We are restoring part of a client's house built in 1960 but situated right on the oceanfront and as such needs much attention. The original design had a sun/wind screen installed
to the south and north front corners of the home. Sort of like wing walls. The screens were made of a wood grid using 2x4 cedar divided into 18 in x 18 in. squares into which
various copper handmade pieces were inserted. This cedar has turned into a soft sponge in many places. The copper pieces are all dismantled and in storage but we now need to rebuild the wood grid. I have been advised to use everything from IPE to pressure treated fir to achieve a longer life than the original cedar. I am leaning to white oak over the IPE since it will be painted and several of the pieces need to be 16 ft. long. Do any of the sages here have an opinion as to what they would use? Oh, the house is located in Southern California. I believe there actually may be more than one variety of white oak. If that is so, are the differences important?
KK
to the south and north front corners of the home. Sort of like wing walls. The screens were made of a wood grid using 2x4 cedar divided into 18 in x 18 in. squares into which
various copper handmade pieces were inserted. This cedar has turned into a soft sponge in many places. The copper pieces are all dismantled and in storage but we now need to rebuild the wood grid. I have been advised to use everything from IPE to pressure treated fir to achieve a longer life than the original cedar. I am leaning to white oak over the IPE since it will be painted and several of the pieces need to be 16 ft. long. Do any of the sages here have an opinion as to what they would use? Oh, the house is located in Southern California. I believe there actually may be more than one variety of white oak. If that is so, are the differences important?
KK
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