Acq Southern Yellow Pine Decking

All four edges are machined to a 1 2 radius and treated to a ground contact retention of copper azole chemical preservative.

Acq southern yellow pine decking.

One wood to rule them all. This 2 6 decking is manufactured from a dense select structural or 1 prime southern yellow pine and is a brand produced by southern pine lumber company. Everguard acq treated wood products are third party inspected by alsc accredited agencies. Pressure treated deck boards.

Red and ponderosa pine less strong than syp found in northern u s. The yellawood brand has stood for quality pressure treated pine for over 50 years. Southern pine s ease of treatability has made it the preferred species when pressure treatment with wood preservatives is required. The everguard acq preservative system as described in the icc es report esr 1980 meets all major model building code requirements for red pine ponderosa pine and southern yellow pine.

This product is available in lengths from 8 through 20. When making a selection below to narrow your results down each selection made will reload the page to display the desired results. But one stands tall above the rest. Find out what s best for your deck.

The following table provides the heaviest approximate weight dead load self weight per linear foot of pressure treated lumber that you are likely to find. While much of the process used to pressure treat southern yellow pine is a trade secret it has been thoroughly tested by the scientific certification systems lab or scs a leader in environmentally friendly building product certification. It is strong and stiff. Cedar redwood southern yellow pine or composites whether you plan to build a solid wood ground level deck or a composite multi level masterpiece the home depot has the materials you need.

Here s a quick look at the options so you can get started on your project. The unique cellular structure of southern pine permits deep and uniform penetration of preservatives rendering the wood useless as a food source for fungi termites and micro organisms. Around 85 of the pressure treated wood in the us is made from southern yellow pine there are a few different sub species of southern yellow pine with different wood densities. Unfortunately these decks have a proven history of failure.

Click to add item 2 x 8 ac2 green pressure treated lumber above ground to the compare list. Southern yellow pine southern pine is the most common deck framing material in the eastern united states. Southern yellow pine or ponderosa pine 80 species may vary among spruce pine and fir 4 contact type. It looks attractive as a small deck off the edge of a cottage or a huge deck that wraps around a mansion.

Syp logs yield a high proportion of sapwood which works well to absorb preservative. Shop all decking.