Not the best idea I know

[CrealBilly]

I've got a bunch of Yellow Poplar on sticks air drying that I would like to use for outdoor porch railing. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It's going to be painted so I really don't care what it looks like.

Yellow Poplar --- "The wood is light, soft and easily worked. It is light yellow or brown, with wide cream-colored sapwood. Yellow poplar is extensively cut into lumber for interior and exterior trim, vencers, flake and chip boards, turnery and other high-grade uses."[/FONT]

#1 treatment of bora-care
#2 Kilz Exterior Primer
#3 Kilz Exterior Semi Gloss

I know... thinking I have a sawmill I could get a hold of some better wood to use right? But I think with the above treatments it'll be ok - what do you think?

Thanks

 

[timf67]

Should be okay as long as water doesn't pool and sit on it for long periods of time.

 

[FredP]

so long as you keep it painted good it should be fine.:icon_thum

 

[Mike Davis]

Just towel it off every time it gets wet from the rain, real low maintenance. :rotflm:

 

[Mike Davis]

The 80 foot logs in my barn are poplar, over 100 years old and still holding up the roof. :icon_thum

 

[mxracer]

Jeff, I think as long as you are not using it for the decking you will be fine. A friend of mine has 2 barns sided with poplar and have only had a diesel and used motor oil treatment and have been standing for ~20 years now. The "old timers" advice is as long as poplar is vertical it will last.

I sided my latest tractor shed I built with it as well, no issues.

Dan