[Greenbuilding] why pressure treated sills?

[Jason Holstine]

We've tried to research it and it appears to be a good product, although
we've had a hard time getting materials and tech info, and they have had a
hard time figuring out logistics to get material to us. So if you can get
through that in your neck of the woods, it's worth checking into.

Jason Holstine
Amicus Green Building Center
www.amicusgreen.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Reuben
Deumling
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 4:55 PM
To: Gennaro Brooks-Church
Cc: GB REPP
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] why pressure treated sills?


Someone just alerted me to this product: http://www.timbersilwood.com/

What do folks know about it? It doesn't sound easy on the sawblades :-)

Reuben Deumling

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church <
info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:

> > Since we put the sill plates on a thin layer of foam, why the need 
> > for
> the
> board to be pumped full of chemicals?
>
> I think the key word is "thin". The sill plates are still on the front 
> lines with water, bugs etc.
>
>
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