[Sust-mar] A Non-Toxic Wood Treatment

[Suzanne Townsend]

Hi,

I used this product on deck chairs and didn't need to redo them for over 5
years. I loved putting it on because it smells so strongly of beeswax. I
think it is their secret ingredient.

Suzanne



On 9/12/07, Peter Watson <pwatson at chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
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> I received several responses to the Non-Toxic Wood Treatment post that I
> sent out last week (concerning Lifetime Wood Treatment). I also had
> several requests from people to share any info I received, so because of
> this interest I've compiled all these responses - see below.
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> Best,  Peter
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> Hi Peter,
> We applied it to our deck this summer, but it is too early to evaluate.
> Still, it seems just right.
> Leighton
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> Leighton "Larry" Steele, PhD, Chair
> Modern Languages Department
> Mount Saint Vincent University
> Halifax, Nova Scotia
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> Hi Peter,
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> In response to your request for information from users of this product,
> I will share our experience in using it on cedar and spruce exterior
> boards.  We were referred to it by Don Roscoe of Solar NS.
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> We created a large bath for the wood and quickly dipped each board in it
> and then stacked them again. We did this several days before installing
> them on the house and chicken coop respectively.  When we installed it
> we also dipped the cut end in the product.
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> The near instant change in the cedar was quite pleasant-leaving a light
> green-grey hue to the wood.  That was the fall of 2007, and this year
> the cedar is going a natural silver grey.  The spruce is doing something
> similar.
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> I am not sure if the product does anything at all with regard to
> preserving the wood.  It merely changes the colour to the green-grey.
> My suspicion is that it neutral with regard to preservation.
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> If you have any other information you can share about the long-term
> value or toxicity, etc. I would appreciate your sharing it.
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> Thanks,
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> Eric Tusz-King
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> Have you seen this, Peter? Contains some info on your product and others.
> http://www.shelterecology.com/enviornWoods.html
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> Hi Mark,
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> BTW, I'm curious what EAC did with any outdoor wood or decks (if
> anything) during the renovations.
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> Peter
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> Hi
> Nothing. We used tamarack and hemlock which endure longer than spruce.
> Come and check it out in a few years.
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> It was FSC wood (forest stewardship certified) from NS woodlot owners.
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> Mark
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> The original message:
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> Lifetime Wood Treatment: An Eco-Friendly, Non-Toxic Wood Treatment, with
> no further maintainance required. And Canadian to boot.
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> http://valhalco.com/
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> I've heard of it being available in NS for a few years. The company
> claims that contractors and some provincial government departments now
> use regularly it, and I've just used it on my own deck.
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> But my inner skeptic is curious. How much is truth, how much is
> marketing hype?
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> If any other sust-martians have experience using this stuff, I'd be
> interested in hearing about your impressions and long term results -  as
> a preservative against weathering and rotting, as well as aesthetically
> and of course ecologically. Reply privately if you wish, but if it is
> everything they claim (a real alternative to pressure treatment and/or
> toxic stains), then perhaps everyone should know about it, so you could
> post to the list as well.
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> Thanks,  Peter
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