[Greenbuilding] Alternatives to Copper Green

Antonioli Dan solardan26 at gmail.com
Mon Aug 1 22:07:17 CDT 2016


Plastic and concrete as alternatives to PT wood?

For real?





On Aug 1, 2016, at 7:53 PM, John Salmen <terrain at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I’ve done decks with plastic lumber and detailed plastic lumber for sills, shower framing and other potentially non-wood friendly locations. Bit disgusting as a deck as it tends to both ‘wilt’ under sunlight and have a that garbage bag odour. Its not copper arsenic which is just kind of primitive at this point.
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> Sodium silicate lumber works – but disappeared off the market. Elevated concrete decks have worked really well for me as well. I have 3 concrete deck projects that have hit the 20 yr mark (typically 2-3 wood deck replacements).
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> From: Greenbuilding [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Antonioli Dan
> Sent: August-01-16 6:36 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Alternatives to Copper Green
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> Tim, 
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> I remember this kind of conversation with you a few years back. Once again I suggest you get some field experience to back-up your claims/suggestions/advice because you’ll be super effective as an activist once you know how the rubber…or plastic…hits the road. 
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> I know of no plastic products you suggest that will take the place of PT in the deck application I’m bringing up. Yes there are alternatives…..scuba diving into our rivers looking for old-growth redwood, hauling it to your land, milling it, building with it…..
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> ….buying full dimensional and VERY expensive salvage logged fir and pine from a third-generation family run mill two hours North of here. 
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> Or buying “FSC certified” wood from Home Depot to support MRC and “the family” and build with that. 
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> Come out here and build us a deck just the way you like it. I might even pay for your airfare. 
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> Dan
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> On Aug 1, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Tim Keating <t.keating at rainforestrelief.org> wrote:
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> Ah. In which case, there are only one or two alternatives that most folks would consider economical enough. But I always at least mention recycled plastic lumber as the most ecological, if someone was interested in durability and sustainability over cost. Most homeowners are interested in materials that will last 200 years, when 25 years will suffice (in their minds).
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> Tim
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> On 7/29/16 12:36 PM, Antonioli Dan wrote:
> Tim, the PT isn’t the “decking” it’s the frame that supports it. 
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> On Jul 29, 2016, at 7:54 AM, Tim Keating <t.keating at rainforestrelief.org> wrote:
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> I think the answer would be (have been?) to not use pressure-treated wood for the deck. There are a lot of greener options for decking that don’t involve any chemical preservatives.
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> Tim
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> On 7/27/16 6:30 PM, Antonioli Dan wrote:
> I have a deck project coming up that will require the use of copper green to treat the cut ends of pressure-treated wood. 
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> I was hoping to find a viable alternative to copper green but am not coming up with much, and nothing from our local lumber yards that proudly advertise themselves as committed to green building and green products. They carry some green products but for the most part are not very green, and my inquires about wood treatment have not resulted in anything other than conventional knowledge. 
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> Any products anyone has used with good results? I have a respirator and latex gloves and will use copper green if necessary, but I’d like to think that by now we’d have a viable alternative to PT!
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> Dan
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