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What if I Have Applied Wood Deck Treatments?
What Type of
Wood Deck Repairs is
SureWood Systems™ Suitable for?
What is poison wood, or CCA wood?
Can
SureWood Systems™
prevent
exposure to poison wood or CCA wood?
A - The Best Deck Sealer is
one that you have applied every 5+ years. SureWood Systems™ is a 100% solids material, so once your deck is covered there
is no need to re-seal your wood deck every year to maintain it's appearance.
Although SureWood Systems™ is not a deck sealer, it is 'the Best Deck Sealer'.
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A - Our technicians will come to
your home and perform an adhesion test on your deck. We have developed
primers that will ensure proper application and durability to wood deck
treatments.
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A - SureWood Systems™ is not right for all wood deck repairs.
The wood on the deck must be structurally sound before applying SureWood Systems™.
Our representative will assess the condition of the wood deck to
determine if boards need to be replaced before applying SureWood Systems™.
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Q - What is poison wood, or CCA
wood?
A - Poison wood or CCA wood is
also known as pressure treated wood. The wood is injected with vast
amounts of poisonous compounds to preserve the wood and kill insects.
Pressure treated wood contains a preservative known as chromated copper
arsenate, or CCA. This contains approximately 22% arsenic, a known
carcinogen (cancer-producing substance).
CCA wood can be found in about 50 million homes across
America, plus in many public areas such as parks and school playgrounds. The
Environmental Working Group in Washington, D.C. estimates that a 40 pound
child who plays daily on CCA wood could be exposed to more than five times
the arsenic allowed under EPA’s drinking water standard. One study
suggested that in less than two weeks, an average five year old playing on a
CCA playset would exceed the acceptable lifetime cancer risk, under federal
pesticide law. CCA is linked with bladder, lung, and kidney cancer, along
with nerve damage, vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and decreased red
blood cells.
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Q - Can SureWood Deck Restoration prevent
exposure to poison wood or CCA wood?
A - SureWood Systems is currently
being evaluated to determine its ability to encapsulate the CCA wood and
thus prevent “leaching” of the arsenic. CMT is finalizing the arsenic
encapsulation testing process and is very optimistic that the coating system
will perform well.
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