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Kinda concerned with pressure treated wood because it's corrosive, code requires galvanized or stainless fasteners and hardware in construction. Plus that $#!t is heavy, had to carry 16 foot 2x6, 2x8 through soft muddy backfill, really sucks, or sinks me down. Built alot of decks with Trex, the composite decking you described. Heavy material too, gets hot in summer and slick as snot on a doorknob in winter.

Originally Posted by Soobthang

Kinda concerned with pressure treated wood because it's corrosive, code requires galvanized or stainless fasteners and hardware in construction. Plus that $#!t is heavy, had to carry 16 foot 2x6, 2x8 through soft muddy backfill, really sucks, or sinks me down. Built alot of decks with Trex, the composite decking you described. Heavy material too, gets hot in summer and slick as snot on a doorknob in winter.

I was primarily thinking about low maintenance and durability. They most often use Southern Yellow Pine and then drop a whole lift lift of that stuff into a vat of water and preservative. Next they seal the vat and pressurize it to drive that stuff right into the core of the wood. Point being ... it's about twice as heavy as K.D. because it's so heavily laden with water. It takes about six months for it to dry out after it's been installed for it to be somewhere near normal weight. SYP is rugged enough without getting the density you would get with oak planking .... or ... heaven forbid ... ironwood.

I think you could manage the corrosion issue just fine with a bit of Vicor or IWS as a barrier between the wood and the steel framing of the trailer. 1/4" x 2 1/2" galvanized lag screws are heavily galvanized so that shouldn't be an issue.

As for trex ... it's just an idea. Personally, i would go with PT but it's an option.