oregon timber and yellow tongue flooring left in the rain?

[owner biulder]

what happens

[echnidna]

they deteriorate if left out too long.

Yellowtongue is supposed to be ok for up to 3 months but try and keep it as dry as possible.

The oregon will get wet and swell a bit but it will dry out though there may be some splitting if it gets too wet

[owner biulder]

thanks

[owner biulder]

what a great forum,nerver thought there would be so much info on here.great site.

[Dickiejim]

Hi

Thirty odd years ago I built a house as an owner builder and I used yellow tongue pineboard flooring, it was a very new product at the time and it heralded a new style of building, in that the floor was laid as a platform and the wall frames erected on top, rather than placed onto the joists and the t&g flooring cut in later.

My father in law, a retired builder who leant his trade in the forties had trouble coming to grips with "these bodgie short cuts".

Anyway, I take the reason for your question relates to how long you can take to get the thing up and the lid on before it all starts to fall to bits. Mine took about six months and was still quiet stable, but it did start to swell at the joints and it kept me motivated to progress, as I had a very vested interest is stopping deterioration.

When you get the floor down cover it with plastic and seal the joints so water can't get in. than stand the frame on top when you get up to lock up, you can cut out the plastic with a stanley knife.

If you protect the flooring until the job is finished, and if you are short of funds you can sand and polish the yellowtongue and it has quiet an attractive finish until you can afford carpet etc.

Good luck with the project

Richard

[rowie]

what happens

You get double your thickness of y-toungue for free