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Wood Coatings and Preservatives
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TYPE Online Course
DURATION 45 minutes

Wood coatings and preservatives

Summary

Created for specifiers, this 45-minute Continuous Professional Development (CPD) course covers the important issues you need to be familiar with if you are selling timber coatings or preservative treated timber and helps you understand your customers’ needs. It has been produced by Wood Campus in collaboration with the Wood Window Alliance and the Wood Protection Association, and is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Once you have completed all sections of the module and successfully assessed your knowledge, you will be able to print your CPD certificate.

Target Staff

Senior staff involved in buying, stocking, merchandising and selling wood coatings and preservative treated timber, as well as warehouse and yard managers.

What you'll learn

  • What factors affect timber coating performance, including the characteristics of different timber species, design factors and end-grain exposure
  • The different types of stains and paints available, as well as factory-finished paint systems
  • Advice on maintenance cycles for different coatings in various exposure conditions
  • The natural durability of timber species
  • About how British Standards Use Classes work
  • About the different preservative treatment methods and their benefits, focusing on industrial pre-treatment
  • About fire retardant processes and treatments

Course Benefits

Provides an understanding of timber coatings and preservative treatments and ensures you sell the optimum quality products and can advise your customers on the customer on the best long-term performance of the timber you sell them.

Wood coatings and preservatives