Borate Treated Lumber

Culpeper borate treated wood products are also backed by a lifetime limited warranty.

Borate treated lumber.

N durz borate treated. Pressure treated douglas fir lumber 95349 paintable is treated with borate and features a smooth surface texture at the home depot. For example borate treated millwork sid ing and window frames have been shown to successfully resist termites if protected from leaching by a well main tained exterior paint. Distinguished by its bluish hue this lumber is specially treated to resist the formosan termite.

Borate treated lumber provides warranted protection against rot and termites including the formosan termite and rates low in environmental impact. And it s backed by a lifetime residential limited warranty. The formosan termite has a reputation for chewing through thin sheets of soft metal electrical lines plastics mortar rubber insulation and anything. Field test data also exists for exterior uses of borate treated wood.

Borate treated lumber is compatible with the same fasteners used for untreated wood carbon steel galvanized steel copper and silicon bronze so there s no need to spend extra on special fasteners. Borate products are versatile durable and reliable. Find the mendocino 2 in. Can be used for both new and remedial construction residential and commercial where wood is subject to fungal decay insect and or termite attack.

Treated with disodium octaborate tetrahydrate dot and is a preservative that is epa registered and meets the standard 5 requirements of the american wood preservers association. Hot dipped galvanized fasteners are recommended as are connectors made with g90 galvanization meets astm a 653. They include solid wood such as lumber and plywood. Taking on bad bugs.

Treated plywood and zinc borate treated osb are performing very well against termites.