CelloMike@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 8 days agoMy local hardware store has recently changed the colour of the plating on their screws from zinc to something more goldenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1imageMy local hardware store has recently changed the colour of the plating on their screws from zinc to something more goldenlemmy.worldCelloMike@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezifklinkfedilinkarrow-up16·8 days agoFor the longest time I thought pressure-treated wood meant it was treated with pressure. Only just crossed my mind that it means they use pressure to get the treatment chemicals further in the wood.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoSome of them they even have “injectors” to get it deeper for stuff that’s permanently under ground. I think it’s called PWF (Permanent Wood Foundation) wood in most places. Even most “treated” wood isn’t meant for direct ground contact.
For the longest time I thought pressure-treated wood meant it was treated with pressure. Only just crossed my mind that it means they use pressure to get the treatment chemicals further in the wood.
Some of them they even have “injectors” to get it deeper for stuff that’s permanently under ground.
I think it’s called PWF (Permanent Wood Foundation) wood in most places. Even most “treated” wood isn’t meant for direct ground contact.