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Hardwood is Environmentally Friendly 100% renewable resource that is available 100's of turned and carved profiles For full customization wood is the green material of choice.

Interior Woods:

Alder, Basswood, Cherry, Maple, Sap Maple, Poplar, Red Oak

Exterior Woods: White Oak, Western Red Cedar, Fir, White Pine,

Clear Pine, Mahogany, Knotty Pine

Products Made from Hardwood

Columns and Pillars porch posts railings & balusters

For Rotted Column Bases Hardwood, when chemically treated provides brand new replacement Attic Bases and Tuscan Bases

For store fixtures and kitchen cabinetry wood cannot be surpassed.

Items like mouldings bar rail panel molds carvings corbels

and kitchen posts furniture legs are all hand crafted in hardwoods

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
Cherry	76	Type 3

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
Douglas Fir	70-100	Type 3

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
White Oak Interior & Exterior	100	Type 3

White oak is specified for exterior by most architects today. Cedar is a softer wood and the profiles are not as sharp. White oak is much harder and denser providing sharper features and long lasting prosperities. Under a microscope the cells are closed thus the wood is less porousWhite Oak was used in ancient galleons for the keels due to it's strength and ability to repel water. Due to the hardness it is more resistant to insect infestations Red Oak is another story and should be used only interior as the cells are more openThus White Oak is the wood of choice for exterior applications

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
Red Oak	100	Type 3

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
Western Red Cedar	69	Type 2

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
White Pine	75	Type 3

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
Poplar	170-185	Type 3

Fire Rating for Various Woods
Species	Flame Spread	ASTM-E84 Rating
Yellow Birch	105-110	Type 3

Your Green Solution: Construction and Installation

Wood Products that are carved or turned are always made from multiple staves glued together. For exterior elements such as column bases, exterior grade glue is employed. The wood staves are kiln dried hardwood lumber. All lumber is NHLA graded and dried to 6 to 8% moisture content. Wood staves are glued as apposed to Solid wood blocks to increase the strength and durability of the product.

Wood should be treated prior to installation see

PROLONGING THE LIFE OF WOOD

All wood is acid based and should never touch alkaline based concrete as the wood soaks up the lime moisture from the concrete continuously. Simply place a plastic sheet (ie insulation plastic) between the wood element and the concrete substrate. This is the same procedure that one takes when finishing a basement with the wall frame sill touching the concrete floor.

Imperial Productions®

Powdered Wood Composite

applied to a Hardwood Base