Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
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What do you think? Is there a consensus on this?
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Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
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RE: Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
If it's my porch, it needs to be treated.
RE: Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
RE: Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
RE: Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
Posts or columns supporting permanent structures and supported by a concrete or masonry slab or footing that is in direct contact with the earth shall be of naturally durable or preservative-treated wood.
Exceptions:
1. Posts or columns that are either exposed to the weather or located in basements or cellars, supported by concrete piers or metal pedestals projected at least 1 inch (25 mm) above the slab or deck and 6 inches (152 mm) above exposed earth, and are separated therefrom by an impervious moisture barrier.
RE: Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
So if covered, yet exposed roof rafters in a open canopy only really get a little wind-driven rain, they don't need to be treated?
RE: Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
RE: Does exposed wood framing covered under porches and canopies need to be treated?
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