Babb Lumber Company

Frequently Asked Questions

• A number of building supply dealers no longer carry treated wood products with AWPA on the end tags. However they claim their products are equivalent and meet all standards. What is this? If the tag does not have the AWPA logo, the product does not meet AWPA standards. While most inspectors will allow substitution of other treated products, there is no "equivalent" or direct substitute for AWPA standards. If the dealer does not carry AWPA treated wood products, we suggest that you look elsewhere.

• Why does Babb Lumber not produce the "micronized" products? Babb Lumber has chosen to produce only pressure treated wood products that meet AWPA standards for service life. While the "micronized" products have been in the market for several years, these products have not passed the AWPA review process and have not been awarded AWPA Standard status. Also we have some unresolved health and environmental concerns regarding the use of copper nano particles and Babb Lumber has chosen to avoid these products until these concerns are addressed and resolved to our satisfaction.

• Some other treated wood producers seem to be focused on environmental certifications and green points rather than AWPA Standards. Why has Babb Lumber promoted AWPA Standards instead of green certifications?  Actually Babb treated products also qualify for green points and our Ecolife product sets the standard for environmentally friendly products. But green certifications are no substitute for proven product performance as indicated by the AWPA Standard logo. With Babb Lumber products you get both proven performance and green certifications!