When is pressure-treated lumber ready to be painted?
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It’s a two-sided coin: Painting pressure-treated wood comes with complications caused by the very same treatment that allows the material to last outdoors. To produce pressure-treated wood, the milled lumber (typically pine or cedar) is saturated with chemical preservatives. These chemicals minimize the wood’s natural vulnerability to insects and rot, but they also leave the wood rather wet—a state that will ultimately lead to your coat of paint eventually peeling. To paint pressure-treated wood successfully, therefore, you must be prepared to exercise a bit of patience.Painting before the wood’s ready simply wastes a day’s effort.
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➡️Pressure treated wood is fantastic for outdoor use. As the name suggests, it’s been treated with chemicals and sealants that protect it from outdoor elements such as rain, wind, bugs, snow, and mildew. However, if you're not into the natural look and want to paint the wood, you're going to have some extra work to do. While it doesn’t require a lot of traditional work, it does require waiting a large amount of time for the wood to be clean and dry enough to paint. Pressure treated wood is completely paintable, but it must be done properly, otherwise the paint won’t last very long.
➡️Pressure treated wood is fantastic for outdoor use. As the name suggests, it’s been treated with chemicals and sealants that protect it from outdoor elements such as rain, wind, bugs, snow, and mildew. However, if you're not into the natural look and want to paint the wood, you're going to have some extra work to do. While it doesn’t require a lot of traditional work, it does require waiting a large amount of time for the wood to be clean and dry enough to paint. Pressure treated wood is completely paintable, but it must be done properly, otherwise the paint won’t last very long.
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