174 - Accoya
About this episode
This episode discusses Accoya, a chemically modified wood that is water and rot resistant, highlighting its benefits and the acetylation process.
Accoya is a chemically modified wood to make it water and rot resistant and extremely stable. Not to be confused with chemical treatment like pressure treated pine, the chemical modification or acetylation process is non toxic and permanent. Accoya warrantees their products for above and in ground contact and has transformed the humble, planatation grown Radiata Pine into a wonder material.
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