[Greenbuilding] adding borates?

[Kenn Brown]

Ben, 
John Salmen has come up with a product called Timber Sil. I am going to find
out Monday if it is available in a liquid form. It appears that it is
already applied to lumber. I would like to have it in concentrate, as the
borate is, and mix it on a jobsite, directly to the lumber. I mix one pound
of borate to one gallon of water, it will soak into four two by sixes
drywall screwed together over a ten week period. The builders continue with
the building the next day after we spray it. I will keep you posted.
Kenn

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[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of
Benjamin Pratt
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 9:19 AM
To: Green Building
Subject: [Greenbuilding] adding borates?

I have a couple of window frames in my house that were finished with
clear polyurethane. Every winter the condensation causes fuzzy mold to
grow and some of the wood had turned black. I'm thinking of sanding
those parts and touching them up. Can I add borates to the poly to
keep the mold from growing again? I do have some boric acid and borax.
Will either of these work?
  I think paint stores sell additives that may work--and I think some
of these contain zinc oxides. But i'm not sure if borates would be
better, cheaper, easier, etc.
Ben

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