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Use Properly Treated Wood in Ground Contact

Use Properly Treated Wood in Ground Contact

Manufacturer differentiates between "ground contact" and "above ground" pressure... More

Tags: Lumber, Codes and Standards, Wood, Professional Deck Builder, American Wood Protection Association

Are the Wood-Treatment Wars Over?

Are the Wood-Treatment Wars Over?

Wood treaters in court; code book for deck builders More

Tags: Lumber, Codes and Standards, Professional Deck Builder, Legal Issues, Viance

Are the Wood Treatment Wars Over?

Are the Wood Treatment Wars Over?

The withdrawal in 2004 of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) from the residential... More

Tags: Lumber, Wood, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA, Professional Deck Builder, Legal Issues

Remodeling Industry Woes

By Laurie Elden

Also: competing chemical companies; moldy decks; more More

Tags: Trex, Business, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Professional Deck Builder, AERT

The New Preservatives

The New Preservatives

By Theresa Coleman

Confused by the alphabet soup of wood-treatment chemicals flooding the industry?... More

Tags: Lumber, Caulks Adhesives and Sealants, Framing, Wood, Codes and Standards

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