Red Cedar Stringers
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
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Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 2:34pm
Topic: Red Cedar Stringers
Posted By: roncoo
Subject: Red Cedar Stringers
Date Posted: June-26-2014 at 1:53pm
Has anybody used red cedar for stringer and floor supports? Does fiberglass bond to it?
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Posted By: juniorwoody
Date Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:01pm
Greetings Ron, please don't consider using red cedar. It is not near strong enough regardless of epoxy adhesion
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Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:02pm
I think the cedar is too hard, it breaks and splits. I would use cypress before I would use red cedar.
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Posted By: roncoo
Date Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:21pm
Thanks, I have about 1600 board feet laying around. I will use cypress or fur.
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Posted By: roncoo
Date Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:23pm
How will does cypress work? Fur is harder to comeby down here.
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Posted By: juniorwoody
Date Posted: June-26-2014 at 2:48pm
My feeling Ron is that the oils in the cypress may interfere with the fiberglass bond. You might want to read up on that. There are many good stringer reads here.
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-26-2014 at 8:35pm
No on the Red Cedar. I agree with the other comments about it being too oily for the resin to bond. The Cypress would be a good choice. Make sure you check the moisture content with a GOOD meter. You want it at least below 8%.
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