[Greenbuilding] Wood for duckboards
Stacey Champion
sc at championindoors.com
Tue Jul 17 12:15:52 EDT 2007
You could also use a hard wood such as teak (reclaimed or sustainably
harvested of course). The borate treated lumber which was mentioned is a
good option also. You could also use a selant (such as an AFM Safecoat
product). Unprotected wood will most certainly harbor some fungal growth
(as well as bacteria) if it remains wet for longer than a 24-48 hour period.
Stacey Champion, CIE
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:09:36 -0400
From: [8]t.keating at rainforestrelief.org
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Mold resistant wood?
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Stephen,
I would suggest two things. Either use all-plastic lumber (any of the
HDPE lumbers on the market would be fine for this -- a nearby company
I like is Plastic Lumber Yard out of eastern PA,
plasticlumberyard.com) or black locust, a domestic wood that is
extremely rot-resistant. You can get black locust from Bettencourt
Green Building Supplies, 718-2186737, bettencourtwood.com. It?s going
to have come from local suppliers in the northeast US.
tim keating
Quoting Jason Holstine <[11]jasonh at amicusdb.com>:
> Yes, that can be true and the Healthy Homes checklist explains it.
>
> _____
>
> From: David Bergman [mailto:[12]bergman at cyberg.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:25 AM
> To: Jason Holstine; 'Stephen Levine Architects';
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> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Mold resistant wood?
>
>
> Tim Keating will probably chime in here -- I've heard from him and
others
> that the ones that are a composite of plastics and wood, like Trex,
are more
> problematic -- for both durability and re-recycling reasons -- than
the ones
> that are plastic alone.
>
> David
> DAVID BERGMAN ARCHITECT / FIRE & WATER LIGHTING + FURNITURE
> architecture . interiors . ecodesign . lighting . furniture
> [14]bergman at cyberg.com <[15]http://www.cyberg.com> [16]www.cyberg.com
> 241 Eldridge Street #3R, New York, NY 10002
> t 212 475 3106 f 212 677 7291
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> At 11:26 PM 7/12/2007, Jason Holstine wrote:
>
>
> Personally, my first choice would be one of the composites, like
Trex, Bear
> Board, etc. Trex is made in Northern Virginia, some others in PA,
Northeast,
> etc. so relatively close to NY. No version of lumber regardless of
source,
> cert or distance. Will last min 30 years. No refinishing, painting, or
> sealing. No splinters. Lots of looks and colors now. Some are easy
to find
> others not so much. The Healthy Building Network pdf mentioned
earlier is a
> great resource. You can Google for company websites and info.
>
>
> Jason Holstine
> Amicus Green Building Center
> t: 301-571-8590
> f: 301-571-8597
> e: [17]jason at amicusgreen.com
> [18]www.amicusgreen.com
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> Subject: [Greenbuilding] Mold resistant wood?
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>
> I am trying to detail a concrete shower receptor that will have wood
> duckboards as base.
>
> Are there any woods that have inherent mold resistance? Any other
insights
> or cautions?
>
>
> Stephen Levine
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:32:21 -0700
From: Chris Green <[35]pojeros at telus.net>
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[38]t.keating at rainforestrelief.org wrote:
> <snip> black locust, a domestic wood that is
> extremely rot-resistant.
Is it ever:
> The primary use of black locust wood has been for fence posts which,
> due to flavonoids in the heartwood, can endure for over 100 years in
> the soil.
100 years, without preservatives. Should make for good duckboards in a
shower then.
Of course, decay resistance isn't quite the same thing as being mold
resistant...
Source of quote:
[39]http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/V1-278.html
Cheers,
Chris Green.
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:27:40 -0400
From: "Jeannie Babb Taylor" <[40]jeannie at babb.com>
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If you are looking for mold and rot-resistant lumber without all the
toxicity of standard treated lumber, consider lumber treated with borate.
There are two kinds - surface-treated (dipped) only like Bluwood, and
pressure-treated like SafeLumber.
Jeannie Babb Taylor
[42]www.SafeCrete.com
[43]www.SafeLumber.com
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:54:41 -0400
From: [44]t.keating at rainforestrelief.org
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Hey, black locust can be obtained from Citilog, citilogs.com, Stubby
Warmbold, 908-735-8871.
Sorry for the confusion.
tim keating
Quoting Chris Green <[47]pojeros at telus.net>:
> [48]t.keating at rainforestrelief.org wrote:
>> <snip> black locust, a domestic wood that is
>> extremely rot-resistant.
> Is it ever:
>> The primary use of black locust wood has been for fence posts which,
>> due to flavonoids in the heartwood, can endure for over 100 years in
>> the soil.
> 100 years, without preservatives. Should make for good duckboards in a
> shower then.
>
> Of course, decay resistance isn't quite the same thing as being mold
> resistant...
>
> Source of quote:
> [49]http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/V1-278.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris Green.
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