Advanced Preservative Plus Wood Stabilizer Protection
Ecolife™ is protected with a revolutionary, non-metallic preservative plus wood stabilizer system, offering the natural beauty of real wood combined with advancements in weathering protection, fastener performance, and environmental attributes.
Product Features
- Protected with a revolutionary, non-metallic preservative plus wood stabilizer system
- Provides improved weathering performance
- Provides improved fastener performance similar to untreated wood
- Can be used in direct contact with Aluminum
- Provides long term protection against decay and termites
- Can be used in environmentally sensitive settings
- Offers a wide range of treatable species including SYP, radiata, ponderosa, red pine, Douglas fir, Patula pine, Caribbean pine, Eastern white pine, Hem-fir, Eastern hemlock, and Sub-alpine fir
- Easily painted or stained
- Quality Assured through third party inspection
- Backed by a Lifetime Limited Warranty
Building Code Compliant
- Ecolife™ Stabilized Weather Resistant wood has been standardized by The American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) for above-ground contact applications
- Ecolife is described in the ICC-ES Report No. ESR-1851 and meets all applicable major model building code requirements
- Registered with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Advanced Preservative Plus Wood Stabilizer Protection
- Advanced wood stabilizing polymer provides weathering protection to reduce cracking warping and splitting
- Long term protection from decay and termites in above ground applications
Painting and Staining or Natural Weathering
- Ecolife™'s natural wood appearance offers consumers the natural beauty of real wood
- Left uncoated, Ecolife™ will weather to gray following long-term exposure to the elements.
- Ecolife™ can be painted or stained to match any outdoor color scheme.
- High quality oil and latex based paints and stains are recommended.
- It is important that the wood is dry and free from surface deposits prior to applying any coating.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions and product labels for proper use of any stain, paint or wood finish.
Fasteners and Metal Fittings
- Ecolife™'s advanced preservative plus stabilizer system provides improved fastener performance and is no more corrosive to fasteners and metal fittings than untreated wood.
- Ecolife™ can be used in direct contact with aluminum building products.
- Use of fasteners and contact with aluminum products is recommended in compliance with applicable building codes and fastener manufacturers recommendations.
Applications
- Ecolife™ can be used for any interior or exterior above ground application where protection from decay and termite attack is required.
Safety & Handling
Follow the safe practices listed below when working with pressure-treated wood. Specific work practices may vary depending on the environment and safety requirements of individual jobs.
- Wear gloves when working with wood.
- Wear a dust mask when machining any wood to reduce the inhalation of wood dusts.
- Wear appropriate eye protection to reduce the potential for eye injury from wood particles and flying debris during machining.
- Wash hands thoroughly with mild soap and water after working with treated wood.
- All sawdust and debris should be cleaned up and disposed of after construction.
- Do not burn pressure-treated wood.
- Wash work clothes separately from other household clothing before reuse.
- Pressure-treated wood should not be used where it may come into direct or indirect contact with drinking water, except for uses involving incidental contact such as fresh water docks and bridges.
- Do not use pressure-treated wood in circumstances where the preservative may become a component of food, animal feed or beehives.
- Do not use pressure-treated wood for mulch.
- Ecolife™ may be disposed of in landfills or burned in commercial or industrial incinerators or boilers in accordance with federal, state and local regulations.