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Re: Approx Weight of treated 4 x 6 ??

Bob

2006-06-14, 1:21 am

RicodJour wrote:
> James wrote:
>
> Southern Yellow Pine weighs in at a little over 40 pounds per cubic
> foot. Your 4x6 8 footer is just over a cubic foot. So an untreated
> dried piece would weigh about 40-45 pounds. If it's treated and still
> partially wet, you'd be looking at another 10 pounds or so.

>From my experience, very wet PT lumber almost doubles in weight.
Something to consider if weight is a factor.

Bob

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