Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Is there anything to aware of with such resawn boards? is the joist
wood likely to be softer for example, or to have more knots in it?

Robert

taking old pine crap and reusing it makes it still old pine crap IMHO.

Decent pine is an excellent wood for construction. What is called pine
these days is nothing like the stuff the Victorians used.

The victorians used pine because they hadn't invented chipboard or MDF.

Strange how many of their buildings are still standing then.


Compared with how many have been trashed as basically BER? Not really.


But perhaps
you think a house using those will last as long?


of course. MDF and chipoard wont fall to pieces if it doesn't get damp.




why not get some decent wood in there if you are going to all that
trouble? Elm maybe..now that IS worth reclaiming.

Or how about brand new oak?

Its not that expensive..

No? And green oak will move every each way. Reclaimed pine won't.

who said anything about *green* oak?

Reclaimed pine WILL.

If it suffers humidity changes.