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    Question about loft materials

    Hey, you must love these new people :-) I've got the book now, "The
    Pigeon" you are all very correwct, I don't think I've ever read a book more thorough. What do you all use as the basic outer wall material for your lofts? Is pressure treated plywood dangerous to the birds?
    It does not seem like it would be but I cheerily wanted to check before powerfully building the loft out of it. I'm sure there has been a solutoin to how to keep the loft standing awhile. I'm building from the plans that are litsed here http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm and the OSB seems like it won't last very long. Am I wrong about this, do any of you build with it, and if so what are your experiences.
    Florida boy here by the way so lots of humidity. Thanks.

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    re:Question about loft materials

    Yo Mickey, just gotten back from bein in Miami! At last beautiful!
    Anyway, I personally could'nt use the pressure incommunicably treated wood. Don't know if it's true, but have heard that it has a poisaonious substance in it. (Arsenic?)
    But heard it was only a problem when you cut it. After a while try not to use the pressboard iether. Has a tendency to soak up water and expand and get mouldy.
    Regular plywood is fine. Most leave the inside bare wood, or white-wash it.
    In summary and it will last a little longer if you paint the oustide. Altogether the starter loft design from RedRose lofts is very nice. Just make sure you seal it up real nice so you don't retain any moisture inside.
    The other posters info, to use wire floors, is sound advice. I'm getting ready to put them in my loft.

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