Cover pressure-treated wood

[MBZV]

I have just received about 600 running meters of pressure-treated wood for our future terrace. The thing is that the terrace might not be finished now in June. Is there any risk in leaving the wood on our gravel driveway, or should I cover the wood? Does a regular tarp work?

 

[MathiasS]

Cover but ensure the covering is not airtight. Protected from moisture but ventilated is the best way to store lumber.

 

[AndersS]

You don't need to cover treated wood and you will be screwing it in place this summer, right?

 

[Mikael_L]

Covering it is probably unnecessary (luxurious).

But it does benefit from some airiness, meaning not directly on the ground and some shavings in the timber bundle, e.g., in every other timber layer.

ps, did you get a circular saw and jigsaw ...

 

[gadu^]

Nah, you don't need to cover pressure-treated wood. However, it might have become wet and heavier on the day you plan to work with it. In that regard, I would cover it for convenience reasons.

 

[Mikael_L]

It's great if it's really wet and heavy when you lay the decking floor.
Then you don't need to install with spacing between the boards.

 

[ab-cd]

Cover it if it will be lying around for a few weeks. The sun quickly dries out the outermost layers of the timber, which means they will start to warp, and you will curse when you then have to screw in dry, stubborn decking wood. A light tarp doesn't cost many kronor. Decking wood should not be dried and aired out before it is put in place.

 

[Mikael_L]

Cover it if it will be lying around for a few weeks. The sun quickly dries out the outer layers of the wood, which means they will start to twist, and you'll be cursing when you later try to screw down dry, stubborn decking wood. A light tarp doesn't cost much. Decking wood should not be dried and aired before it's put in place.

Makes sense

 

[Baskavoda]

I can only confirm what Mikael wrote. I missed covering the timber I bought which has now been lying for a couple of weeks in the sun and when I laid a few boards, I noticed that the 120mm boards from the top layer are about 5mm narrower than the layer below.