Wood Information Sheet 2/3-16 Preservative treatment for timber - a guide to specification
Publication Year
2018
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Factors influencing wood decay, appropriate preservative treatment and post-treatment; considering service life, in-service environment and natural durability of timber species and regulated products.
Document History
Superseded by the March 2021 edition, with minor amendments. March 2018 edition. Supersedes the April 2017 edition. First published 1991; revised 2006, 2012, 2016 and 2017.
Publisher Information
BM TRADA
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.
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