Marine Treated Piling
Wood is an ideal marine construction material. When exposed to wind and waves, the resilience of wood can yield superior performance as compared to rigid construction materials. Wood can't rust, won't corrode, and doesn't spall. It can usually be repaired in a more efficient and less costly way than other construction materials. And repairs can be made in all kinds of weather, in both wet and dry environments, often using nothing more complicated than ordinary carpentry tools.
Without adequate preservative protection, however, wood is subject to destruction from such marine organisms as Toredo (a shipworm that bores elaborate tunnels within wood) and Limnoria (gribbles that attack the exterior surface in a band around piling). Wolman preservative can prevent these organisms from destroying wood.
Robbins borate pressure-treated wood protects against:
Typical saltwater applications
for Wolmanized wood include:
|
Soil contact, freshwater immersion |
.40 |
6.40 |
|
Saltwater splash |
.60 |
6.40 |
|
Saltwater immersion |
2.50 |
19.20-32.00** |
|
Piling |
|
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|
Soil or freshwater immersion |
.80 |
12.00 |
|
Saltwater immersion (zone 1) |
2.50 |
N/A |
|
Saltwater immersion (zone 2) |
1.50 |
19.20-32.00** |
* per Canadian Standards Association
** depending on species
Zone 1:
East Coast - south of New Jersey
West Coast - San Francisco Bay and south
Zone 2:
East Coast - New Jersey and north
West Coast - north of San Francisco Bay
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