All Forum Posts by: Kurt F.

I always enjoy the HGTV shows where potential buyers see a non-granite countertop and immediately give up on the house...

@Phillip Hunt 

Nice Job!

@Wendell De Guzman -- do you have some photos of the type(s) of brick bungalows you're talking about that have no interior load-bearing walls?  I've only seen them at about 30 feet +/- wide with a bearing wall roughly centered.   

It's still OK to channel Nigerian bank accounts through BP, though, right?

@Joel Owens Thanks for answering that, Joel!

Thinly-veiled dig there, David.  I enjoy those.  Still, and very nice try, but you're not the voice of objectivity on this one.  You're the one that said definitively: "you should not paint pressure treated wood".  Which, is false.      

David, you might've missed my point.  Kiln dried or not, pressure treated or not, wood eventually takes on the moisture content of its surroundings.  Your argument of trapped moisture rotting the wood from the inside out should then be applicable to both, but it isn't for either case.  

You said that treated should not be painted -- manufacturers in fact allow painting  if procedures are followed, including adequate drying time.    

As far as shortened lifespan goes, you may be observing a particular instance, but I'm not sure you can generalize -- treated wood has been used and recommended for small boat docks where it's constantly wet -- like standing in water -- and often for years. 

In any case, with the treated wood, trapped moisture will simply make the paint peel back off long before any internal rot occurs due to the paint.

Steve -- to tap your experience/expertise  -- a question for you -- I'm wondering if the 'why' really matters? 

Once a tenant disappears and breaches, wouldn't the landlord need to avoid a "self-help" eviction and follow a legal eviction regardless of the whys?   

@David Niles 

Stain is fine as well, but you're essentially saying that wood can't be painted because it can't "breathe", which, isn't true for treated or non-treated wood.  Many major paint manufacturer's not only warranty treated wood applications if you follow the drying period mentioned above, but, if you're interested,  they often have how-to videos for painting treated wood. 

@Michael S. Was the carpet -- and hence the subfloor -- stained pretty much everywhere? 

I like the oil-based Kilz advice since I've had great luck with that approach -- and it's fast and economical. 

Worst case for particularly bad / rotted areas, you can always replace some of the subflooring if the pet had certain "favorite" areas.