Wood Chat

Part 6 - Snow and Ice Removal

Best practices for removing snow and ice from your deck

Part 5 - Cleaning Wood Decks

Learn why sodium percarbonate and oxalic acid are better for cleaning your deck.

Part 4 - Staining Treated Wood

Recommendations on when to stain and what to use

Part 3 - Hardware and Installation

Hardware, installation tips, treating end cuts and removing the grade stamp

Part 2 - Treated Wood Sizes and Project Plans

This week we cover common treated wood sizes in nominal and actual dimensions plus links to popular project plans.

Part 1 of a 10-part Series: AWPA Use Categories and End Tags

AWPA's Use Categories - five main and 12 sub categories for pressure treated wood. End tags explained.

10-part series answers questions on treated wood

Answers and resources for treated wood questions

Viance launches new ultrapolenxt.com website

"Designed as a user-centric site for wood pole producers, utilities, and communication companies,..."

DCOI Added to RUS Bulletin for Specification for Wood Poles

RUS Adds DCOI to RUS Bulletin for Specification for Wood Poles, Stubs and Anchor Logs

Proposals pass towards AWPA standardization

Key proposals pass unanimously as first step toward AWPA standardization.

Visit us at The Utility Expo, Booth B1116, September 28-30.

Utilities Wanting to Convert to DCOI

With penta production ending in December this year, RUS is allowing material waivers.