<pre class="wp-block-preformatted has-vivid-red-color has-text-color"><strong>Treatment and Preservation Methods for Timber Wood preservation is the process treating wood with solutions (chemicals) so as to make it poisonous for insects and fungi. The solutions used for this purpose is referred to as preservatives. We need to treat timber to preserve it and make it last longer. Wood can be attacked by fungus, rot and insects, or dried out by the rays of the Sun. to help prevent this, we can use the following products, depending on where and what the timber is being used for. <strong>Classes of Preservatives <div class="sign-up-notice-after-excerpt-two" style="background-color:powderblue;"> You are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following: <ul> <li>The complete lesson note and evaluation questions for this topic</li> <li>The complete lessons for the subject and class (First Term, Second Term & Third Term)</li> <li>Media-rich, interactive and gamified content</li> <li>End-of-lesson objective questions with detailed explanations to force mastery of content</li> <li>Simulated termly preparatory exams</li> <li>Discussion boards on all lessons and subjects</li> <li>Guaranteed learning</li> <li>Win great prizes for topping the <a href="https://www.primacyebooks.com">Primacy Ebooks</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sensei-message info"></div>