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Where can I get lumber, building materials for outdoor wood tables and benches in general?
Please provide address of the place that does closest to 90005 zip code if you can. Closest one to my home address (which I will not provide) gets best answer.
2 Answers
Any big box or local hardware/lumber store would offer wood treated to handle the outdoors. Decks are built from this type of wood. Teaks are also great woods for outdoors but require more work to maintain. Teak would most likely have to be ordered through the same stores.
Home Depot
1675 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213)273-8464
LOWE'S OF HAWTHORNE
2800 120TH STREET
HAWTHORNE, CA 90250
(323) 327-4000
...choice wood is cedar....redwood....or pressure treated pine (let p.t. pine dry after the furniture is built, then coat with stain & varnish)
...and IMHO, I coat with spar varnish
...the varnish is marine grade and lasts
...you may prefer to paint bright colors, instead of varnish
...again, IMHO, if painting, use the p.t.pine, paint once the wood dries several days in good sun
...pine costs least, is very durable
...cedar costs more, for bare wood disease resistance
....redwood costs most, and is disease resistant
ONce again, IMHO, why paint over pretty wood grains? like cedar, so varnish over cedar, or prime and paint over pine
...exterior latex is thrifty
1675 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213)273-8464
LOWE'S OF HAWTHORNE
2800 120TH STREET
HAWTHORNE, CA 90250
(323) 327-4000
...choice wood is cedar....redwood....or pressure treated pine (let p.t. pine dry after the furniture is built, then coat with stain & varnish)
...and IMHO, I coat with spar varnish
...the varnish is marine grade and lasts
...you may prefer to paint bright colors, instead of varnish
...again, IMHO, if painting, use the p.t.pine, paint once the wood dries several days in good sun
...pine costs least, is very durable
...cedar costs more, for bare wood disease resistance
....redwood costs most, and is disease resistant
ONce again, IMHO, why paint over pretty wood grains? like cedar, so varnish over cedar, or prime and paint over pine
...exterior latex is thrifty
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