Larry's Bridge 

After years in the hot Texas weather Larry's precious oriental styled bridge was seeing some where and tear.

This is a shot of the crossboard from Larry's Japanese Bridge, he replaced the older one with the newer ones treated with CedarShield.    

Larry wanted to arrest rot and breakdown of the original bent hand rails from the elements, fungi and pests for years to come. Larry painted his exsiting hand rails, once he treated them with CedarShield.

Larry's Bridge

Re-opens!

Now treated to remove all water content in the wood, freshly painted, the bridge is once again open for grand children and young lovers in his lovely backyard. 

Dave’s Grand Deck Project

Dave wanted to build a spacious new deck onto his 1960 era home, and make it wheelchair accessible, a project that required imagination and CedarShield! Like all home owners thinking of making this kind of investment, Dave wanted to protect the structure for the long haul. 

After, pouring the foundation to support the new structure... 

Dave turned his attention to the lumber to be used on the deck and ramps and discovered CedarCide on line. “CedarShield was exactly what I was looking for to stabilize the wood from expansion and contraction, greatly enhancing the lifespan of the wood…”

Every piece of lumber used including the adorning Cedar shake tiles were treated and protected first with CedarShield Deck, Dock and Fence.

The Finished project, transformed and ready for the 4th of July Celebration with all the grandparents, even those in wheelchairs!

Rick's Log Structure

We contracted with a local lumber mill to produce some log cabin siding. Dr. Ben suggested green wood was ideal for stabilization. The paramount objective was to arrest the wood shrink common to log cabin structures which is what causes log splitting.

With the help of a local logger and the saw mill operator we were able to do a transition from standing timber to finished siding in 4 hours! The moisture content was still 48%. 

The log cabin siding was placed on sawhorses with the round side up. We proceeded to spray the timber using an airless paint gun. Dr. Ben suggested 1 gallon of Cedarhield per 100 square foot of surface area for the 2” x 6” x 16’ siding would be a satisfactory application amount. He said treatment of one side was all that was needed.

We sprayed the wood to a glossy wet finish, by the time we sprayed a 100 square foot area the Cedarshield had wicked into the wood. A two coat process was all that was needed to apply the proper amount.

Within minutes my crew was attaching the siding to the framework of the structure.

As the crew cut the wood to proper length we observed that the Cedarshield had wicked all the way through the siding but was dry to the touch. The timber was getting lighter each hour.

Dr. Ben suggested we wait at least 72 hours prior to painting the wood. He said the catalytic conversion taking place in the wood created an ethanol gas that in discharge could bubble the paint. We elected to use a Sherwin Williams exterior paint formulated for water cleanup. The paint easily adhered to the treated wood.

We used both brush and roller to apply the paint, making sure we had adequate paint in all the cracks and crevasses. Since the siding had a lap and gap joiner it was not necessary to use chink between the logs. We may come back and chink the logs for aesthetics at a later date. The chink manufacturer advised us that tests they had performed suggested a perfect adhesion and that the Cedarshield would not compromise the chink.

After the calking and when the nail holes were filled with drywall mud we applied the finish coat of paint with the airless paint gun. This provided a uniform finish over the total area of the structure. 

I am elated with the final results of my log structure. It is now 12 weeks since we finished the project. Not one crack or split in the wood anywhere. This is unheard of in wood construction. It is truly a onetime, life time treatment. Thanks for the dynamic technology. We are eternally grateful to you Dr. Ben!

Rick Cowert-RAC Electrical-Houston, Texas