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Posted by John Grabowski on October 15, 2009, 4:36 pm
> I'm currently in the process of building a deck out of Pressure Treated
> lumber. Originally, I wasn't worried about leaving the wood unprotected
> over the winter(Central IL) but now I'm not so sure. I had previously only
> heard that pressure treated lumber needed to dry out for a good 6 months
> prior to staining. Now I'm also hearing that's a myth and it should be
> done much sooner. The deck is pretty substantial in size so I don't want
> to waste money having to replace a bunch of warped decking. My goal is to
> eventually put on a Translucent or Semi-Transparent Oil on the surface,
> but I'm not sure of my options at this point. The weather has been getting
> down into the 30's at night. I contacted Cabot and they don't have any
> products for use in less than 50F degree weather. Also, my decking is
> 2"x6", NOT 5/4".
> Is there anything I should do prior to winter to protect the soon to
> finished deck? Or will the lumber most likely be fine until later in
> spring when a cleaning and staining process could be completed? Thanks for
> any info.
*I think your biggest concern is to get that wood installed and fastened
before it starts warping on the ground. You can do staining in the spring.
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> lumber. Originally, I wasn't worried about leaving the wood unprotected
> over the winter(Central IL) but now I'm not so sure. I had previously only
> heard that pressure treated lumber needed to dry out for a good 6 months
> prior to staining. Now I'm also hearing that's a myth and it should be
> done much sooner. The deck is pretty substantial in size so I don't want
> to waste money having to replace a bunch of warped decking. My goal is to
> eventually put on a Translucent or Semi-Transparent Oil on the surface,
> but I'm not sure of my options at this point. The weather has been getting
> down into the 30's at night. I contacted Cabot and they don't have any
> products for use in less than 50F degree weather. Also, my decking is
> 2"x6", NOT 5/4".
> Is there anything I should do prior to winter to protect the soon to
> finished deck? Or will the lumber most likely be fine until later in
> spring when a cleaning and staining process could be completed? Thanks for
> any info.