Can this be made with cedar rather than pressure treated lumber?
1329450
By all means! Ours turned out great with the pressure treated, we live in Alaska do we needed extreme! I just refinished my sons, it came with their new house and it was also pressure treated but I see no reason and it would look really nice.
1837141
I don't think so because it was on the heavy side which usually means not solid wood. That said, it looks really nice.
1599698
If you mean pressure treated, it will last longer but it's heavier if that's an issue. I used hard wood on mine as i had lot's of it laying around. I would have used pressure treated if I had to purchase it.
1001910
Yes, but not recommended. The plywood, if veneer type has a tendency to splinter.
1286646
The top appears to be made of the same wood as the legs. Both have knots. IDK if cedar has knots or not. Seems more sturdy than pine, tho.
2119077
Don't know the manufacturer, but you can use any size slab. I made mine using a plywood core and tongue & groove cedar. It's about 40" wide so I'd have a little overlap on each side when it was closed.
1363666
No, because you wouldn't have the posts to do that. You need their posts because the boards slide into the notches, that's how they are attached. Also, these boards are not really 4" high, they are 3.5 at best. I was very disappointed with how shallow this turned out even putting it together correctly. IF you can possibly buy the lumber and make this yourself instead of buying this package you will be much happier and have a much better end product!
1367381
Mine didn't come with cedar inserts. So I am using it without them. It is not very stiff but it serves my purposes exactly. I love that it has handles so i can pull it from under the bed. Ummm......cedar inserts may have been nice. I may check on that! But it's great without them.
604526
Susie,If you get on Alpine websight or google instructions for the set you can view the list of wood needed. I bought all pressure treated lumber from lowes and it all fit in the back of my truck. Cost including the screws needed was about 300. Buy the giant cool wave slide on targets websight. It cause me a $100 there. Everywhere else was $299.00. All total it was around $550 to build this.
733310
I've been able to cut through a 2x3 on it's side, and all 2x4 and 2x6 cedar/fir. Just feel the resistance of the wood and take er slow!
1840434
No...it is cheap and easily split pine. Maybe with the right stain you can make it look like cedar, but if it is cedar, I never saw any like it before in my life, and I live in the cedar woods.
87350
With wood screws, maybe, but there's not a lot of wood to work with there. I wouldn't be comfortable with it.
1728731
Yes. As long as they are not damaged, they could be re used with new lumber. I've used cedar 2*4's
89114
It might, but the wood is not pressure treated. It might warp or twist from rain or moisture in the air if exposed to the outside weather......
1329235
I don't believe that I am qualified to answer your question. The wood appears to be unfinished but.... I would not attempt it
74260
Yes! I built it, I use treated lumber, The hardware was more than I expected, It works good. Ididn't bother with the awning.and I hope you have all the tools. That's it Richard
1249020
No. The top consists of two boards, slightly separated. Though the wood is cedar, I would be afraid of moisture getting through.