Rough sawn green covered porch

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# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 16:04
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Has anyone ever used rough sawn green pine for porch decking? I am going to build my porch next week and am tempted to deck with this pine from the mill because it is so cheap. I know normally pine would not be ideal for a deck but it is covered. Thoughts?

Brettny
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 16:09
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Green wood is going to crack and check badly. Sticker it and let it dry, then at least plane one side of it.

ICC
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 17:20
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Nothing wrong with pine for a deck. Pine is the wood of choice when looking for a species that will take pressure treatment well. However, I would not use green lumber. Sticker it and let it season, then run it through the planer. That doesn't help if you are in a hurry but I believe it will make much better decking.

mj1angier
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 19:23
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See if they have ceder. It is fine green because it will not shrink much and has better chance of lasting

Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 13 Mar 2020 19:13
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Went with 5/4 cedar decking. Got it all for $150 from the seconds pile at the lumber yard.

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Brettny
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2020 07:34
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Beautiful job! Great view too.

Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2020 18:37
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Quoting: Brettny

Beautiful job! Great view too.

Thanks! It’s Nice place for an adult beverage or 3

Nobadays
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2020 18:42
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Nice! Love the rim board... really finishes it off. I'm too lazy to do that!

Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 15 Mar 2020 19:40
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Finished up the steps and am now back home to deal with kids home from school for at least 2 weeks and a wife freaking out about coronavirus. Wish I was still at the cabin.

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RichieNY
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# Posted: 30 Jun 2022 12:31
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I will be framing my cabin soon with rough cut lumber that has been cut for about a month. I do not have much experience with green stick framing. I am comfortable with the shinkage and all that. The area i am thinking hard about is the floor and joist insulation. I am building this on 6x6 skids on well drained raised slab. Should this only be spray foamed and left open? or can i close the joists in with plywood top and bottom and R30 batts in between them. Will there be a potential mold problem due to the green ish lumber? Has anyone ventured down this similar road? Any other green stick frame pointers?

gcrank1
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# Posted: 30 Jun 2022 12:45
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Sounds like a good 'new thread' topic (since your specific q&a's can be in your thread and and not caught here)