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Small Cabin Forum / Cabin Construction / Rough sawn green covered porch

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Irrigation Guy Member	# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 04:04pm Reply  Has anyone ever used rough sawn green pine for porch decking? I am going to build my porch next week and am tempted to deck with this pine from the mill because it is so cheap. I know normally pine would not be ideal for a deck but it is covered. Thoughts?
Brettny Member	# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 04:09pm Reply  Green wood is going to crack and check badly. Sticker it and let it dry, then at least plane one side of it.
ICC Member	# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 05:20pm Reply  Nothing wrong with pine for a deck. Pine is the wood of choice when looking for a species that will take pressure treatment well. However, I would not use green lumber. Sticker it and let it season, then run it through the planer. That doesn't help if you are in a hurry but I believe it will make much better decking.
mj1angier Member	# Posted: 6 Mar 2020 07:23pm Reply  See if they have ceder. It is fine green because it will not shrink much and has better chance of lasting
Irrigation Guy Member	# Posted: 13 Mar 2020 07:13pm Reply  Went with 5/4 cedar decking. Got it all for $150 from the seconds pile at the lumber yard. 990689C79F314BEDA.jpeg DF26656B87A74099A.jpeg DB84E2C2BA4D44A99.jpeg
Brettny Member	# Posted: 14 Mar 2020 07:34am Reply  Beautiful job! Great view too.
Irrigation Guy Member	# Posted: 14 Mar 2020 06:37pm Reply  Quoting: Brettny Beautiful job! Great view too. Thanks! It’s Nice place for an adult beverage or 3
Nobadays Member	# Posted: 14 Mar 2020 06:42pm Reply  Nice! Love the rim board... really finishes it off. I'm too lazy to do that!
Irrigation Guy Member	# Posted: 15 Mar 2020 07:40pm Reply  Finished up the steps and am now back home to deal with kids home from school for at least 2 weeks and a wife freaking out about coronavirus. Wish I was still at the cabin. 8E0FA04A2DCD44098.jpeg
RichieNY Member	# Posted: 30 Jun 2022 12:31pm Reply  I will be framing my cabin soon with rough cut lumber that has been cut for about a month. I do not have much experience with green stick framing. I am comfortable with the shinkage and all that. The area i am thinking hard about is the floor and joist insulation. I am building this on 6x6 skids on well drained raised slab. Should this only be spray foamed and left open? or can i close the joists in with plywood top and bottom and R30 batts in between them. Will there be a potential mold problem due to the green ish lumber? Has anyone ventured down this similar road? Any other green stick frame pointers?
gcrank1 Member	# Posted: 30 Jun 2022 12:45pm Reply  Sounds like a good 'new thread' topic (since your specific q&a's can be in your thread and and not caught here)

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