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Southern Forest Products Assn. revamps pressure-treated pine specifications

Southern Forest Products Assn. revamps pressure-treated pine specifications

It provides information to assist with the proper specification and use of pressure-treated Southern Pine materials. 


By BD+C Staff | March 5, 2014
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) has published a new 2014 Edition of the booklet “Pressure-Treated Southern Pine.”

It provides information to assist with the proper specification and use of pressure-treated Southern Pine materials.

A copy is now available as a free PDF download at www.SouthernPine.com. “It represents a complete reorganization and revision of the previous edition,” says SFPA’s Eric Gee, director of treated markets.

(http://www.southernpine.com/2014-edition-pressure-treated-lumber-guide-available/)

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