Mass Timber & High Rise Wood Construction Application Channel-Ex Saferwood: Fire Retardant Treated Wood Products for Interior & Exterior Applications

SHOULD HIGH RISE WOOD CONSTRUCTION & MASS TIMBER STRUCTURES EXCLUDE A USE OF FIRE
RETARDANT TREATED LUMBER THAT IS WEATHER & WATER RESISTANT?
Outside exposed layer or inside wood layer of DOWELL LAMINATED TIMBER BUILDING(DLT), NAIL
LAMINATED TIMBER(NLT), CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER(CLT)/GLUE LAM TIMBER can be made from Ignition
Resistant Fire Retardant Pressure Impregnated Lumber or Plywood with advantages.
Although timber’s fire resistance/fire performance is superior to steel, exposed timber could easily catch fire &
develops substantial char on surface during combustion which poses sufficient hazard, while cleaning off thick soot
& repairing damaged net loss unprotected timber(can exceed 2”(51mm)/hour during fire) in high rise wood
construction could be an expensive process.
After withstanding continuous 12week wetting-drying weathering cycle, Class A rated Channel-Ex Saferwood was
tested to show no evidence of significant progressive combustion minimum for 30mins at Steiner Tunnel Test(ASTM
E84). With above background situation, extra minutes of fire retardant effect might mean a critical repair cost
saving after Mass Timber building fire by providing the buffer for the response time of firefighting. Also it can
significantly reduce blaze related danger by delaying ignition time and reduce smoke development.
Community perception might shift further on timber- framed high-rise support by the news the fire resistant Mass
Timber building is made of such ignition resistant material to discourage catching fire in the first place for enhanced
public safety.
All kiln dried Channel-Ex Saferwood line of flame spread resistant wood products are some of the most extensively
tested/validated at wide range of structural, internal, external and wild blaze scenarios in the industry. Channel-Ex
Saferwood is available as material for the Interior & Exterior application Cross Laminated Timber(CLT), Dowell
Laminated Timber(DLT), Nail Laminated Timber(NLT), Wood covering of Elevator Shaft/Construction Hoistway,
Plywood, LVL & other Engineered Wood, Lumber, Trusses, Poles/stakes, Fascia, Siding, Laths, Panels, Fencing or
Decking stock, Columns, Stair Case, Railing & Shake/Shingles. We also provide small volume based custom
treating services for Reclaimed wood/Barn wood/Salvaged timber/Flooring. If the opportunity permits in the future,
we invite you to compare your current product benefits vs Channel-Ex Saferwood.
CHANNEL-EX SAFERWOOD ADVANTAGE FOR HIGH RISE TIMBER CONSTRUCTION: STRUCTURAL,
DECORATIVE & BUIDING ENVELOPE PURPOSE
1- Interior application rated Channel-Ex Saferwood excels in dependability compared to other same-priced Fire
Retardant treated wood products(FR): they are often unable to handle accidental outside storage in rain, or
even short term condensation/leak to occur post installation without sufficient risk of losing FR ability.
Similarly, FR Coated wood has zero or very limited chemical penetration to the cell structure that frequently requires
fire retardant coating re-application in various situations.
Our products’ superior chemical formula and bonding can safeguard against such mishaps during or after wooden
high rise construction to increase operational efficiencies & save storage costs.
2-It could lead to reduction of insurance premium cost and elimination of building code dictated additional system
installment such as sprinkler & its water heating system, or extra firewalls in certain situations.
3-It might broaden exposed wood structure’s layout options which are otherwise often constrained by mandated
use of bland gypsum board based structural panels.
4-Life time Exterior use Channel-Ex Saferwood is one of the most enduring, reliable FR treated wood products in
the world.

