Does new C16 grade wood need preservative treatment?

Nov 27, 2003 1 Replies

Builders have overhauled part of my roof and its ready for me to start lining it.



It never occurred to me to ask the builders whether it was prudent/necessary to treat the new spars and purlins with a wood preservative before sealing everything up. The wood is all stamped "C16". Do i need to?



thanks Tony



C16 is the structural grading of the timber. It should also have been pressure treated but might not have been.

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