Forum topic by DeWolf | posted 09-08-2019 08:28 PM | 1180 views | 0 times favorited | 24 replies | ![]() |
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09-08-2019 08:28 PM |
Topic tags/keywords: dumb question just a dumb question, I was curious, why is framing made from unfinished wood? |
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#1 posted 09-08-2019 09:22 PM |
Floor plates are usually treated. Wall framing is not. I would not want to live in a home that was totally built with pressure treated lumber framing. Have you seen how wet that stuff is when newly bought? |
#2 posted 09-08-2019 11:56 PM |
The framing should never get wet, and the cost would be prohibitive. If it gets that wet, there are bigger problems to worry about. |
#3 posted 09-09-2019 12:12 AM |
I would also think the finish could still possibly fail under water exposure. Depending on the type of finish, It could also make it toxic, making it harder and more expensive to get rid of the cut-offs. The exterior finish is what needs to keep moisture away from the wood. -- Living the dream up here in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada |
#4 posted 09-09-2019 03:06 PM |
to treat or add a finish to a framed home would be very expensive and serve no real purpose.as said if your frame of your house gets wet youve got a real problem that finished framing lumber wouldn’t solve.ive never even heard of anyone using finished lumber to frame a house. -- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF. |
#5 posted 09-09-2019 03:25 PM |
Seen some new houses being built with extensive use of mold/fire resistant materials, house across the street was bright pink, 2 by 4s and sheeting. Really stood out until they put on the wrap and siding. Floor joists were green and I think the support beams are a yellow, orange color. Scrap cut offs not much use for fire pit:) -- Lifting one end of the plank. |
#6 posted 09-09-2019 03:29 PM |
when wood structures are built AND maintained properly, there is no need for any sort of treatment to avoid water damage. |
#7 posted 09-09-2019 07:02 PM |
Mobile homes and trailers were never designed to survive a flood as from a hurricane. Any finish put on wall studs would soon get water logged and that would prevent the wood from drying out. |
#8 posted 09-09-2019 07:06 PM |
Same reason you dont joint/plane boards to be perfectly flat straight and square. Time, cost, and no real benefit to doing so in the final product. |
#9 posted 09-09-2019 07:17 PM |
Unless the house is a Tudor design….. -- A Planer? I'M the planer, this is what I use |
#10 posted 09-10-2019 08:41 AM |
I agree. But all of my understanding of construction is on houses, and none of them had wheels???? Really not sure, but I would think the same thought applies to rollers. -- Think safe, be safe |
#11 posted 09-10-2019 02:19 PM |
Finish will not protect wood in a flood. Don’t believe me? Throw your dining table in the pond and see what happens :-D Wood has to be pressure treated or of a species resistant to rot in order to achieve what you want. Brings up a point my brother built a beach house many years ago and code required all the inside framing to be pressure treated up the the second story. -- Everything is a prototype thats why its one of a kind!! |
#12 posted 09-10-2019 03:10 PM |
I’ll add a couple of thoughts: I can think of one exception, and that is the Green and Green Gamble house in Pasadena, where in the attic all the visible lumber, rafters, etc… was beautifully finished. Now that famous house was the work of about 200 craftsmen who worked for 2 years on it. 400 man-years of labor. Worth a visit if you’re in California and want to see perfection in woodworking. |
#13 posted 09-10-2019 03:26 PM |
Metal studs don’t rot. |
#14 posted 09-10-2019 03:30 PM |
Framing is not done with green, wet wood. The wood is kiln dried, just to a higher level of moisture than furniture grade lumber. About 15% for construction grade I think. |
#15 posted 09-10-2019 04:38 PM |
LOL! are you the guy who framed (tried) my house? I was banned from site in the first week but I made sure walls were straight and square! -- Lifting one end of the plank. |
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