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2. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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   Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or pressure treatment) that can extend the life of wood, timber, and their associated products, including engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance ...

3. Thermally modified wood - Wikipedia

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   Thermally modified wood is engineered wood that has been modified by a controlled pyrolysis process of wood being heated to (> 180 °C) in an oxygen free atmosphere. This process changes to the chemical structures of wood's cell wall components lignin , cellulose and hemicellulose which decreases its hygroscopy and thus increases dimensional ...

4. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   One of the early treatments to "fireproof lumber", which retard fires, was developed in 1936 by the Protexol Corporation, in which lumber is heavily treated with salt. [37] Wood does not deteriorate simply because it gets wet. When wood breaks down, it is because an organism is eating it. Preservatives work by making the food source inedible to ...

5. Chromated copper arsenate - Wikipedia

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   Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is a wood preservative containing compounds of chromium, copper, and arsenic, in various proportions.It is used to impregnate timber and other wood products, especially those intended for outdoor use, in order to protect them from attack by microbes and insects.

6. The Property Brothers Fear Trump's Tariffs Could Send ...

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   HGTV home renovation stars Jonathan and Drew Scott – best known as the Property Brothers – are fearful that Trump’s proposed tariffs could send construction costs soaring. The brothers ...

7. Disabled Cat Develops Coolest Ski Moves to Navigate Around ...

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   It’s very fortunate that the home of Junie B has smooth hardwood floors, as she’d have a far harder time pulling this move on uneven tile or even carpeted floors like I have.