ProWood Dura Color® pressure-treated lumber helps fill the gaps between everyday treated wood decking, cedar and redwood decking, and high-end synthetic decking. It's not a topical stain that fades away; it's a colorant that's driven deep into the wood fibers, creating beauty that's guaranteed to stand up to the elements for years. The Dura Color treating process provides a rich cedar-tone or redwood-tone appearance that doesn't fade to gray, unlike cedar and redwood.
The color is part of a treating process that includes an EPA-registered, waterborne wood preservative system to protect against termite attack and fungal decay (rot). In addition, new water-repellant stabilizer additives are helping MCA-treated wood decking like ProWood resist the effects of weathering. So today you can get wood that protects against the elements and offers long-lasting, beautiful color.
Color-treated wood isn't new. Koppers Performance Chemicals (formerly Osmose Wood Preservation) is a leader in wood preservative technologies that has been providing color-treating solutions for years. In fact, Universal Forest Product companies have been producing colored wood fencing for nearly a decade. But with the new color-treating technology, lumber decking has made significant strides, offering a better look for a treated lumber deck. Although composite and PVC decks have gained market share in recent years, pressure-treated wood decking still carries the lion's share of the market. And it's no wonder: It's inexpensive, easy to work with and can be found at any lumberyard.
In addition to decking, ProWood Dura Color is available in virtually any size dimensional lumber as well as finished products (like fencing and pergolas), giving DIYers more building options.
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