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  • Jul 26, 2007, 05:41 AM
    jrainwat
    Treated lumber
    How soon can I paint treated lumber? And could I used screws or nails on treated lumber?
  • Jul 26, 2007, 09:06 AM
    tickle
    I don't know how you would put 'treated' lumber together for anything you are building without using screws and nails. You don't have to wait to paint treated lumber.
  • Jul 26, 2007, 12:35 PM
    ThomasCKeat
    Paint when dry, Pilot holes if predrilled will prevent your lumber from splitting when nailed or screwed just drill a hole a little smaller then the shank size of your screw or nail before placing nail or screw to prevent unsightly splits and cracks
  • Jul 30, 2007, 04:30 AM
    glavine
    Don't nail it, the treated wood shinks so much after it drys you nails may not hold like they should, we use 3 screws on the handrails and joists and 2 1/2 on the decking boards, we use nails or nail gun to just get the framing started and that's it, as for paint as long as its not really green and wet , id say a month wait time would be fine, you'll hear of many more months than that but if it looks dry prime it and paint it,

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