We have milled a large SYP and Poplar tree (air-dryed) and would like to use some of the wood for flooring on a covered porch(12X44). We are thinking of treating the cut ends with preservative and then staining and polyurethaning it. Does this sound like a reasonable plan. Is one species of wood preferable over another? The house is sided with hardiplank and the home is in central NC. Thank you.
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how much sun exposure and wet do you get on the deck dispite the cover???
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It is south facing but has a 2 foot overhang. It should not get alot of rain and sun, but is not yet built.
My husband is also thinking of painting it. Would that be better? Basically, we are just hoping to find a use for all of this beautiful wood we had milled and hope to save some money in the process of building our home. Any suggestions are appreciated. We really don't want a maintenance nightmare, though.
Also, can anyone recommend a good preservative if we end up using the wood ?
Do you know if the toxic chemicals from a preservative will leach thru paint or a finish in the way that lead does?
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Nancy
ferget the poplar...
SYP can be a tempermental wood so linseed ove painting or ureathane would be sight better way to go...
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Well, it's going to rot. The question is when. Back in the old days, they used untreated fir porch flooring, and it lasted quite awhile. I just tore my porch off and it had been there for 90 years. Probably been rotten for the last 20. It's all going to depend on how wide the overhangs are, what your local climate conditions are, etc.
I'm not sure about your wood. I'm not real familiar with poplar except as preprimed interior trim. I don't think it does well at all outside, but hopefully someone else will chime in. SYP is better, but it's not redwood or cedar by any means.
If it gets any water at all, polyurethane is a mistake. I'd use one of those exterior clear wood finishes designed for decks. And plan on redoing it often.
Definitely not poplar.
SYP maybe if oiled regular not poly
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