2nd story deck still in place, but it is not likely that I will get out to coat any timbers in the near future. The lumber boxing out the sand box area shows a lot of decay, but no more than I would suspect for 10 years of soil contact.

>>21873 >>21874 Put a die to the rebar and then tightenen them down super tight. I'll sheath the walls to hang stuff on and even if the glass is broken, they'll not be able to get a wrench on the nuts.
Wish I could still get CCA; loved it. If the kids chew on it, they won't drop dead any faster than chewing on the new stuff. A good thump on the noggin' might stop that also. Wait'll 2nd story decks start a-fallin' because the nails have rotted off. I smell lawsuits galore.
Note: To keep fence posts, swing posts etc from rotting at ground level, simply mound up concrete around the posts and build a watershed away from the post (angled from post to ground). Guaranteed to make the post last another 5 years plus. Fence builders don't do this and a strong wind cracks a perfectly good fence off at ground level. Since you're finished with the swing and if water collects around the posts, prime the bottom of the post about 2 inches off the ground and install a concrete patch (dry mix).

Clever bars by the way. Did you weld bolts on the end of the Re-bar or did you somehow run a die over them?

Yep. Menards, AC2 (their brand of ACQ). Had the option for the traditional "Wolmanized" (CCA) treated or the non-arsenic AC2. Paid more for it with the hopes that my kids would not be playing on a carcinogenic play structure.
Timing would have been about 10 years ago. Moved into the house in August of '01 and built the swingset the following summer. Just rebuilt/added on this summer. Split and warped timber was replaced. Main beam for the swingset(previously 2-2x6s) was replaced with a 6x6.

>>21871 Probably the areas of the U.S. have various suppliers which would acount for the various colors of wood and the surface their painted on. We also have pre-cut studs for 9 and 10 foot walls which aren't painted at all. This leads me to believe the color of 92 5/8 stud aren't fire coated. Also, only yellow pine is colored. Our building code here requires yellow pine for the first floor of a two story (or higher) structure. I like the idea of an "all fire-coated wood building" as pointed out in your mentioned web site. I notice all wood is coated. We don't have that here yet. Since most of the wood in our homes are not painted, fire coating to just the studs alone wouldn't be resonable. Also, studs are cheaper and I see your web page says they're 10% more in cost due to fire coating. If and when that wood makes it to Houston, I'll be anxious to see what color they change a common pre-cut to.
Was your swing set built with the new ACQ material? It hit the market around 10 yrs. ago.

>>21870 Interesting info. Never heard that about the screws. I have a swingset that I moved and rebuilt after 10 years and the screws were rusty but not yet broken. I believe I used the triple-coated deck screws. Galvi lag bolts were affected but not broken as well.

My experience with precuts is that only the ends are painted blue (painted in bunks).

More on flame resitant lumber: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lumber-325438-eco-wood.html

I never investigated the coloring of pre-cut. It's a sure way to not get an 8 footer mixed up with it. I've seen them purple, yellow, red, and pink over the years. That could be the manufacturer's specific colors. I would (personally) think it useless to have a fire coating. FYI: ACQ treated wood eats up nails and given time, even double-dipped galvanized. Use stainless only. This new product was NOT thoroughly tested before it replaced the old CCA. It was done quickly to satisfy the EPA and wasn't given enough time to test the nails. Deck screws last about a year and then snap off. Deck companies up north were even having collapse hazzard with galvanized lag bolts.

I saw the AC2 treated lumber for the sole plates and any timber contacting the ground, but I have seen the untreated lumber painted for precuts other than painting the ends. My experience is that the completely pink or red coated lumber is a fire-resistent treatment.

>>21798 Bottom plate (bolted to concrete which wall studs are nailed to) is the only treated wood in the structure except for posts and one other vertilce 2 X 6. Treated wood is required by law (rots slowly and termite proof). The 'pink' 2 X 4's are originally 92 5/8" studs. The manufacturer paints them so you'll know they're for walls (one bottom plate and 2 top plates plus the pink stud equals 8 feet 1/2"). Treated wood is about half again as much as untreated. Pre-cut studs are cheaper than 8 footers by about 50 cents.

those darn foxes!

Good call to secure the workshop. I'm still pissed off about mine being broken in to many years ago!

I see that is the latest in treated lumber. Is that chosen for the mold/rot issues or fire resistence? How does that effect price?

Sharp rusty points on barbed wire and Silverthorn bushes outside can do wonders as well.

There will be an 8 foot overhead garage door plus a 36 inch entry door in a 15 X 16 foot work area. No problem leaving in a fire. There will be no fires. I just need security on the windows since there's fences and concealed areas for thieves to get in. Big city and lots of daytime robberies in neighborhoods.

>>21780 the burglars? :D

Or out if there's a fire!