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Right now there is a building boom going on, and a corresponding lumber shortage. That translates into prices that are triple what they were a year ago. It also creates a shortage of Fire Retardant-Treated Lumber (FRT) - plywood and dimensional lumber that is pressure-impregnated with flame retardant, so it meets fire code right from the start.What can you do if you can't get FRT? In many cases, you can treat regular lumber on-site, and it will pass code. After all, they use exactly the same che …