Do you live in the USA? I've never heard of such a ban, in fact my boyfriend just built this nice privacy trellis out of redwood a couple weeks ago.

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Hopefully that is the only untruth that the Realtor told you as most large real lumberyards carry redwood and most others can special order. Redwood will not be inexpensive but repairing and replacing bad boards will be less expensive that replacing the entire structure.

Redwood is available in various grades, as I just learned, and we just replaced an 800 sq. ft. deck. It is not super expensive if you get the lower grades, but for deck longevity, you might want to fork out the $ upfront and get the best quality you can afford. Your realtor is misinformed. It's not illegal. I live in CA where it's harvested (controlled) daily and every lumberyard has it. Good luck!

Yes we live in the US! Thanks so much, I'm sure she was just trying to sell us on using her husband's business to redo our deck.