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No, don't think so. Heat treatment is for killing bugs. To a specific temp and time.
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The moving company quoted me $535 to build a crate for the Egg! The cheap 1x at HD is marked as kiln dried and heat treated so I'm about $500 ahead
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(09-24-2020, 12:28 PM)atgcpaul Wrote: I need to build a shipping crate for my Big Green Egg. The shipping company will do it but then I have to pay. I can build my own crate but they require the wood to be heat treated.
The previous owners left a lot of unused oak flooring in the garage. It's probably by Bruce from HD. That stuff is kiln dried. Is that considered heat treated?
Is plywood considered heat treated?
This webpage describes heat treated wood. Hope this sheds some light
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(09-30-2020, 06:12 PM)jteneyck Wrote: KD construction lumber is 19% moisture. It's not the same thing as wood treated (fumigated I think) to kill bugs so it meets international shipment requirements. I think plywood automatically meets the standard but I'm not positive. You should be able to find what does/does not meet the standards with a little searching.
John
I've got a mix of 2x4s and 1x3s on this pallet. The 2x4s have "KD-HT" stamped on them indicating they have been both kiln dried and heat treated. The 1x3s don't have the stamp, but the big label on the pallet indicates they were KD-HT
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Could you build the crated from polyethylene boards or composite decking?
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The movers came yesterday. They put the Egg in the crate I built, didn't ask if it was HT or not, stuck my crate into their big crate with the rest of our stuff, and before they nailed the crate door shut, applied caulk around the perimeter (although the kid didn't have a caulk gun or manage to get a continuous bead).
On the receiving end if they don't fumigate the crates, I'm going to ask if they'll leave me the crate. Lots of usable plywood there.