Using CLS timber for shed
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If you're lining the shed with a board and a membrane and isolating the ends of the suds from the damp from the ground you'll be OK. Generally timber frame houses are built with treated timber because they may be exposed to the elements for some time during their construction but if you can mitigate that too you'll be OK.
Yes, well there is that, a tarpaulin over it all would prevent the worst of things but even then if it dries out it'll be OK, it's a shed not a house.
I will need to buy the roof membrane to wrap the whole thing anyway. Could use some of that to keep it dry whilst being constructed. On balance, I think it would be preferable to use CLS rather than treated timber, I think. Please shout if you disagree.
Appreciate your advice with this.
Appreciate your advice with this.
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I'm looking at my availability over the next month and anticipate that I will need to build this shed in sections. This could mean that the OSB Base sits there for a week before I can start to build the studwork. Again, the studwork may be partially complete before I can conclude this. I am concerned about the weather and how this may affect my OSB and CLS's. I've now purchased all the material and it's sitting in my garage.
Can I please have some advice on this. Thanks again.
Can I please have some advice on this. Thanks again.
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...then you are looking in the wrong place. My local merchant charges about +20% for treated over untreated. e.g. https://www.cwberry.com/75mm-carcassing-timber
The technical difference between CLS and carcassing timber is interesting, because these days the carcassing timber I buy all seems to be smooth-planed with rounded off corners and consistently sized anyway.
It's a shed. Tudor times weren't built with treated timber and there are plenty of those still around. So long as you don't spend years building it or we don't suddenly get some biblical 80 day storm your shed will be OK. Or there's always a bit or tarp to sling over it to keep the worst off.
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Nut they had nice resiny pine, oak etc back in the day. When I cut in to an old door you can still smell the resin. Old wood lasted much better. The fast growing red and white wood we get now really does need treatment or it rots out in a few years. Having said that, I often use untreated and then liberally apply https://www.birdbrand.co.uk/shop/woodcare/complete-wood-preserver/
He's building a garden shed that will be over-clad not a cathedral.
It wont be months. I am worried that it may be exposed to the elements for a few weeks. I was worried that it may be one of those timber types that just balloons with first contact with water. I do have a roll of membrane and can use that for some protection whilst I am building this out I guess.
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If you only have our untreated timber then before you effect give everything a good dowsing in the stuff mrrusty recommends or similar.especially the ends.
During the errection time get yourself a big cheap tarpaulin to cover the exposed timber. Unwilling and rolling up membrane won't do it much good.
During the errection time get yourself a big cheap tarpaulin to cover the exposed timber. Unwilling and rolling up membrane won't do it much good.
My wall is not perfectly plumb and therefore, it may be easier to build on the base and against the wall, to help deal with any variations.
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