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On March 20, 2003 the treated lumber chemical suppliers and treated lumber manufacturers in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), finalized a voluntary agreement to stop producing CCA-treated lumber for residential and consumer use by December 30, 2003.
well we are coming up on 4 years now but I have to ask why the change from good ole CCA (copper, chromium and arsenic) to new chemical cocktails like Alkaline Copper Quat, Copper Azole Type A and B and Sodium Borate?
Why not use use a wood that is naturally decay resistant and stop all the bantering back and forth? Eastern red cedar is naturally rot resistant and will out last the green wood made from 6 and 8" diameter SYP logs any day... ain't that right? plus it smells better. Instead of trying to alter some new fast growing pine - why not look at good ole eastern red cedar?
what's the problem, I don't see one except it cost a lot of money to buy that new fangled chemical cocktail lumber 8-O Someone is making a fortune, I tell you...
Thanks
well we are coming up on 4 years now but I have to ask why the change from good ole CCA (copper, chromium and arsenic) to new chemical cocktails like Alkaline Copper Quat, Copper Azole Type A and B and Sodium Borate?
Why not use use a wood that is naturally decay resistant and stop all the bantering back and forth? Eastern red cedar is naturally rot resistant and will out last the green wood made from 6 and 8" diameter SYP logs any day... ain't that right? plus it smells better. Instead of trying to alter some new fast growing pine - why not look at good ole eastern red cedar?
what's the problem, I don't see one except it cost a lot of money to buy that new fangled chemical cocktail lumber 8-O Someone is making a fortune, I tell you...
Thanks