5-At certain high fire risk areas conditions, it might enable options of installing genuine Western Red Cedar sauna,
other fire prone structures, or wood fencing/decking by meeting building code regulations where Exterior FR treated
wood sufficiently minimizes its risk of igniting fire.
6-Our highly durable fire performance wood products bring extra safety to the high rise or industrial wood structure &
its interior/exterior wood cladding, whether it is to delay ignition from the flame inside, passing wild fire, or
neighboring fires. This Channel-Ex Saferwood’s ability might also become relevant to heritage building
restoration/historic building preservation and protection from fire hazards.
OUR COMPANY:
ABOUT CHANNEL-EX:
Custom outsourcing manufacturer of Fire Retardant Plywood/Lumber(Exterior and Interior applications,
US/Canadian building code compliant: CLASS A), and other products including Western Red Cedar(WRC) located
in Vancouver BC. We have been working closely over 20yrs with the leading Fire Retardant Wood Treatment
company Chemco of Ferndale WA, USA.
Channel-Ex selects consistent long-term quality log & fibre suppliers to develop a strong relationship from its
inception in 2005. Since our sister company Channel Original(CO) was established in 1998 in Yokohama Japan,
CO has grown in sizes with 5 WRC sales offices/distribution centres as a producer-supplier of Japan’s dominant
fire retardant treated WRC exterior siding product WILL WALL & the largest high value WRC lumber dealer
across the country, with a prized specialty Yaku Sugi Cedar lumber manufacturing facility in the Southern Japan,
and a Hokkaido Hardwood Flooring plant in its North. Channel-Ex likewise has been managing CO's fire retardant
wood & other product procurement, production, & quality control activities in North America.
Channel-Ex web site is: http://www.channel-ex.com
ABOUT CHEMCO:
Our Channel-Ex Saferwood partner and one of the world’s premier treatment companies for fire retardant wood
and engineered wood products. It leads the North American Fire Retardant Wood Treatment industry by becoming
the first technology supplier of Cedar Shakes and Shingle for roof application in the state of California.
Channel Original and Chemco collaborated to create the first FR treated siding product that was able to pass the
stringent testing required in Japan and gained approvals for semi-combustible and non-combustible ratings.
Chemco web site is: https://www.chemco.org
ADVANTAGE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION:
In addition to Residential/Commercial building exterior cladding/interior decoration & truss sector, Channel-ex
Saferwood can benefit Industrial sector with its introduction of flame resistant raw material wood for Specialty Fire
Retardant Crating/Pallet, FR solid or LVL Scaffolding, Formwork, Plywood cover of Construction Hoist & other
Temporary Structures, Plywood Welding Mat, Marine Timber, Electrical Equipment mount/structures, Utility Poles, &
industrial Mat applications.
PRODUCT PRICING:
CURRENT OFFER:
INTERIOR USE FRT PRODUCTS, THIS PRODUCT ALLOWS TEMPORARY OUTSIDE STORAGE UPTO
3 MONTHS.
EXTEROIR PRODUCT PRICE IS ABOUT +15% of INTERIOR USE PRODUCTS.
PLYWOOD: 4x8'
Specie: Douglas Fir, SPF
Thickness: 3/8"(9.5mm), 1/2"(12.5mm), 5/8"(15.5mm), 3/4"(18.5mm), 1”(25mm)

LUMBER:
Specie: Douglas Fir, SPF, Western Red Cedar
Size: 2X3, 2X4, 2X6, 2x8, 2x10, 8-20'.
CUSTOM TREATMENT OF WOOD SIDING, UTILITY POLES, TIMBERS, LVL IS PROVIDED
specie: SPF, Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Aspen
Should you have a question about our products, please feel free to inquire us at Ben@channel-ex.com or 604-989-
5087.
Ben Rusuisiak
Specialty Wood Products, North American Sales
Channel-Ex Trading Corp.
1001-543 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C1X8 Canada
Office: 1(604)416-1450
Fax: 1(604)416-1451
Cell: 1(604)989-5087
E-mail: ben@channel-ex.com
Web: www.channel-ex.com