Cobber
13th August 2006, 11:40 PM
After having my house restumped I need to replace the Plinth boards at the bottom of the house.
Anyone know what sort of timber to use and the rough cost per metre.
cheers
Cobber
Disston
16th August 2006, 02:42 PM
I used 75x25 rough sawn treated pine from http://www.atpine.com.au/home.htm just up the road in Campbellfiled. cost was around $1.50 pm. The 150x25 was only about $1.80 pm but I get a more spaces with narrower boards (improved ventilation) and the ground is a but ueven so I avoided having to rip or bury wider boards. I screwed battens at to the backs of the boards (cut a bit shorter at the top to clear the bearers) to reduce / control twist.
The boards were still damp when I got them so I installed them pretty much straight away. I waited until they dried a bit before painting and they are fine (7 months later).
Cobber
16th August 2006, 11:26 PM
Thanks Disston. This link will come in handy for the treated pine retaining wall also.
cheers
Cobber