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Making Pressure Treated Lumber at a Georgia Pacific Mill
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" All right Bob this lumber here is. Destined for points in fact treatment is so Manila plan -- been manufactured the watch it was all facility here in Ireland told. Okay. This lumber has been manufactured but predominantly -- and lob lolly. Plan plan all of the -- and about a rated. Stereo in manufactured in the -- installed mail -- Have been killed drive it ninety example lists and -- content. Set outside to -- for anywhere from a week to two weeks. From that point is being used to explaining facility in the from -- facilities -- you brought pre."
" So it's been about three weeks that they dropped it down. It at the loan yes yeah and let's talk a little bit about southern yellow pine is not always had a high regard for what we used to call eight county line south Florida the very strong and mine has a lot of resin in its very impervious to termites. Is this the same -- type of material. Yes it is important room located geographically -- differently this this lumber is ideally situated suited for a treatment for. The brain's structure the consistency and abortion that what you're confident he'll -- The growth rings are really did some close together you see that this is the center of the -- so these logs are not much more than aviator ten inches in diameter. That's correct. Carter's does that increase the strength of the of the lumber yes if -- have been lumbering in recent story. Okay all right so what you've got here is about a half dozen less. And they're ready to be brought into the -- garlic that's correct we had been treating children that there will be. Flooding here shortly OK -- got one more talent who put upon yes sir. -- if you will please finish at the floor. Now just how much lumber we talking about here. It's buried bomb discharges approximately 12500. Feet. Board feet board feet this going into the thicket went that's correct and he's been ready to open it here Brian area."
" What are the dimensions of this the settlers that the conveniently. Six foot six inches -- what about the thickness of the field. Religiously. Pretty amazing. So. What's the -- the pressure that you actually put the lumber to the pounds per square. The maximum pressure rule -- who haven't -- programs -- that."
" And it opens up at both ends that you just yank out the material that's already been treated that's correct the double -- How long has it been in the -- 47 minutes. And what is called. Not outside but it's all banded together with steel band how do you ensure that the pressure that the preservative is really under pressure. With some of that number in the middle that doesn't get exposed to all sides by of their -- standard requires those in the quality control inspection quick warning for example. -- George OK and we can't do this at least sixteen of them born plan."
" OK well let's talk a little bit about the nature of the preservative in the room. Journalist who'd been sound pretty god."
" Are there many different types of chemicals that can be used as preservatives. Yes Bob them out of that prison and you reverend. That would have been useful Eileen Foley's spiritual secret we -- CCA witches. From native copper arsenic this stuff here that's correct now aren't there a lot of concerns related to -- and you know. Living where that. This stuff leaking out of the."
" The -- bomb in vinyl protection agency is undertaken at least -- Even the studies I've played California proved beyond a -- appreciate and leaking. We'll miles and back it could have moved through not a problem with the hearing can. It hasn't proven beyond the -- that previously. Even a situation where you got backyard deck or stand boxes life work happily that but it is coming not -- you. Lover or persecuted leverage Iraq. Separate. Absolutely common thing bacteria can pulled from the -- But there is no danger from leaking. OK so now we got at all going into the thinking if we wait forty -- Through Philippine come off the other that's correct --"
" OK well here it comes now what kind of a warranty will have with pressure treated lumber like this on the deck that I've just got back home. -- others they limited lifetime warranty -- you and your. That is warranty against rot. To me is that in this place OK as long as you own your home that's correct terrific."