Hello I made the mistake of building an outdoor playset that has towers and platforms, swings, ect all out of regular untreated (2x4 type) white board from home depot. Researching after the fact I realized that wood is not the best choice. Is there something I can do in order to preserve the wood as long as possible? We live in New England area so have all 4 seasons and the set is in all day sunlight.
Big Playset mistake - Need help
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Paint or oil-based stain will probably work. There's also a noxious wood preservative chemical you can buy, but I don't see the point.
There's a good chance the kids will outgrow the set long before it rots. I tore down one playhouse last year, and have one more still standing. My kids are now in their 30's.
Problem areas would be anything on or in the ground. Those will only take a few years before they're rotted.
There's a good chance the kids will outgrow the set long before it rots. I tore down one playhouse last year, and have one more still standing. My kids are now in their 30's.
Problem areas would be anything on or in the ground. Those will only take a few years before they're rotted.
Home depot calls it white wood. Its just the regular 2x4 stud which i think is fir.
So the "fir" 2x4 untreated stuff should be fine as long as I do an oil base and keep off ground?
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Probably SPF...spruce/pine/fir...standard studs
Even if you buy one of the ten grand ones, they recommend putting a coat of a preservative oil on every couple of years. If you CAN, just slide a piece of pt on the flat under anything that sits on the ground. Btw, built my son a sand box our of two bye ten regular wood when He was just turning one, daughter came four years later, and she was like five or six when the sandbox was in the way.....and got taken torn apart....and was pretty much still going strong.
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I have seen “white wood” that is pine, fir, aspen, and a few others that I forgot. It is not a species, it is plain low cost wood.
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