A word to the wise - TimberSIL wood
It may well be fireproof but rot resistance does not seem to be a strong suit.
From Bulldog writing at
Maggie's Farm:
Rotting Promise
Many stars took it upon themselves to head to New Orleans post-Katrina. They hoped to provide comfort and assistance to the unfortunate people impacted by the storm. As I've noted here, I have no quarrel with people giving their time and effort to a worthy cause. I respect those who put their time and money on the line.
I also respect trying to be 'green', if that's what you're into. I'm 'green', though not in a manner Ed Begley, Jr. would approve.
However sanctimonious some Hollywood stars may be, it's disturbing to see well-meaning organizations get swindled.
Going overboard on the green express will undoubtedly lead to more problems such as those Brad Pitt's Make it Right Foundation has experienced. A new, but untested, method of treating wood which avoids toxic chemicals was used on portions of New Orleans homes. The wood is now rotting.
Some claim the problems were due to New Orleans' humidity. I have to wonder, since they ran into issues up north.
One of the comments really nails it:
It seems that everything the Left does in a environmental "sustainable" effort turns out to be folly. From corn to ethanol to wind power. I think the problem is that the end justifies the means and it really doesn't matter to those pushing the folly if it is successful because all that matters is that they mean well. To a great extent that is what our war on poverty has become as well. Now pushing out a few babies guarantees you welfare at rates that equal a middle class income while requiring ever increasing taxes which reduce a working middle class income to a level approaching poverty.
So true...
Posted by DaveH at January 4, 2014 12:04 PM