pressure treated wood on internal walls
 

We are redoing are basement bathroom. One wall has a lot of drain pipes and
supply pipes and as the washing machine is up stairs has in the past had
small amounts of water overflowing and running down inside the wall. The
bottom plate of this wall is rotted and needs to be replaced. Of course
intend to stop the water issue, but is there any reason why you can't use
presssure treated wood on an internal wall to give some added water and rot
protection. Are the chemicals in the pressure treated wood going to affect
the drywall, tiles, general health etc.

Appreciate any feedback

Chris

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We are redoing are basement bathroom. One wall has a lot of drain pipes
and
supply pipes and as the washing machine is up stairs has in the past had
small amounts of water overflowing and running down inside the wall. The
bottom plate of this wall is rotted and needs to be replaced. Of course
intend to stop the water issue, but is there any reason why you can't use
presssure treated wood on an internal wall to give some added water and
rot
protection. Are the chemicals in the pressure treated wood going to affect
the drywall, tiles, general health etc.

Appreciate any feedback

Chris

contact the manufacturer of the pressure treated wood you are condisering
using, some pressure treated wood is now supposedly safe for indoors use,
except if used for cutting boards or some other application (forget what it
was now)

ChrisA wrote:

We are redoing are basement bathroom. One wall has a lot of drain pipes and
supply pipes and as the washing machine is up stairs has in the past had
small amounts of water overflowing and running down inside the wall. The
bottom plate of this wall is rotted and needs to be replaced. Of course
intend to stop the water issue, but is there any reason why you can't use
presssure treated wood on an internal wall to give some added water and rot
protection. Are the chemicals in the pressure treated wood going to affect
the drywall, tiles, general health etc.

Appreciate any feedback

Chris


Pressure treated wood is required by code for all bottom plates in
contact with concrete. That includes interior walls. The only
thing you cannot do is leave it exposed to the room.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

effi wrote:

some pressure treated wood is now supposedly safe
for indoors use, except if used for cutting boards or some other
application (forget what it was now)

Cribs?

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