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Will the moisture controlling properties of BluWood have any affect on splitting, checking, warp, bow and other “natural” wood properties?

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Will the moisture controlling properties of BluWood have any affect on splitting, checking, warp, bow and other “natural” wood properties?

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Yes, the water repellent property greatly reduces the intake of moisture into the surface of BluWood. The vapor permeable quality slows the moisture vapor transfer from the environment AND from within wood. Builders often experience more “usable” wood on the job-site, especially after the framing package has been delivered to the job-site and been exposed to rainfall or high moisture. Conditioning building components with BluWood reduces unusable lumber left over on the job-site, reducing lumber waste factors by as much as 50 percent on extended projects where wood framing is exposed to the weather for longer periods of time.