Comments on: Eco-Friendly Wood Treated with Non-Toxic Liquid Glass!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:56:35 +0000

Merle – try calling Timbersil directly: 703-941-5171.

You could also try e-mailing them and asking for a local distributor: rdixon@timbersilwood.com.

By: Merle Farnham

Merle Farnham — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:44:28 +0000

I am still waiting for a reply as to who the local lumber yard in the Albany, NY area is. This is my 3rd. request.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:33:01 +0000

Yes. This is a wonderful product. And sadly it’s a little hard to find. Go to their website at http://www.timbersilwood.com/ and contact the company. Tell them you heard about them on Greenovation.TV and ask if their is a distributor in your area. If not, you can get it shipped from other parts of the country. But, then you may have to pay a shipping fee that will add to the cost. Good luck and let me know how it goes. Matt

By: Merle Farnham

Merle Farnham — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 02:43:10 +0000

I am very excited about this product. I m very concerned about protecting my own health, the health of customers and the environment. I am still trying to find a distributor of this product in upstate New York state.

By: Christina Snyder, architect

Christina Snyder, architect — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:04:52 +0000

The sodium silicate mixture is basically the same readily available compound that has been used for centuries to as a coating to make natural plasters more water-resistant, and was called “waterglass”. I’ve seen instructions for making and applying it in some Natural Plastering books. But apparently the innovation that these folks have come up with that might be difficult to self-replicate is their process for heat treating the saturated wood to fix the compound in it so it can’t leach back out when immersed in water again. I’d like to learn more about that process – can anyone tell me more?

Many plants that are naturally resistant to mold, rot and insects are high in silicon content in proportion to carbon. Silicon is just not edible to most life-forms, so it makes sense this would work.

As important as the non-toxic nature of the product is the non-corrosive nature. Most other pressure treated woods are highly corrosive to all ordinary fastners except stainless steel. IF one can’t count on your fasters to endure as long as the wood, there is not much point in building w/ P.T. wood. This alone could make it worth the price and long lead time involved, but I hope they are considering expanding their operations soon, or licensing their processes to operations in other parts of the nation.

By: Dr. Anna Marie

Dr. Anna Marie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:34:26 +0000

TimberSil will be our eco-friendly wood solution at Terra Verde! Great video!