Treating cut ends of timber
When preservative-treated timber is cut, shaped, planed or drilled, the newly revealed timber may not be protected by preservative and end grain may be exposed. Additional treatment may be needed to protect the cut ends.
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By Eddie Bruce – 1 December 2003, Build 79
When preservative-treated timber is cut, shaped, planed or drilled, the newly revealed timber may not be protected by preservative and end grain may be exposed. Additional treatment may be needed to protect the cut ends.
By Tony Conder – 1 October 2013, Build 138, Feature article
A study into the on-site treatment of undamaged framing in leaky buildings has come up with several practices to follow when treating timber members.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 October 2012, Build 132
Prone to earthquakes and with abundant native timber, New Zealand was quick to adopt timber as a building cladding. It could even replicate stone with design elements such as quoins.