ACQ Preserve Arsenic Free Decking

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Arsenic-Free Pressure-Treated Wood Decking

ACQ^® preservative systems

Sunbelt Forest Products Corporation

Preserve Product Features

Preserve^® is treated with ACQ^®, an environmentally advanced copper and quat preservative system that is arsenic-free and chromium-free.

• Protected with ACQ, an environmentally advanced wood preservative.
• Does not contain arsenic, chromium or other EPA-classified hazardous preservatives.
• Provides long term protection from rot, decay and termite attack.
• For use in above ground, ground contact and fresh water immersion applications.
• Can be used in environmentally sensitive settings.
• Enhances worker safety.
• Wood scraps can be disposed of by ordinary trash collection.
• Offers a wider selection of timber species Easily painted or stained.
• Quality control ensured by independent third-party inspection.
• Lifetime Limited Warranty
• Produced under third party independent inspection

  Preserve Plus Product Features

  Preserve^®Plus^®has the environmentally advanced, arsenic- and chromium-free preservative protection of ACQ®, combined with built-in water repellent protection.

• Built-in long lasting water repellent plus ACQ preservative protection
• Does not contain arsenic, chromium or other EPA classified hazardous chemicals
• Long-term protection against decay and termite attack
• Improved weathering characteristics
• Improved fastener performance
• Easy to work with and easily painted and stained with oil-borne systems
• Lifetime Limited Warranty
• Produced under third party independent inspection

  Decking Product

  2 x 6 Premium grade Southern Yellow Pine. All 4 edges are machined to a 1/2 " radius to provide a more uniform, dressed appearance. There is no groove cut in the bottom face. Such grooving has been proven to be ineffective.

  Also grooving reduces job site flexibility.

  Stock Lengths; 8' thru 16' with 18' and 20' available

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  Approvals

  • Meets AlA Masterspec for chromium- and arsenic-free pressure-treated wood.
  • Approved by ICBO Evaluation Service (ER #4981) Uniform Building Code.
  • Standardized by the American Wood. Preservers Association
  • Preservative Components registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency.

  Dependable Performance

  Since 1992, Preserve pressure-treated wood has provided excellent performance in a variety of outdoor commercial applications in North America. The long- term performance of Preserve has been thoroughly demonstrated through a variety of industry-approved evaluation methods performed by CSI scientists and independent laboratories.

  How to Specify

  Preserve treated-wood products are specified as: Arsenic- and chromium- free pressure-treated wood produced in accordance with ACQ* Preserve Standard ACQ -99 and the appropriate AWPA Standards (AWPA C1, C2, C22, C4, C5, C9, C15, C17, and P5).

  Recommended Retentions

  Application	Rententions	Uses
  	lbs./ Cu. Ft.
  Above Ground	0.25	Deck, Fence Boards
  Ground Contact and Fresh Water Contact	0.40	Fence Post, Piers, Docks, Landscaping Etc.
  Permanent Wood	0.60	Wood Foundations
  Foundations		Cawl Spaces
  Poles	0.60	Building, Transmission

  Product Values

  Preserve is the preferred choice in pressure &endash; treated wood in settings where environmental concerns may restrict the use of other treated wood products.

  Preserve enhances worker safety.

  Wood scraps and sawdust are not classified as hazardous by the EPA and can be disposed of by ordinary trash collection.

  Quality control ensured by independent, third- party inspection.

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