| Let me give you some advice right now," All Wood Rots Eventually". I
have heard it all when it comes to this wood or that wood lasting this
long or that long........ Hello....... All wood is going to rot at some
period of it's life. With that out of the way we can focus on some
wood seems to last a little longer under certain conditions.
Teak is a wood that has a lot of natural oil in it. But you won't
frame a house with it. Teak is used on boats and expensive outdoor
furniture. It is a excellent wood to use when building a ship. The woods
natural oils seem to create a protective barrier around it allowing it
to last a long time even at sea. Great wood for the outdoors...
Oak is a excellent choice for almost every wood finish inside your
home. It is used for kitchen cabinets, entertainment centers, flooring,
trim and furniture. Oak is a hard wood and can take a lot of abuse from
almost anything except water. I have seen a nice piece of furniture get
stained from just setting one glass on it for ten minutes. Great Wood
For Inside Your Home.
Poplar is also a great choice for inside your house. This wood is
used by many finish carpenters for making cabinets and other built ins
for your house. It is also popular not poplar for wood trim . Most of
the poplar that is used inside of your home will eventually get painted.
So that makes poplar a inexpensive choice of wood for homeowners that
want a nice painted finish on their interior wood projects. Great Wood
For Inside Your Home.
Douglas Fir is the most common source of lumber used on the west
coast of the United States. This is a extremely durable wood product. On
the East Coast they use southern pine and the nominal thickness is
usually two inches by four inches for a 2 x 4 . With Douglas Fir a 2 x 4
is one inch and a half by three and one half inches to support the same
weight structurally. In my opinion one of the best home framing
materials.
Douglas Fir can and has been for a long time now. A great source for
clear finish materials used inside of the house. You will see a nice
orange or brown looking piece of wood stained naturally in some older
home. This is Douglas Fir. It can be a bit pricy but really gives a log
cabin look to your home.
Redwood is a great choice for inside or outside your home. I love
Redwood it has a nice look to it stained naturally. Redwood is used for
a lot of siding, fences, decks and out door furniture. The main problem
with Redwood is that is is soft and will get scratched easily. Now for
the facts about Redwood. It does rot and termites will eat it.
Wood myth number one eliminated. I have heard stories about wood that
termites won't eat. Well Redwood is not one of them. I have seen
termites tearing this stuff up. Don't get caught up in the hype that
this or that wood will last for 5 years or 50 years. Under the right
conditions almost all woods will rot at a accelerated rate.
For more information on wood damage, check out wood repair at
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