Originally Posted by
mlr1968
Attended Class March 25th/26th of 2006. I would not use the pt 6x6 in a living section, on a show back about 4 months ago about mysteries illness, a lady became extremly ill and the doc, found some of the chemicals used in pt lumber in her blood and assumed her husband was poisioning her!! turns out the majority of the house they were building was pt lumber, that was makning her deathly ill! I would really reconsider using pt lumber for my living section, if u have concerns about rot issues, use large overhangs and gable ends abut 3 and half to 4 ' on overhangs or a wrap around covered porch and about 6 and half to 7 ' for gable ends. Get the wood as far way from the ground as possible, min. of 18" off the ground, this prevents ground to woood contact and also splash back on your timbers. Consider using a more rot restaiant wood, if possible. Water does not cause rot, it is water that is ALLOWED to stay on the log that will cause decay! Hope this is helpful.
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