To our valued customers: I want to offer perspective on the unprecedented circumstances currently affecting the lumber and plywood markets nationwide, as we move into the heart of the season.…
Ipe is a hardwood from Brazil that’s very hard. It’s strength has been compared to that of steel, and most often it needs to be pre-drilled before pieces are connected. Similar in…
We understand that safe, on-time job site delivery is one of the most important services we provide. No matter the job site or storage conditions, our licensed delivery crews get…
Tim Cole has served as Chicago Flameproof’s Inside Sales Manager since March 2018. For more than a decade, Tim worked as a journeyman carpenter for a major general contractor in…
Specifying and Using Fire Retardant & Preservative Treated Wood
Our good friends at the Western Wood Preservers Institute have created some excellent resources to assist Industry professionals in gaining an increased understanding of how fire retardant & preservative treated…
One of the purposes of this blog is to help increase reader's knowledge and understanding of what we do in the Wood Treatment Industry and how that impacts you and…
Alternative Materials & Methods and the Emergence of Spray-Applied Fire Retardants. With the emergence of spray-applied fire retardants and other topically applied systems, I feel that it’s only pertinent to…
