I was at the HD the other day and spied a new (to me) pressure treatment there.
Just AC, not ACQ, I think. It was more natural looking as opposed to the funky green.
Wondering why I haven’t heard anything else about it.
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Did it have a yellow tint to the board? If so it's dip treated instead of pressure treated.
I saw it for the first time this last week in Tennessee, they reccommend it for rim joists on houses where termites are an issue. The lumber isn't exposed to moisture but the chemicals keep the critters away from it. It's not intended to be used in ground contact.
Thats what the informational sign next to the lumber said.
Can't say it was particularly yellow, though more so than green.
The schpeal for this stuff claimed it was was good for all the applications of ACQ, including ground contact.
Must not have been the same stuff. THe lumber I saw was a yellow green color.
Are you sure it was "AC"?
There is a preservative/treatment for wood called Copper Azol..."CA"!
"CA" is another form of high concentrations of copper complexed to chemical lattice which serves as a preservtive and it is as corrosive as "ACQ"
Beware!
............Iron Helix