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Frequently Asked Questions
About Treated Timber

Properly treated timber produced in accordance with our Standards is designed to be safe, long-lasting, economical, and serviceable. Treated timber has hundreds of applications ranging from utility poles and rail sleepers to outdoor decks and recreational equipment. The use of treated timber poses no measurable risk to humans, animals, plant or marine life.

Here are some of the questions consumers most often ask about treated timber, including safety, care, and maintenance:


Some of the FAQs answered on this site have been adapted from those found at preservedwood.com. The TPAA thanks the AWPI for identifying some of the FAQs and the need to address such popular issues; the questions and answers are as relevant to treated timber in the Australasian environment as they are in North America and elsewhere.


Whilst the TPAA endeavours to ensure that any advice, recommendation, specification or information it may give is accurate and correct, it cannot accept any liability either directly or indirectly arising from the use of products or information, whether or not in accordance with any advice, specification, recommendation or information given.
 
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