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So my back deck is leaking Pine Sap...Does treating take care of this?
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:17 pm
About 5 years ago we put a new deck down...We bought standard deck boards (5/4 X 6) to lay down on our 700sqft deck.
When it is hot, sap ozzes from the middle to the top making the deck sticky. Would treated wood do this? I would think most outdoor decking would be but it looks like I may have to replace the whole deck
This is a pic of Pine Sap from an old pine stump...one of the best natural fire starters.
When it is hot, sap ozzes from the middle to the top making the deck sticky. Would treated wood do this? I would think most outdoor decking would be but it looks like I may have to replace the whole deck
This is a pic of Pine Sap from an old pine stump...one of the best natural fire starters.
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Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:22 pm to sugatowng
Man your wife must stay mad at you for that.
I've never heard of this happening and am anxious to see what the assessment and recommendations are going to be.
Without knowing anything I'd be inclined to put down some indoor/outdoor turf. Maybe even put down some treated 1 inch plywood first.
I've never heard of this happening and am anxious to see what the assessment and recommendations are going to be.
Without knowing anything I'd be inclined to put down some indoor/outdoor turf. Maybe even put down some treated 1 inch plywood first.
This post was edited on 4/24/13 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:27 pm to Geauxtiga
Ha..ha
She's thinking that we didn't get "treated" wood from the lumber yard (she's a realtor so has plenty of home knowledge).
I don't know what to think...I would think treated wood wouldn't do this and I've had a couple people who know more than me say it wasn't treated...Is that possible?
Edit: I should clarify that we DID purchase the standard decking that was TREATED
She's thinking that we didn't get "treated" wood from the lumber yard (she's a realtor so has plenty of home knowledge).
I don't know what to think...I would think treated wood wouldn't do this and I've had a couple people who know more than me say it wasn't treated...Is that possible?
Edit: I should clarify that we DID purchase the standard decking that was TREATED
This post was edited on 4/24/13 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:34 pm to sugatowng
Well at least you got yourself a deck that smells good. 
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:36 pm to sugatowng
Treated wood is mostly pine. The treating process does not remove the sap from the wood. I have seen treated wood leak sap.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:39 pm to sugatowng
quote:
about 5 years ago
Was this wood purchased shortly after Katrina? They were probably putting out crap wood with that lumber shortage going on.
This post was edited on 4/24/13 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:40 pm to Nodust
quote:
The treating process does not remove the sap from the wood. I have seen treated wood leak sap.
And this is where my problem lies...The few conversations I've had about the subject say that treated wood SHOULDN'T do this...
Regardless...its a sticky situation
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:41 pm to sugatowng
Maybe stain or seal the top of it so the sap can't get out
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:41 pm to Nodust
If you mean treating the deck with wood sealer, that should help. I would use Thompsons wood sealer or whatever you like even on pressure treated wood.
My moms porch is 22 years old and some of the boards are starting to rot. Wish I had put a wood sealer on it.
My moms porch is 22 years old and some of the boards are starting to rot. Wish I had put a wood sealer on it.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:43 pm to sugatowng
quote:
The few conversations I've had about the subject say that treated wood SHOULDN'T do this...
Kind of agree from my experience. Put a deck down in '85, no sap issues at all. Seems odd.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:44 pm to Nodust
In my mind it has been treated a minimum of ttow times...
The original pressure treated process
We put on a Sealer/Stain
We put on ANOTHER stain that could have been a sealant as well...The wife does all the "painting" projects
The original pressure treated process
We put on a Sealer/Stain
We put on ANOTHER stain that could have been a sealant as well...The wife does all the "painting" projects
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:45 pm to sugatowng
You need to just use regular 2by6's. frick a deckboard.
Pine lighter is like crack to me. Tell me where to get it and I am on it like Farva on a cupcake.
quote:
This is a pic of Pine Sap from an old pine stump...one of the best natural fire starters.
Pine lighter is like crack to me. Tell me where to get it and I am on it like Farva on a cupcake.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:46 pm to sugatowng
Even a sealer won't keep the sap from coming out. As it get hot and cold the sap expands and is going to go somewhere.
I really don't know how to help you. But that's about all the info I know
I really don't know how to help you. But that's about all the info I know
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:46 pm to sugatowng
quote:
The wife does all the "painting" projects
There's you out.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:46 pm to sugatowng
quote:
Regardless...its a sticky situation
ISWYDT
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:49 pm to PresidentialPerch
quote:
Pine lighter is like crack to me. Tell me where to get it and I am on it like Farva on a cupcake.
I bet Cody from dual survival has a stash of it.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:51 pm to Nodust
quote:
Treated wood is mostly pine. The treating process does not remove the sap from the wood. I have seen treated wood leak sap.
This. Our house is less than two years old. We used treated pine on the back deck and a couple of the boards still leak residual pine sap during hot weather. I stained all these boards after installing the deck, too. It just depends on the grain of the wood and if that particular cut contains pine pitch. I don't care what you stain it with, if the wood has residual pine pitch, the sun and heat will cook it out. I've used Thompson's wood protector (it preserves better than Thompson's wood seal) and Sikken's stain on pine decking through the years and none of these products will keep the pine pitch from boiling or cooking out of the wood. Yes, it's a sticky mess and it takes a long time for this sticky pine pitch to completely cook out. I don't care what you put on the wood, this stuff will still leach it's way out. Just my experience...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 5:01 pm to BFIV
Everytine we go to the hunting camp i bring back a few logs of starter wood. It will start anything to burning.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 5:22 pm to PresidentialPerch
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Pine lighter is like crack to me. Tell me where to get it and I am on it like Farva on a cupcake.
When I was a kid and got big enough to swing an axe, one of my chores was to get in the kindlin. We'd go out in the woods and find a pine log that had fallen down and we'd drag it out. Daddy called em "lightern logs". If it had knots in it, so much the better. These lightern knots were the prize pieces. Daddy had a particular angle to use the axe to cut this kindlin, too. That lightern log kept gettin shorter and shorter as the winter passed.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 5:25 pm to BFIV
Lighter knots is what we always called em 
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