[Greenbuilding] protecting outdoor wooden structure from future decay (or at least delaying it)

[Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn]

The design makes a big difference. Termite shields around posts, water
proof membrane over the individual wood members that are hidden by decking,
a design that has no exposed fir i.e. The decking acts as a shield. And a
good resin based oil sealer. There a bunch of good ones, all expensive but
worth it. Poor people the world over use old engine oil with great success
and smell - points for recycling and out of landfill I guess. Bioshield is
one resin oil from Germany but there are others. I've used Tung oil and it
works. Also used linseed oil but it isn't as durable.

On Monday, February 17, 2014, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm in the process of building a large outdoor structure (porch, timber
> frame bridge, stairs, etc.) out of Douglas fir we milled ourselves. The
> decking is cedar which I'm not worried about, but the rest I'm realizing
> could probably benefit from some attempt at prolonging its useful life. I
> despise pressure treated wood, and am not interested in noxious chemicals.
> Are there any other methods?
>
> Thanks very much.
>


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Gennaro Brooks-Church
Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
www.EcoBrooklyn.com
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
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