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Originally Posted by jmen24
Parsed by me.
Just a clearifier, as I hear this all the time. PT (pressure treated) lumber will rot. Pressure treating is a process applied to standard KD lumber to help resist insect and fungal damage due establishment within the wood. Rotting occurs under conditions that do not allow the wood to dry quickly (carpet attached to the bunks or sitting directly on dirt, as an example).
Now granted, PT rots much slower than KD, but that is only because the composition of the wood has changed (the open wood fibers are no longer so open), caused by the pressure injection of heavy metals and other chemicals.
Carry on.
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I'm not saying pt wood will not rot. Pt takes a lot longer then regular pine 2x4's to rot. Have replaced enough pine decking at my dads house and on boat trailers to just use pt wood on everything.
Also to slow the process even more when using pt on boat trailers, I have coated the entire board with atleast 4 heavy coats of a quality decking stain/waterproofer before attaching the carpet and attaching the boards/bunks to the trailer. Just gives it that little bit extra protection from being dunked in the lake numerous times when launching or hauling boats.
Good luck bigdog in the trailer repair.