Wood – Pine vs Cedar for patio furniture on screen porch

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I am building a patio furniture couch following this design, along with some patio furniture coushions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yKXtv3v8tg

I intend to put this on my screen porch which is mostly dry but gets some rain blowing in every now and then. I have a gallon of this stain which is already on other cedar furniture that I want this piece to match somewhat:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Olympic-Maximum-1-gal-Redwood-Semi-Transparent-Exterior-Stain-and-Sealant-in-One-79552A-01/305230164

I am having trouble finding good cedar lumber in my area though. Would this be an ok situation to use non pressure treated pine instead with the stain mentioned above since the area is mostly dry? Or will I be risking rot?

Best Answer

While cedar is certainly more rot-resistant, pine should be fine.

Should not even need to be pressure treated, since the area is mostly dry.

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