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    Hi i have framed my bath with 70x70 pine studs and im wondering if anybody else has wood and if it has lasted or if i shoudl pull it all out and do something else?

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    almost all new buildings have the same material in the frame as used to fabricate walls. Standard treated pine.
    Growing old is compulsory, growing up is not.
    http://www.wet-seal.com.au/waterproofing/locations.html

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    thanks old salt i have trated the pine myself with the green preservative stuff u get.. that is sufficient is it not?

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    It is behind the waterproofing so no special treatment needed, if water gets in there you have bigger worries.

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