Termites Would Rather Starve Than Eat New Pest-Resistant Pine on Windows and Doors In the ongoing fight against termites, JELD-WEN, Inc. has developed AuraLast™ wood windows and doors built with solid pine; they carry a 20-year warranty against termite infestation and wood decay. Based in Klamath Falls, Ore., JELD-WEN is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry — the Supplier 100 of NAHB. “In our tests, termites show no affinity to AuraLast wood and will literally starve to death before they’ll touch it,” said Joyce Richter, JELD-WEN windows communications manager. “It’s definitely the biggest revolution to hit the wood window and door market in decades.” Unlike the standard treatment process in which pieces of wood are dipped in a solution that gives them a thin top coating, AuraLast wood is treated in a vacuum/pressure process that forces the active anti-termite ingredients all the way through to the core of the wood so that screw and nail holes don't compromise its integrity. |