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Materials Checklist
• One 4 x 6 pressure treated post 10 to 16 long.
(Buy the beam 2 longer than the desired finished length.)
• Two lag bolts with washers
• Circular saw or hand saw
• Drill
• Plane
• Wood chisel or router
Instructions
1. Cut two 1 supports from one end of the 4 x 6.
2. Rout a channel 1 deep by 4 wide in the middle of each support.
Position the beam in the channel as shown.
3. Drill from the bottom, countersink and secure with a lag bolt.
4. Bevel corners and sand smooth.
Gymnast’s
Balance Beam
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Q What is ACQ?
Q How long has ACQ been in use? For the latest information
A For more than a decade, ACQ has been about pressure treated wood,
used in neighborhood playgrounds, back- visit www.gp.com, or call
yards and other outdoor projects. 1-800-282-0600.
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Safety Dispatch coated fasteners should conform to ASTM
Standard A153 and hot-dipped galvanized
3. Drill pilot holes
Especially when nailing near the edge or
coated connectors should conform to end of a board, it’s a good idea to drill pilot
Build Safely with
ASTM Standard A653 (Class G-185). In holes for your fasteners.
Pressure Treated Wood demanding applications, such as treated
Whether you’re building a new planter wood foundations and playground equip- 4. Butt boards tightly
or replacing your deck,Georgia-Pacific ment, use of stainless steel fasteners and Butt decking boards together firmly. As
pressure treated wood is the high connectors should be utilized and may be drying occurs, some shrinkage can be
performance decking choice.The projects required by building codes. expected.
you build with Georgia-Pacific pressure Electroplated galvanized fasteners 5. Apply a weather resistant finish.
treated wood products should last a long are not recognized as being corrosion Any exposed wood, pressure treated or
time.So,it makes good sense to build in a resistant for exterior applications. not, should be protected from the weather.
craftsman-like manner.Here are some helpful Aluminum should not be used in Application of a finish coat of clear or
tips to make your job easier and look better. direct contact with ACQ treated wood. semi-transparent water-repellent stain
1. Recommended Fasteners 2. Nail bark side up will help to minimize warping, checking
Use only hot-dipped galvanized or stainless Always nail boards bark side up (annual or splitting. The finish coat should be
steel fasteners, connectors and hardware rings arc upward) to reduce cupping. applied immediately to untreated wood
to help safeguard the structural integrity Nail thin boards to thicker boards to help and to pressure treated wood as soon as
of projects built with ACQ treated wood. maintain structural integrity. the surface is dry.
As a minimum requirement for use with
ACQ treated wood, hot-dipped galvanized
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Building Products
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