Irrespective of how high quality is your decking timber, the fact is that it will require timely look after, care and maintenance. The same thing goes with treated pine and this is a wrong notion that because it is treated, it’ll not require any look after. Because of being exposed to nature and elements like air and water, this material too shows signs of some wear and tear and to prevent this from happening, the best option you could go with it regular maintenance. This maintenance will make it resilient to slitting, blotching, bending and general loss of shape and form.
According to treated pine suppliers, in the presence of good quality care and maintenance, you can expect treated pine to let for almost 25 to 30 years. But this is different in different kinds of treated pine as well as treated timber and a defining factor is how it has been treated. There is a rating given to the pine or timber on the basis of how it has been treated and from H1 to H6 rating, you should opt for pine or timber having at least H3 or H4 rating. These ratings mean that the timber is robust enough to withstand the harshness, it will experience while being in contact with the ground all the time.
The longevity of the treated pine as well as treated timber also depends upon the thickness of the board and also the level of treatment. The level of treatment offered to the treated timber will determine its life, resiliency and also whether it will get affected by termites and other damaging factors or not.
In this regards, it is important to tell you that H4 rating gives it enough resiliency to stay in constant touch with the ground and yet, stay unaffected.
