Can You Use Pressure Treated Wood Inside The House For those who choose not to use pressure treated lumber.

Can you use pressure treated wood inside the house. No and i would not recommend using pressure treated inside of a home. So if its a frost wall run tarpaper to the grade height outside 2x4 wall insulate make sure you have vapour barrier on the bottom of the plate you do not need pressure treated or sill gasket the sill gasket will do nothing. Lumber treated with sodium borate sbx or micronized copper quaternary mcq is generally safe as long as you don t use it for a food surface or in a place where pets can chew it. We get this question a lot. While many woodworkers strongly object to the use of pressure treated lumber inside a home there are others who say that the use of pressure treated lumber indoors is perfectly safe. When using pressure treated wood indoors check the label. Lumber treated with cca contains arsenic and is not safe. Yep even rat poison can be walked on if it is diluted enough. If you want to know how much pesticide has been used to make the pressure treated wood that you want to purchase look for the treatment retention level stamp somewhere on the board you are buying.