Treating Cut Ends Of Pressure Treated Wood

The wood itself is only 2 years old but failure to seal the end cuts has allowed water to penetrate into the wood which has rotted.

Treating cut ends of pressure treated wood.

This causes it to be resistant to decay and insects. Pressure treated lumber is wood like pine or fir that has been injected with a preservative in order to make it last longer on outdoor projects like fencing or decks. Protects against fungal decay such as wet rot wood discolouring fungus and wood boring insect attack. Once the ends have been cut however additional care must be taken in order to maintain the same level of resistance.

Example of treated wood failure due to not treating end cuts. Contains resins and oils to give a long lasting effect. All residential treated wood since the elimination of cca as the pressure treatment chemical needs to have an end cut booster treatment. It is used for many exterior applications such as decks and picnic tables.

When cutting thick pieces of wood such as fence posts the preservative may not have soaked all the way to the center of the lumber. Drying time 12 hours. Outlast q8 log oil is the best choice for this purpose because it contains 675 copper 8 quinolinolate to meet the awpa m 4 standard for end cuts bore holes and fastener punctures and it is virtually odorless while drying invisibly into the end grain.