When homeowners build new fences, decks, gazebos, or playsets, they want to know the wood they’re using will stand up against the rain, snow, and other outside forces of nature, including insects. Our treated lumber for residential uses and applications will stand the test of nature and time keeping your backyard safe and looking great.

Fire-retardant lumber is a cost effective and highly flexible alternative solution as compared to steel framing, concrete, or expensive sprinkler systems (where allowed by an architect or engineer). We use ICC and UL listed Fire Retardant products that are pressure-impregnated, interior fire-retardant treatments for lumber and plywood for enclosed structural applications, and can be substituted for non-combustible materials without affecting building classification.

ICC and UL fire retardant lumber is commonly accepted by building codes for partition walls, store fronts, fixtures and roof construction in shopping centers, and requires no special tools or skills. Fire retardant trusses and roof decks often qualify a masonry wall building as “non-combustible” for insurance purposes, and use of fire retardant wood partitions instead of untreated partitions often allows for an increase in square footage and lower insurance rates.

Additionally, the use of fire retardant wood roof decking is usually accepted in lieu of parapet walls in multi-family dwellings even when sprinklers are mandatory, and the use of fire retardant wood can further reduce fire insurance rates.

Central Nebraska & Iowa Wood Preservers are one of very few providers in the country qualified and certified to produce hundreds of different timber products and parts for government, public utilities, and transportation applications. Starting with 6′ x 8′ x 18′ lumber, we can cut and mill raw timber into any type of block or post needed, with custom pre-drilled hole formations.

Specifically, CCA treated wood offers widespread availability, easy handling and modification, long life, and low cost in a variety for highway applications. Treating requirements appear in AWPA Standard C14, with treatment of 0.60 pounds of CCA per cubic foot as most common and 0.50 pcf or 0.40 pcf also frequently specified. Whether for state government use, county needs, or use on local road projects, lumber is treated to a retention level specified by each governmental agency or municipality.

Sample products and applications include:

Timber Bridges

• CCA treated wood offers rugged, long-lasting performance in bridges

Guardrails, Posts, and Spacer Blocks

• Wood is resilient and absorbs impacts better than most building materials
• Various components can be made according to the particular specifications and shipped on the same truck

Signposts

• Pre-drilled or solid and customized for your application’s specifications, signposts are available in 4×4 and 4×6 up to 20 feet (24 feet by special order)

Retaining Walls

• Timber retaining walls, in solid and crib designs, can prevent erosion while maintaining an attractive, natural appearance

Treating wood and lumber for marine or water based applications is a cost effective and attractive alternative to other products such as wood composite, fiberglass, and plastics. Whether you are a boat manufacturer or a boat wholesaler, Central Nebraska and Iowa Wood Preservers can kiln dry and treat wood to specific moisture levels so that it remains flat and dry.

A Permanent Wood Foundation (PWF) is an in-ground, engineered construction system designed to turn a home’s foundation into usable living space. An alternative to conventional block or solid concrete foundations, PWFs are constructed like the lumber-framed walls of the rest of the home, with plywood sheathing attached on the exterior. The PWF uses wood that is pressure-treated with preservative to protect the wood against decay fungi and termites.

Builders who use PWFs say they like them for their design flexibility, their ease of installation, the long-term customer satisfaction they provide and – in many cases – their cost savings. Homeowners like them because they are dry, warm and comfortable, energy-efficient, and easy to finish, decorate and remodel. PWFs also provide more basement living space than masonry for the same outside dimensions, and they use wood, a renewable resource.

Model building codes and federal agencies, as well as lending, home warranty and fire insurance institutions, have all accepted PWFs. Industry standards (AWPA U1) and building codes require the wood used for PWFs be treated to a retention level of 0.60 pounds of CCA per cubic foot and then re-dried after treatment.