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Good morning, I joined a couple years ago when I was thinking about building a timber pergola. Although that project never happened(went with a shad sail instead), I have ordered timbers to build an 18'x25' pavilion. This was ordered through a log home building in Missouri. 8x8 posts, 6x12 header beams across posts, 8x12 collar ties between header beams, 4x10 ridgebeam, and 4x7-1/2 rafters.The posts are white oak but everything else is red oak. I had asked about wood preservation when I spoke with the company and he said they used oak to build ships. I didn't really give it another thought. Now it's my understanding that red oak has very little decay resistance.Being as the red oak will mostly be protected from rain except maybe the gable ends and rafter tails, do you think this will be ok? Obviously with the money I'm spending, I want this thing to last a very long time. I have put a deposit down on my timbers and now I'm just a bit nervous. The instructions from the log home company are not comprehensive at all. Basically placing beams with timberloks. I will need to figure out how I want to put it all together. I have attached any approximation of what I'm trying to accomplish. (Image hidden from quote, click to view.)
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