Treating Cut Ends Of Pressure Treated Wood

Outlast q8 log oil is the best choice for this purpose because it contains 675 copper 8 quinolinolate to meet the awpa m 4 standard for end cuts bore holes and fastener punctures and it is virtually odorless while drying invisibly into the end grain.

Treating cut ends of pressure treated wood.

When cutting thick pieces of wood such as fence posts the preservative may not have soaked all the way to the center of the lumber. Once the ends have been cut however additional care must be taken in order to maintain the same level of resistance. The 3 12 pressure treated wood stair stringers in the picture above left of image have decayed causing structural issues with this staircase. Example of treated wood failure due to not treating end cuts.

The wood itself is only 2 years old but failure to seal the end cuts has allowed water to penetrate into the wood which has rotted. Drying time 12 hours. All residential treated wood since the elimination of cca as the pressure treatment chemical needs to have an end cut booster treatment. Protects against fungal decay such as wet rot wood discolouring fungus and wood boring insect attack.

Pressure treated lumber is wood like pine or fir that has been injected with a preservative in order to make it last longer on outdoor projects like fencing or decks. It is used for many exterior applications such as decks and picnic tables. Pressure treated wood is wood that has a preservative forced deeply into it.