| Environmentally preferred building products that are harvested with the least damage to the environment and the forest. Harvesting only trees that are dead, dying or diseased. A step beyond todays certified wood products. |
Best Choices in Wood
Building Material
We believe it is possible to have healthy forests and at the same time to use wood products as building materials. Working with Guilt Free Wood assures you of the finest wood products and of the highest standards of environmental responsibility.
Our line of building materials from "Guilt Free Wood" includes shingles, fencing boards and lumber.
Guilt Free Wood Products are the premium choice for wood building products. The natural beauty and strength of mature wood is unrivaled.
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SHINGLES
FENCES
POST & RAIL
LUMBER |
Asphalt roofs are one of the most popular roofing materials currently in use in the United States. These roofs are made from a limited and polluting resource. The more natural roofing materials such as ceramic roofs are made from products that are stripped from the earth. Tile, clay, concrete and metal roofs are also mined from the earth, not to be renewed. New lines of outdoor easy-care decking and siding materials promise a lifetime product, but will end up polluting landfills. |
Renewable Resource
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Guilt free wood for your roofing and fencing materials is doing the right thing for our forests and for future generations. Wood is a renewable resource Harvesting in a careful manner, we respect the health of the world's forests and the well-being of the people who depend on them. |
Biodegradable These Guilt Free Wood products are capable of being decomposed by biological agents, thereby greatly reducing their environ- mental impact. |
The Trees of Guilt Free Wood Products
Primary causes for the demise of trees harvested for Guilt Free Wood include:
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Harsh conditions in the north cause many trees to become hollow-butted. This condition can continue up the trunk, eventually killing the tree. These trees are in a stage of deterioration or dying. Natural wind blows and extreme winds actually blow over giant trees whose roots have been loosened by winter rains. Dead stumps and salvage left by prior logging operations. Hemlock luper eats foliage of hemlock and cedar. These trees cannot photosynthesize and die standing. Forest fires run through forests leaving dead standing timber. |
Harvest Methods
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To minimize potential erosion, materials are lifted off the ground and brought to a landing area. We will employ helicopter or yarder logging and always use existing roads. Wood wastes from our harvest will be utilized for compost or mulch products. No burning is done in our harvest! |
Quality
We are inspected by British Columbia Ministry of Forestry and
California Department of Forestry and enjoy a reputation for quality.
AT QUALITY RETAILERS
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OFFICE (800) 423-2205 FAX (530) 722-1198 |
P.O. Box 492166 Redding, CA 9604 |
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SUPPORTING THE PRODUCTION OF WOOD ON A SUSTAINED RENEWABLE BASIS |