These shutters are perfect for homes in high fire danger areas and high humidity areas where damp air reduces shutter life.
Safe, Eco-Friendly, TimberSIL Treated Wood Tested Off the California State Fire Marshal’s Charts according to the Santa Barbara Independent’s report on the TimberSIL fire test:
“Various tests have been done to establish that a structure made of TimberSIL wood can resist catching on fire for 20 minutes of raging wildfire, therefore potentially preserving your garage, porch, or home.”
Kid and Mom invented and EPA approved, the patented product is virtually fireproof, rot proof, and is so green, that if you wanted to drop your Metamucil intake and eat this, you could! BuildingGreen and other sources can’t hymn enough praises for this wonder material.
14 Possible LEEDS Credits
Wood that Won’t Burn? Contradiction? We questioned it as well. The distributor on the other end of this inquisition probably felt like Colonel Jessep. We CAN handle the truth, but we’re not pushovers and it wasn’t going to be easy.
We took the TimberSIL, glass infused wood, and cut siding, crown molding, shake shingles and even built exterior shutters. The end products looked great and felt to be about 30% denser than untreated southern yellow pine. We were pleasantly surprised until we saw the fire video… then we asked ourselves, “How could you go wrong?”
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Popular Science Grand Award 2005 – Home Tech Category “Best of What’s New” – a round-up of what they consider the year’s most innovative products.
“Grand Winner under the “Home Tech” category is a wood treatment system called TimberSIL. TimberSIL is a non-toxic, non-corrosive, fire retardant, arsenic free wood treatment that is also free of heavy metals.”
Environmental Building News 2004 GreenSpec® Product – Top 10
“Perhaps the most innovative product recognized among BuildingGreen’s Top-10 of 2004 is a brand new pressure-treated wood product that relies on a unique mineralization process within the wood rather than toxins to protect it from insects and decay. And it does this without making the wood more corrosive. “If this product lives up to its manufacturer’s claims, it could quickly take over the market,” according to Wilson. “
Metropolitan Home Magazine
2005 Design – #41
Honors 100 of the most noteworthy personalities, places and extraordinary objects in the world of innovative design.
TimberSIL in the News
This Old House Magazine – Sep 2005 Non-toxic, Affordable Pressure-Treated Lumber by: Mark Powers
“Leave it to a chemist specializing in immune deficiency disorders to devise a pressure-treated wood that’s rot-proof, bug-proof, and so clean you could eat off of it. Its maker says it’s even safe enough to put in your mouth.
But we’re not sure why you’d want to do that. “
Popular Science – Nov 2005 “Pressure-treated lumber without the poison”
“TimberSIL employs sodium silicate, a mixture of sand and soda ash used since the 1800s in detergents and as an egg preservative. Lumber soaks in it under pressure, then bakes until an insoluble matrix of amorphous glass hardens throughout the wood. No amount of rain or wear will remove it – Bugs can look, but they can’t touch.”
Timersil wood in the news
Enviromental Building News – Oct 2004 “TimberSIL Nontoxic Pressure-Treated Wood”
“Virtually all of the chemicals used in pressure-treated wood – CCA (chromated copper arsenate), ACQ (ammonium copper quaternary), copper azole, and even borates – are formulated to do one thing: kill organisms that decay or eat wood. It stands to reason that chemicals selected for their toxicity might also affect humans and ecosystems. Most uses of CCA have been phased out due to toxicity concerns…”
Environmental Science & Tech – May 2006 “Toxin-free treated wood” by: Mary Kathleen Flynn
Metropolitan Home Magazine – 2005 Design – #41
Honors 100 of the most noteworthy personalities, places and extraordinary objects in the world of innovative design.
CUSTOM HOME Magazine – Jan 2008 Timber Treatment Technologies By Victoria Markovitz
Non-toxic, non-corrosive TimberSil uses the fusion of glass to wood, instead of more hazardous treatments, to resist mold, moisture, termites, rot, and decay. The glass also increases wood’s strength and fire resistance. It comes ready for paint or stain.
Definitely good to know. I have never heard of this until now, and will definitely be passing this information along to my clients! Thanks for the headsup!
Thank YOU for sharing this information. TimberSIL really is an exceptional new product. Joseph @ Architectural Moldings´s last blog ..Good Millwork: Fire Resistant Wood
It stands to reason that chemicals selected for their toxicity might also affect humans and ecosystems. LISA TORRES´s last blog ..2 Groups Of People You Should Network With!
This is a really useful article about shutters and one that we will be thinking about taking on board with our interior product. It makes a lot of sense to have fire proof shutters as an extra protection in the home. Many thanks!
Termite Proof! Oh my. I didn’t know this existed. Virginia is horrible with these destructive little pests. I love the fact that they are ecofriendly and can be shipped anywhere. Now I just have to find out if they come in hurricane “sizes”.
Getting shutters that are going to last through weather, rot, and other potential damage will definitely save in the long run, even if it is a bit more costly in the initial purchase price.
Located in Florida, Good Millwork has been manufacturing architectural moldings and wood trim for over 20 years. We have over 10,000 molding profiles, including crown, baseboard, casing, chair rail and other wood profiles.
Over 200 woods species are available. Orders are packed and shipped daily. LTL service is available in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas).
All molding profiles are available for full scale preview. Moldings not found in our database can be matched in 24 hours. All moldings are produced to approved CAD drawings. Order lead times are typically 5-7 days.
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Definitely good to know. I have never heard of this until now, and will definitely be passing this information along to my clients! Thanks for the headsup!
Twitter: @GoodMillwork
Thank YOU for sharing this information. TimberSIL really is an exceptional new product.
Joseph @ Architectural Moldings´s last blog ..Good Millwork: Fire Resistant Wood
It stands to reason that chemicals selected for their toxicity might also affect humans and ecosystems.
LISA TORRES´s last blog ..2 Groups Of People You Should Network With!
Twitter: @cognitive46
I have installed TimberSIL shutter and we are enjoying its advantages . We are feeling comfort .
This is a really useful article about shutters and one that we will be thinking about taking on board with our interior product. It makes a lot of sense to have fire proof shutters as an extra protection in the home. Many thanks!
Termite Proof! Oh my. I didn’t know this existed. Virginia is horrible with these destructive little pests. I love the fact that they are ecofriendly and can be shipped anywhere. Now I just have to find out if they come in hurricane “sizes”.
Twitter: @kiriemukai
Getting shutters that are going to last through weather, rot, and other potential damage will definitely save in the long run, even if it is a bit more costly in the initial purchase price.