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Arbor
Pressure Treated Lumber
Instructions
• Four stout screw eyes to hold hanging potted plants from top beam ends.
• Hot-dipped galvanized or stainless-steel nails as required. Note: For
better hold-down power, use galvanized screws and waterproof glue.
For a finished look, recess screw heads and fill with wood plugs or putty.
• Water repellent or stain with water repellent or three coats of exterior
paint after wood is thoroughly dry (several months exposed to weather)
will help protect your pressure treated wood from splitting, checking,
warping and splintering.
• Optional: Instead of sinking posts in ground, bolt to stakes or steel bars
which are sunk firmly. If the stakes or bars disintegrate years later, they
can be replaced without disturbing the plantings.
• pressure treated wood is recommended for exterior use. If you are
confident of your skill, you may wish to use more costly material such
as Redwood or Cedar.
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Georgia-Pacific Treated Lumber. Plans are Materials Checklist 4
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designed for the experienced carpenter. • 2–2x 8x7 cut to 79 top beams 21⁄2
The arbor will add dimension and • 2–2x 6x 5 cut to 51 side beams 3 ⁄2
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character to any yard or garden. • 4–2x 4x 8 cut to 93 min. post
• 3–2x 2x 6 cut to 6 36 top plant
supports
• 1–2x 2x 8 cut to 4–19 brackets
• 11–1x 2x 8 cut to:
22 –27 horizontal laths 84
8–19 3⁄4 vertical laths
4–23 vertical laths
Q What is ACQ?
Q How long has ACQ been in use? For the latest information
A For more than a decade, ACQ has been about pressure treated wood,
used in neighborhood playgrounds, back- visit www.gp.com, or call
yards and other outdoor projects. 1-800-282-0600.
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Safety Dispatch coated fasteners should conform to ASTM
Standard A153 and hot-dipped galvanized
3. Drill pilot holes
Especially when nailing near the edge or
coated connectors should conform to end of a board, it’s a good idea to drill pilot
Build Safely with
ASTM Standard A653 (Class G-185). In holes for your fasteners.
Pressure Treated Wood demanding applications, such as treated
Whether you’re building a new planter wood foundations and playground equip- 4. Butt boards tightly
or replacing your deck,Georgia-Pacific ment, use of stainless steel fasteners and Butt decking boards together firmly. As
pressure treated wood is the high connectors should be utilized and may be drying occurs, some shrinkage can be
performance decking choice.The projects required by building codes. expected.
you build with Georgia-Pacific pressure Electroplated galvanized fasteners 5. Apply a weather resistant finish.
treated wood products should last a long are not recognized as being corrosion Any exposed wood, pressure treated or
time.So,it makes good sense to build in a resistant for exterior applications. not, should be protected from the weather.
craftsman-like manner.Here are some helpful Aluminum should not be used in Application of a finish coat of clear or
tips to make your job easier and look better. direct contact with ACQ treated wood. semi-transparent water-repellent stain
1. Recommended Fasteners 2. Nail bark side up will help to minimize warping, checking
Use only hot-dipped galvanized or stainless Always nail boards bark side up (annual or splitting. The finish coat should be
steel fasteners, connectors and hardware rings arc upward) to reduce cupping. applied immediately to untreated wood
to help safeguard the structural integrity Nail thin boards to thicker boards to help and to pressure treated wood as soon as
of projects built with ACQ treated wood. maintain structural integrity. the surface is dry.
As a minimum requirement for use with
ACQ treated wood, hot-dipped galvanized
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Building Products
55 Park Place, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
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