RicodJour wrote:

Right. Or go with a higher grade of wood. Before you count your
chickens though, find out if you can get SYP framing lumber where you
are for a reasonable price. In my neck of the woods framing lumber is
either Hem Fir or Doug Fir. You can get 2x12 in pressure treated
lumber but you do NOT want to do that.

That doesn't read correctly. Make that you can get 2x12 SYP in
pressure treated...

R