Pressure Treated Wood or Not?

[amaranth320]

I've been reading lots of threads here, and I've seen differing opinions. Some seem to avoid pressure treated wood because of the chemicals near the birds. Some seem to insist on pressure treated wood for longevity. What are your opinions? I was thinking of using untreated 2x2s or 2x4s for the run and just painting them to provide a little protection from the elements, but I don't want to have to rebuild the run in a couple of years if the wood rots. I live in south Louisiana, and the rain and humidity is not very wood friendly, especially if it's sitting on the ground.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

We use pressure treated wood. I believe they no longer use the bad chemicals anymore to make it, and it's not toxic like it used to be.

 

[mobius]

Pressure treated is what I use where it touches the ground.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

There are 2 types of pressure treated wood.
• Ground Contact.(insect resistant)
• No Ground contact. (Weather resistant)

Ground contact contains poisoning and no ground does not contain poison.

 

[Folly's place]

Rebuilding is a pain, and tends to be delayed too long, so we use pressure treated lumber where its needed. I miss creosote, a very toxic but wonderful wood preservative! Do whatever seems right for your situation and then don't worry about it. Mary

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Rebuilding is a pain, and tends to be delayed too long, so we use pressure treated lumber where its needed. I miss creosote, a very toxic but wonderful wood preservative! Do whatever seems right for your situation and then don't worry about it. Mary

Creosote is oil based. Redneck creosote is 50% diesel fuel 50% used high mileage motor oil. Creosote non redneck is still available in Florida.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Also. FPL and SECO.. Energy providers for our area, stopped using creosote preservatives on their lines for environmental reasons. I have several power line poles on the corners of our property that anchor the fence tension on our perimeter, reuse poles cut to length and installed by the previous property owners. When they bake in our Fl sun, I have seen them ooze tar like lava. I freaked out with our goats taking a taste sample 7 years ago and strung hot wires vertically on them to keep the petroleum based poison from me having to make my Veterinarian's car payment for that month. I am not a tree hugging organic fanatic but my hubby has 30 + years in construction trade. Him bending my ears, and I remember some of the bla bla bla.

 

[Folly's place]

I'm not running out to find creosote, but my horses, big beavers that they are, will demolish most other wood products! They will leave green oak boards alone, but after a few years, will chew them up too. Only the old creosote treated posts are ignored. If it wasn't for electric fencing, there wouldn't be a post or fence left standing here. Mary

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I'm not running out to find creosote, but my horses, big beavers that they are, will demolish most other wood products! They will leave green oak boards alone, but after a few years, will chew them up too. Only the old creosote treated posts are ignored. If it wasn't for electric fencing, there wouldn't be a post or fence left standing here. Mary

Horses love coral boards!

 

[ChickenMammX4]

We used pressure treated wood for our run. The coop is an old, repurposed shed and gawd knows what's in those materials. No adverse reactions to either.