Fixing the barn

[genebo]

I found some rot in the loft floor and the end truss of the barn, so I planned to fix it.

That was over the winter. Now that it's too hot to be doing hard work, I finally got around to it.

That's what I've been doing for the last week. It took 5 days to rip out all the old wood and 2 days to put in the new. I had to be careful not to damage any wood that was staying.

I bought all salt treated lumber, but that wasn't needed, because I provided lots of salt as I sweated. I dropped 5 pounds.

It looks a lot better now and there is only one mistake. I won't tell you what it is and it is not easy to spot. I'll pretend it is perfect.

[dexterfarm]

getting ready to do the same. Have to put a new roof on my house. I know I have overhang problems and will have to replace the bottom edge of the sheeting.Hope the ends of the rafters dont have to be replaced as well.

What is salt treated wood? Never heard of that. Wouldn't water just wash the salt out of the wood?

 

[genebo]

Pressure treated lumber is what it's called at Home Depot. It used to be treated with a salt of some type, not NACL. I think it was salt of arsenic! It killed all the bugs and fungi that tried to eat it.

However, as is usually the case, they had to stop using that form of treatment so now it's done with a different chemical. I guess it works as well.

I guess I'm living in the past. It's cosy and familiar in there.

www.popularmechanics.com/home/outdoor-projects/how-to/a3103/your-guide-to-working-with-pressure-treated-lumber-15655848/