| Chromated copper arsenate treated wood, or CCA | | | | lumber and keep the wood looking nicer looking |
| treated wood, has caused eyebrows to raise in | | | | longer. This wood stain is indeed deep penetrating |
| question from all around the country. Is this type of | | | | and is available in multiple colors so that you can |
| wood safe for my deck? It is safe for my children to | | | | create the look you desire for your structure. |
| play on? The answer: yes. The Environmental | | | | Do not purchase film forming deck stains. Film |
| Protection Agency (EPA) has deemed that CCA | | | | forming deck stains are a danger because, although |
| treated wood poses no unreasonable threats to | | | | they provide a beautiful finish finish for a short while |
| health or safety and does not require that decks, | | | | the stain quickly peels after exposure to the |
| playground equipment, and other structures built with | | | | elements. This becomes very unattractive and |
| this type of lumber be torn down. However, when | | | | requires the tedious stain stripping process. A |
| children play outside around CCA treated lumber or | | | | penetrating wood stain will absorb into the pores of |
| on any other structure they should wash their hands | | | | the wood and provide a deep protection for the |
| before eating. Also, food should not be placed | | | | wood. The DEFY Epoxy Fortified Wood Stain comes |
| directly onto CCA treated lumber to decrease | | | | with ultraviolet protection to shield the wood from |
| unnecessary exposure to arsenic. | | | | the sun as it protects the wood from precipitation. |
| Should you be scared about your CCA treated | | | | Sun can do major damage to your wood by quickly |
| lumber? No you should not but applying a deck | | | | fading its color. |
| sealant to your wood is an added precaution against | | | | CCA treated lumber does not cause an extreme |
| the dangers arsenic poses. Although there are | | | | health risk. However, prevent any unnecessary |
| countless names and brands out there all claiming to | | | | exposure to arsenate, a human carcinogen, by sealing |
| be better than the next, one stain that has proven | | | | your wood with a deck stain. This deck stain will |
| itself time and time again is the DEFY Epoxy Fortified | | | | prevent excessive amounts of chemicals from |
| Deck Stain. Instead of merely forming a film over the | | | | seeping into the soil surrounding your wood structure |
| wood, which quickly loses its ability to protect the | | | | and will allow less to come in contact with loved ones |
| wood at all, this deck stain will penetrate the wood's | | | | like pets and children. |
| pores. This will help to contain the chemicals in the | | | | |