[Greenbuilding] Alternatives to Copper Green

[Stephen Collette]

Hi Dan and all,

There is a green building supplier out of Kingston, ON who also runs a Solvent Free Paint website: http://solventfreepaint.ca/index.htm <http://solventfreepaint.ca/index.htm>  (if the link gets scraped, solvent free paint .ca)

I’m looking at using pine tar myself as one option for my new decks. Looks pretty and can keep viking ships afloat, so should hold back water on a deck ok. I’ve bought their products before, the linseed oil/beeswax finish for all my interior trimwork, and the products are excellent. All from Sweden I believe. I have not association directly with them. Nice folks, good products. If you are in the US, and shipping doesn’t make sense (seriously have you seen our dollar, why wouldn’t it?) then at least this gives you some searchable ideas. 

Their storefront website is https://www.livingrooms.ws/index.html <https://www.livingrooms.ws/index.html>  (living rooms .ws)

I hope that helps.

Stephen

Stephen Collette BBEC, LEED AP, BSSO
Your Healthy House - Indoor Environmental Testing & Building Consulting
http://www.yourhealthyhouse.ca <http://www.yourhealthyhouse.ca/>
stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca <mailto:stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca>
705.652.5159



> On Jul 28, 2016, at 2:00 PM, greenbuilding-request at lists.bioenergylists.org wrote:
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> 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!
> 
> Dan

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