{"id":741,"date":"2016-12-10T19:40:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T19:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/?p=741"},"modified":"2016-12-10T19:40:52","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T19:40:52","slug":"new-standards-pressure-treated-lumber-will-affect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/10\/new-standards-pressure-treated-lumber-will-affect\/","title":{"rendered":"How the New Standards for Pressure-Treated Lumber Will Affect You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #498ca7;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DEC-10.jpg\" alt=\"dec-10\" width=\"287\" height=\"415\" class=\" wp-image-742 alignright\" data-size=\"x\" \/> Recently, the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) raised its U1 standard for preservative-treated lumber in certain above-ground applications. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When officially adopted by building codes, the new standard will require UC4B-treated lumber to be used in above-ground applications where wood will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Located less than 6 inches from the ground<\/li>\n<li>At risk of getting poor air circulation<\/li>\n<li>Difficult to maintain, repair, or replace<\/li>\n<li>Essential to the performance and safety of the entire construction<\/li>\n<li>In prolonged contact with damp leaves or other vegetation<\/li>\n<li>Consistently exposed to moisture<\/li>\n<li>Used in a tropical climate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deck joists, beams, and ledger boards will have to be UC4A ground contact material.<br \/>\nPosts, stair stringers, and certain deck board installations will also require ground-contact treated lumber.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, there\u2019s lag time between when recommendations are made and when building codes adopt them. Local municipalities will decide when their inspectors will enforce the new rules. At some point, however, this change will be effective everywhere. Ultimately, we expect that it will become the de facto requirement for framing and that lumberyards<br \/>\nwill only carry heavier-duty lumber.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #498ca7;\"><strong>THE IMPACT ON BUILDERS: IT\u2019S NOT ALL BAD!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the higher standards will come increased cost to you and your customers<br \/>\nas you need to buy more of the expensive, heavier-duty lumber.<\/p>\n<p>However, there also is a positive side to these changes.<\/p>\n<p>The new standards will provide customers with the benefits of better<br \/>\nquality, enhanced durability, less maintenance, and increased safety.<br \/>\nThose are strong selling points!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">For more information about when the new standards will be incorporated into building codes in the areas you serve, contact the local municipalities in those jurisdictions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) raised its U1 standard for preservative-treated lumber in certain above-ground applications. When officially adopted by building codes, the new standard will require UC4B-treated lumber to be used in above-ground applications where wood will be: Located less than 6 inches from the ground At risk of getting poor air&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}