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Pressure treated wood house framing

wjrobinson | Posted in General Questions on

Are any homes built with pressure treated framing?

Is it allowed?

Any health issues?

There are parts of frames that do rot often enough to think PT framing would be useful. Showers toilet floors exterior wall plates window frame areas. Yes of course build right to start with but anyone who works on repairing these areas knows what and why I’m posting this.

Using a bit more PT wood per home would cost little to nothing.

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  1. mackstann | | #1

    I saw a video by Matt Risinger where he showed how he uses pressure treated plywood sheathing on the lower 1-2 feet of the building, where it meets the foundation. Makes a lot of sense.

  2. GBA Editor
    Martin Holladay | | #2

    AJ,
    Some Hawaiian framers use 100% PT.

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