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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Eco Red Shield Protected Lumber is a major breakthrough in lumber protection and for the building industry. This revolutionary, eco-friendly lumber is protected by a coating that controls the moisture in lumber and protects the lumber from mold, wood-rot, termites and fire for the life of your home. To back it up, Eco Red Shield Protected Lumber comes with a 10-year warranty. [No other lumber can say that. Eco Red Shield Protected Lumber is eco-friendly and safe to use. It contains no formaldehyde or hazardous chemicals. We feel that this protected lumber can significantly reduce the demand for timber because structures built with it will last longer and won't require the same amount of maintenance or repair due to mold and termite damage.Eco Red Shield Protected Lumber is protected against mold, thus providing a healthier environment for people who live there - it emits no odors while being protected in the most innovative way. It was recently awarded Greenguard certification for indoor air quality and was found to significantly reduce the natural formaldehyde emissions from raw framing lumber.
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•Eco red shield is an eco-friendly lumber coating that provides protection against mold, termites, rot and fire, utilizing a wraparound coating on all six (6) sides of every board
•Eco red shield protected lumber (through third-party testing) has no negative results on wood fiber strength, its non-corrosive to the fasteners, it does not contaminate the landfill as evidenced by its level-one material safety data sheet (MSDS) and it’s safe around children and in schools
•Eco red shield’s coating is really the only lumber product today that inhibits mold growth, even on green wet lumber, simply put, lumber coated with eco red shield can sit outside in the rain and still be covered by eco’s 10-year limited warranty
•Eco red shield lumber meets the code for use as the sill plate in any and all jurisdictions as a replacement to the green-colored treated lumber that is traditionally used for termite and rot protection, moreover, our eco red shield lumber utilized as sill plate offers enhanced mold protection, and value-added fire protection
•Eco red shield is approved for use on every stick of lumber in your building because of its low VOC emissions, as a result of low VOCs emissions, eco red shield has been recognized and certified by greenguard for superior indoor air quality, and for use around children and schools
•With respect to exterior lumber products, there is nothing that comes close to eco red shield protected lumber, siding, trim, handrails and even deck framing members for above ground contact, eco red shield protected lumber utilized in exterior weather protected applications shall be protected against direct wetting, at a minimum one (1) coat of primer and two (2) coats of finish paint
•MFG Model # : 1000007995
•MFG Part # : 1000007995