Besides low-VOC water-based stains does Perma-Chink Systems make other earth-friendly products?
In addition to our stains, Perma-Chink Systems offers a wide range of sealants including Perma-Chink, Energy Seal, Stack-n-Seal, Check Mate, QSL and others. All of our sealants are low VOC water-based products. We do not make any oil-based products. One of the biggest impacts Perma-Chink Systems has made in removing toxic materials from our environment was introducing borate wood preservatives to the log home industry. For those unfamiliar with borates, they are composed of borax and boric acid, the same compounds found in eye wash solutions and laundry additives. Fortunately, although they are quite low in toxicity to humans and animals, they are quite effective in eliminating and preventing insect and decay infestations in wood. Prior to 1989 the only products available to prevent infestations of wood boring beetles, termites and decay in existing log homes were highly toxic, carcinogenic or corrosive. Perma-Chink Systems changed that by developing the first usable borate system that
