[Greenbuilding] Alternatives to Pressure Treated Wood

[Kirsten A Flynn]

I saw this product at a trade show, Dwell on Design.  They are piers  
that can be individually leveled to support a deck.  They say they  
can be used for wood tile, stone paver, or joist and plank.  They  
were called "Level it" Web site - www.bisondecksupports.com

Hope this helps.

I know the wood tiles are available in FSC certified wood from:  
Earthsource forest products.
another vendor is The Decking Outlet

Kirsten A Flynn
Sustainable Home
www.sustainablehome.com
650-855-9476




On Oct 8, 2007, at 8:56 AM, <dantonioli at earthlink.net>  
<dantonioli at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I'm considering a roofdeck project where I'll have to use a lot of  
> pressure
> treated wood as "sleepers." The surface is uneven and there's only  
> a few
> inches of clearance between the bottom of the deck boards and the
> roofdeck....which means a lot of long rips through pressure treated  
> wood,
> and a lot of copper green over all of the exposed untreated  
> surfaces. The
> last time I built a deck this way I told myself that I wouldn't do  
> it again
> because working with PT this way is unhealthy--there's a ton of pt  
> dust, too
> much copper green, and I can feel the physical effects and it  
> sucks. I'm
> most likely going to turn the job down but thought I'd look into  
> options.
>
> The question is: is there a rot resitant, structurally sound  
> material that
> can be cut and tapered? FSC wood? Exciting new composition lumber?
>
> Dan Antonioli
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