatsouthernwood.com/
We usually find yellawood...shortly after the drywallers are gone.