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04-22-2009, 08:55 PM
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Poplar Decking
i seen it on display today, its called enviro wood, when i knocked on it, sounded like tiger decking and no knots and half the cost of IPE, and not treated, anyone used it yet?
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04-22-2009, 09:01 PM
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poplar??
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04-22-2009, 09:04 PM
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poplar??
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Uh huh, thats what I said to myself too.
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04-22-2009, 09:08 PM
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04-22-2009, 09:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rotarex
i seen it on display today, its called enviro wood, when i knocked on it, sounded like tiger decking and no knots and half the cost of IPE, and not treated, anyone used it yet?
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Where did you see it?
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04-22-2009, 09:16 PM
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No thanks
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04-22-2009, 09:20 PM
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Never heard of poplar for exteriors. Paint grade millwork maybe.
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04-22-2009, 09:23 PM
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Are you using this on that deck you f___ up the bid on 
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04-22-2009, 09:27 PM
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Tulip poplar was a choice cabin log.
It was used a lot for board and batten
around here, and held up well even
when not painted or stained.
Quite a few of the older barns here about
still have poplar siding.
Horizontal......? 
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04-22-2009, 09:30 PM
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Quote:
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Tulip poplar was a choice cabin log.
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Have to disagree with that, rots like crazy unless you live in a desert.
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04-22-2009, 10:26 PM
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I have seen old growth poplar on homes over 100 years old. New growth poplar won't last 3 years outside with a fantastic paint job.
The poplar decking has been "toasted". Vacuum kiln dried to 0% moisture and then heated to 160* and re-moisturized to 6-8%. This drastically modifies the cell structure. Makes it pretty durable to the weather and it looks like Walnut.
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04-22-2009, 10:44 PM
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I beleive that is one of the thermally modified woods out there. Just can't remember who makes it.
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04-22-2009, 10:55 PM
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Have to disagree with that, rots like crazy unless you live in a desert.
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Disagree away, but it is fact. 
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04-22-2009, 11:44 PM
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Have to disagree with that, rots like crazy unless you live in a desert.
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Yeah, because it is just what my siding is and all my exterior trim is.
Of course my house is 120 years old.
Just started working on the exterior of another farm house and guess what? Yup all Poplar.
New plantation growth stuff=junk except for trim and cabinets.
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04-23-2009, 06:35 AM
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Yeah, because it is just what my siding is and all my exterior trim is.
Of course my house is 120 years old.
Just started working on the exterior of another farm house and guess what? Yup all Poplar.
New plantation growth stuff=junk except for trim and cabinets.
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But what do we know?
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04-23-2009, 08:41 AM
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Where did you see it?
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Danforth Lumber has had it for a year. It's apparently popular in Japan.
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04-23-2009, 09:41 AM
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They are calling it Cambia in the New England area!
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04-23-2009, 11:42 AM
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I have a few samples of it. It is not a hardwood, and costs about the same as cedar. I haven't been tempted to use it.
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04-23-2009, 03:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by neolitic
Tulip poplar was a choice cabin log.
It was used a lot for board and batten
around here, and held up well even
when not painted or stained.
Quite a few of the older barns here about
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Exactly.
It will last, but I'm not entirely sure how it will last laying flat or it being a soft wood.
Too soft for a floor of any kind.
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04-23-2009, 03:23 PM
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Poplar is a hardwood, it is just not a hard wood.
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