Storing pressure treated wood outside

[Gunslinger08]

I'm starting to fence in my backyard this weekend and I'm wondering if storing the wood outside will be an issue. Lumber is being delivered tomorrow and I hope to finish the fence by July 10th or so. Any issues with storing it on the ground in my backyard? Would be way more convenient to have it there vs. the garage.

Another random question. I have a sewer easement on the back 20 feet of my lot on one side. Is it a big issue if I fence over this? What I've read basically says that the sewer company will take down the offending fence section if they need access and I'll be responsible for putting it back up.

 

[Charlie98]

If you are putting it up that quickly, no, it shouldn't be a problem.

I don't know about your local city code, but be careful fencing into an easement... the city may come out and order you to take it down.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

It's always a good idea to store wood off the ground. You can use anything like bricks, rocks or, even a tarp.

Charlie98 is right about the possibility of over zealous city employees asking you to take it down. Even if they don't, you won't like the way the sewer dept. takes it down. They're not going to politely remove one section leaving posts and hardware intact, they're going to use a sledgehammer or simply tie a rope to the fence and drive off. I've seen it done.

 

[Kreon]

It's always a good idea to store wood off the ground. You can use anything like bricks, rocks or, even a tarp.

Charlie98 is right about the possibility of over zealous city employees asking you to take it down. Even if they don't, you won't like the way the sewer dept. takes it down. They're not going to politely remove one section leaving posts and hardware intact, they're going to use a sledgehammer or simply tie a rope to the fence and drive off. I've seen it done.

Yeah, I've seen this happen, but usually with a backhoe. That said, when I worked for the city, we didn't tell people to take down their fences over easements. We took them down when necessary. Though if we could we took them down in a respectful manner (leave posts intact, take individual sections out, etc).

Only time I can ever think of in my town where people were asked to remove a "fence" for water/sewer easement reasons was when their fence was actually a rock wall. Zoning however has a field day about fences, so make sure you've gone through them for the fence.

 

[weadjust]

It will be fine on the ground for a couple of days. The posts are going in the ground anyway. Let the wood get to know the earth before burying it. Kinda like dating. It's treated lumber. It will spend the rest of it's days outdoors.

If your building an indoor fence disregard the above statement.

 

[OutHouse]

its wood for a fence, why are you worried about storing it outside? its been outside since it was sprouted.

if anyting you are doing the right thing to dry t out some so when it really drys out you dont have 1/2 inch gaps in fence.

 

[Mxylplyx]

Biggest risk is getting it dirty.