On 8 Jul 2005 06:12:34 -0700, "RicodJour"
wrote:

Ron Tock wrote:
Need to build a new dock. Old one is just about done.
It'll be a floater like the old one.
The question is wheather pressure treated wood or
cedar is better. The problem with pressure treated is the arsnic
content. For a dock that swimmers and skiers will be sitting on and
pulling themselves up on, that's not so good. Cannot always get
pressure treated without arsnic.
How well does cedar hold up to extreme weather condiitions.
Fresh water, Canadian winters and all that.


Red Pine, painted with hull-paint, ought to hold up as well
as any other common species. By the way, the arsenic in the
wood is a non-issue for casual human contact. Decades of
immersion might leach enough out to have a detectable effect
on the lakes ecosystem.