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Sika Wood Preserver

Sika offers a great range of globally respected wood preservatives which have a number of applications. From preventing wood rot and decay to protecting timber against all wood boring insects, our industry-leading wood preservatives out-perform traditional solvent products.

What is a wood preservative?

Broadly speaking, wood preservation can be defined as all the measures taken to ensure the longevity of wood. However, when we talk about wood preservative products, these are chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatments, pressure treatments or lumber treatments) which aim to increase the durability of wood, wooden structures or engineered wood, by extending the life of outdoor wood products up to 10 times the life of untreated lumber, while also protecting the material from timber’s three main enemies – fungi, termites and wood-boring insects.

What are Sika’s Sikagard wood preservatives?

Products which offer a solution to wood degradation problems – from decay, moulds, and sapstain, to fungal rot and wood destroying insects – are all considered wood preservative chemicals. It’s a general practice to treat lumber and freshly cut logs with Sika’s wood preservatives before manufacturing them into products (e.g. utility poles, rails, fence posts and seasoned building materials, as well as deck furniture and playground equipment).

What are the best types of wood preservatives?

In light of the fact that wood is one of the most popular construction materials found in modern homes, it is unsurprising that contractors are investing in measures to ensure its longevity through various preservation methods. As a result, there are many types of wood preservative chemicals available, each with their specific uses and strengths.

The wood preservative chemical products currently available on the market fall into these types: water-borne preservatives, oil-borne preservatives and Chromate Copper Arsenate (CCA). Each of these types has its unique benefits – water-borne preservatives, for instance, are the cheapest wood preservative option widely accessible on the market, while CCA is a time-tested pesticide ideal for protecting wood against fungi, termites and other pests which might be a threat to wood products. Oil-borne wood preservatives, on the other hand, have historically been a popular choice for treating outdoor structures (e.g. bridges and railroad tiles) to prevent rot or as a disinfectant and pesticide.

What are the advantages of using Sika wood preservatives?

In addition to extending the lifespan of wooden materials, opting for treated wood is also more environmentally friendly – compared to the environmental cost of steel and plastic, the cost of treated wood is significantly lower, as the material’s service life is extended with treatment.

Not only is preservative treated wood economical for the environment, it is also economical for your construction budget – instead of spending a lot on substitute materials like aluminium, concrete and steel, which cost more due to manufacturing requirements, import fees and environmental protection costs, you’d be saving a great deal by investing in Sika’s wood preservatives.

Sika’s wood preservatives range currently includes three products:

Sikagard Wood Preserver

SIKAGARD WOOD PRESERVER is a low solvent, low odour solution based on Micro-fine active technology. The fungicides and algaecides present in these formulations are finely dispersed so that wood penetration and hence effectiveness is much greater than standard wood preservation products. In addition the use of ultra light fast pigments on the coloured variants give an even fade resistant finish which will last for years. SIKAGARD® WOOD PRESERVER is fast drying and non flammable; and application to wet timbers is possible without loss of performance. It is specifically designed to deeply penetrate all wood and joinery to give long lasting protection from damage caused by wet rot, dry rot, decay and fungi.

Sikagard Universal 5 Star Wood Treatment

SIKAGARD® UNIVERSAL 5 STAR WOOD TREATMENT takes care of all your wood treatment and
preservation needs in the one can. It is a low solvent; low odour solution based on Micro-fine active
technology with added fungicides, algaecides and Permethrin to actively kill and protect against all
known wood rot; decay, fungi and wood boring insects. The fungicides and algaecides present in
these formulations are finely dispersed so that wood penetration and hence effectiveness is much
greater than standard wood preservation products

Sikagard Woodworm Killer

SIKAGARD® WOODWORM KILLER is a ready to use treatment for the eradication of all types and life
stages of wood boring insects and their larvae, specifically woodworm. It is a low solvent; low odour
solution based on Micro-fine active technology with added insecticide to penetrate deep into the
wood to actively kill and protect against re-infestation. SIKAGARD® WOODWORM KILLER is fast drying and non flammable.