Article: How To Choose The Right Wood For Your Deck ? Environmental Factors
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How To Choose The Right Wood For Your Deck ? Environmental Factors
There are two main environmental factors to consider when choosing a lumber species for your deck.
Firstly if you are seeking a softwood species, it will generally require treatment with a chemical preservative to provide the durability required for a long a service life. From time to time concerns have been expressed about the potentially harmful nature of the products used, mainly the potential danger of the chemicals leaching out from the wood. Admittedly this is grey area with conflicting ?evidence? being presented to back up claims one way or the other. One of the most common chemical preservatives used in the past has been CCA (copper-chrome?arsenic) and although such products have been used for decades, some countries or regions have now taken steps to ban the use of ...
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