It's a little pricy but it has proved to be a really nice product. For the paint I used Behr Semi Gloss outdoor paint. ![]() It covers to wood nicely and prevents bleed through for the chemicals used in treating the wood. For the primer I have chosen KILTZ 2 indoor/outdoor. It isn't the best but I call it my select. What I mean is I don't buy the select wood that costs the most. I look through the wood when I buy it and pick out the ones I think are the best. The heat is set at 60 degrees most of the time in the winter months and 72 in the summer. I have an overhead fan in this room I keep on to keep the air circulating. What I always do is let it lie on a flat surface supported by some 2x4's on the ends and let it dry for about a week. Have you ever noticed when you buy pressure treated wood that it is always wet and heavy. I have completed priming and painting the pressure treated boards. I take the time to do this because it is easier to paint flat wood than constructed items. I will prime and paint these before doing anything with them. ![]() I like using the decking boards for my shelves, and tables because they have a finished look and plenty strong enough. Here we use pressure treated wood that protects against weather and insects. Grow Table: When I'm building something outdoors I always use outdoor building materials, that's why they are made. So when I build a greenhouse and build things that go inside and prove to myself that the 133 pounds per square inch that surrounded my body when I was young still surrounds my body when I'm older (so to speak) and deserves that same feeling of accomplishment. The reason I say something like that it because when we grow older we must still find things that make our lives exciting and we must never stop moving. ![]() A sense of accomplishment in great proportions.That deserves worthy consideration before you go out and try it. That equals to 133.5 pounds per square inch all over it. 445 pounds per square inch all around my body. The sense of being surrounded by the world where there was. I remember my first 300 foot of seawater dive (FSW) there was an amazing feeling that went with that. When we are younger we tend to think that we will never grow old and must live for today and in some cases do things that we know are not good choices but do them anyway. You know there is something calm about growing older in this life.
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