- Author
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Building Research Establishment
- Title
- Timbers: Their Natural Durability and Resistance to Preservative Treatment.
- Coporate
- Building Research Establishment, Watford, England
- Report
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BRE Digest 296,
August 1985,
4 p.
- Keywords
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wood
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durability
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timber
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life (durability)
- Abstract
- Timber exposed to moisture for any length of time is at risk from attack by wood-rotting fungi. To obtain a good service life, it is important to select a timber species that is either naturally durable or amenable to preservative treatment. This digest explains how the durability and treatability of wood is classified, and lists these properties for over 200 species. It is concerned only with natural durability in relation to fungal decay, not resistance to attack by wood-boring insects, termites and marine borers.