Multi Treatments Limited
Effectiveness Against Insects
Because borates have been used for so long in wood preservation, an enormous amount of data has been compiled on their effectiveness against wood boring insects.
Because borates do not work by attacking the nervous system of insects they need to be ingested by the insect in order to take effect. For this reason they may take longer to take effect but as the borate is non volatile it remains in the timber, thus increasing the length of protection.
Other treatments that rely on the use of insecticides such as lindane or permethrin tend to be volatile and over quite a short period of time can 'off gas' into the surrounding air, leaving the timber unprotected.
ProBor wood preservatives are based on water-soluble borate, a timber preservative that has been extensively researched over the last 50 years. The products in the ProBor range are formulated for use against fungal decay (dry rot, wet rot) and wood-boring insects.
How are ProBor products different?
ProBor products are able to penetrate into the timber through the cell walls which allows them to move much more deeply
into the timber than conventional preservatives. This gives ProBor products an extensive performance advantage as no timber
preservative can start working until it comes into contact with the insects or fungi that it is designed to defend against.
The picture below demonstrates the penetration of ProBor DB into timber compared with a conventional preservative.
Borates have the distinct advantages of low mammalian toxicity, a low hazard to the environment and, unlike conventional preservatives, they exhibit superb penetration into damp timber. Hence they can be used in high-risk areas such as embedded joist ends, lintels, wall plates, etc...
Contact us for friendly advice, estimates and Inspections.
Effectiveness Against Insects
Because borates have been used for so long in wood preservation, an enormous amount of data has been compiled on their effectiveness against wood boring insects.
Because borates do not work by attacking the nervous system of insects they need to be ingested by the insect in order to take effect. For this reason they may take longer to take effect but as the borate is non volatile it remains in the timber, thus increasing the length of protection.
Other treatments that rely on the use of insecticides such as lindane or permethrin tend to be volatile and over quite a short period of time can 'off gas' into the surrounding air, leaving the timber unprotected.
ProBor wood preservatives are based on water-soluble borate, a timber preservative that has been extensively researched over the last 50 years. The products in the ProBor range are formulated for use against fungal decay (dry rot, wet rot) and wood-boring insects.
How are ProBor products different?
ProBor products are able to penetrate into the timber through the cell walls which allows them to move much more deeply into the timber than conventional preservatives. This gives ProBor products an extensive performance advantage as no timber preservative can start working until it comes into contact with the insects or fungi that it is designed to defend against.
The picture below demonstrates the penetration of ProBor DB into timber compared with a conventional preservative.
Borates have the distinct advantages of low mammalian toxicity, a low hazard to the environment and, unlike conventional preservatives, they exhibit superb penetration into damp timber. Hence they can be used in high-risk areas such as embedded joist ends, lintels, wall plates, etc...
Contact us for friendly advice, estimates and Inspections.
