Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted February 27, 2003 What types of wood have you worked with? What have been your biggest challenges about working with them? Vote for as many species as you need to, and share your restoration thoughts about the differences here. Beth:cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 reed 500 Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Primary wood used in this area is Western Red Cedar from Canada. Very little PT wood. I think the biggest hassle with Cedar is its ability to Fur under just the slightest of pressure. It's just going to happen or I feel you are not getting it clean. Don't get me wrong here, I don't mean when it furs it's a giant fur ball, but will fur to a slight degree. The older the cedar the more it will fur up. It's a given some sanding and defurring will take place with every deck. Reed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Everett Abrams 501 Report post Posted February 27, 2003 I just wanted to add that besides the ones listed above, that there seems to be a HUGE growing market in restoring teak. There is a large amount of outdoor furniture that people need restored. Just thought I'd bring it up as it's popularity is growing in this area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mike Williamson 198 Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Another wood I see used quite a bit in this area is Cypress. It is a beautiful wood, resistant to termites/insects, cleans easily, and isn't that expensive. I just cleaned and brightened my deck as a learning project for wood restoration, and will be sealing it with Readyseal as soon as the weather cooperates. If the rain had held off another 4 hours this past weekend, it would have been done there. I'll post pics as soon as I have it done. It is almost entirely cypress, and looks almost as good now after brightening as it did the day I built it 4 years ago. It has never been sealed, and as you can see I have 3 planks or so to replace before I seal it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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0 Mike Williamson 198 Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Well, for some reason, it isn't letting me upload more pics. I'll try another from a different angle, after the cleaning was done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Robert Ray 14 Report post Posted October 1, 2003 Mike (Oneness), what are you uploading my picture for??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mike Williamson 198 Report post Posted October 1, 2003 Robert: It appears a lot of the pictures got screwed up in the transition from one server to another...that's how I understand it, anyway. Not sure what the fix for it is... Nice fence, BTW...I wish more folks here cared about the appearance of their fences...for the most part, people are perfectly happy to build a fence and let it weather and grey... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted October 1, 2003 Robert, He didn't do a thing. I spend about two days reattaching photos to threads, only to find out that the DNS was not done propagating and many found their way to other posts. I'll delete them from the above posts. Please reattach your photos below in this thread Mike. Thanks, Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 James 624 Report post Posted October 3, 2003 PT , Cedar ( western red , white, port orford , yellow ), mahog. (red , white ), ipe' , doug fir , teak furniture . Cedar is the biggest pain in the bum. For got Redwood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 James 624 Report post Posted October 3, 2003 Forgot cambara a hard wood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Robert Ray 14 Report post Posted October 3, 2003 Not a problem on the picture thing... I do not restore many fences here in Bend as well... most of the fences I do seal are New Construction as where you are most people do not like to spend the money on fences. Originally posted by oneness Robert: It appears a lot of the pictures got screwed up in the transition from one server to another...that's how I understand it, anyway. Not sure what the fix for it is... Nice fence, BTW...I wish more folks here cared about the appearance of their fences...for the most part, people are perfectly happy to build a fence and let it weather and grey... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 CompletelyClean 14 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 PT and Cedar are about the only ones used in the Detroit area. Cedar is a pain, but, boy oh boy, does it look good when it's done! Haven't had an unhappy customer yet (knock on wood). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Aplus 525 Report post Posted May 31, 2004 I second what Bryan said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
What types of wood have you worked with? What have been your biggest challenges about working with them? Vote for as many species as you need to, and share your restoration thoughts about the differences here.
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