Maple Ridge, BC, Canada test site

 

 

Site Information

Organization: FPInnovations
Contact person:  Rod Stirling
Who uses it or can use it?: FPInnovations
Is it a contract testing site?:  Yes
Location: Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
Coordinates: 49.266104 N, 122.571153 W

 

Type of testing

Decay: yes
Termites or other insects: No
Ground Contact: AWPA E7 (stakes), E8 (posts), PEM-10 (2013)
Above Ground: AWPA E25 (decks), E9 (L-joints), PEM-11 (2013) (Ƴ-joint), shakes and shingles
Weathering: Coatings on siding, decking
Marine: No

 

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay (brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot): All
Termite species: No
Marine Organisms: No

 

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 2150 mm
Temperature mean: 9.6⁰C
Climate Index: 63 (Scheffer index)
Soil-type (if ground contact testing): Sandy silt loam

 

Additional images:

References: (last 7 years only)

  1. Morris, P.I., Laks, P.E., Ingram, J.K., Larkin, G.M., Stirling, R., 2015. Above-Ground Decay Resistance of Selected Canadian Softwoods at Four Test Sites after Ten Years of Exposure. Forest Products Journal. In press.
  2. Morris, P.I., Ingram, J.K., Stirling, R., 2015. Field performance of old-growth and second-growth western red cedar fence posts with and without barrier wraps. International Research Group on Wood Protection. Document No. IRG/WP/15-10838. 7p.
  3. Morris, P.I., Stirling, R., Ingram, J.K., 2014. Field Testing of Wood Preservatives in Canada XXIII: Performance of Field Cut Preservatives. Proceedings of the Canadian Wood Preservation Assocation. 35: 10p.
  4. Morris, P.I., Temiz, A., Ingram, J., 2014. Borate redistribution in glulam in an above-ground field test. International Research Group on Wood Protection. Document No. IRG/WP/14-30652. 16p.
  5. Stirling, R., Morris, P.I., 2014. Effect of pigmented photo-protective pre-coats on the service life of transparent and semi-transparent coatings. Proceedings of the Canadian Wood Preservation Assocation. 35: 15p.
  6. Morris, P.I., Stirling, R., Ingram, J.K., 2013. Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada XXII: Shingles and Shakes. Proceedings of the Canadian Wood Preservation Association. 34: 14p.
  7. Stirling, R., Morris, P.I., 2013. Performance of coatings on wood treated with carbon-based preservatives. International Research Group on Wood Protection. Document No. IRG/WP/13-40638. 11p.
  8. Stirling, R., Morris, P.I., 2013. Improved coating performance on wood treated with carbon-based preservatives and UV/Vis-protective pre-coats. Forest Products Journal. 63(3): 95-100.
  9. Blanchard, V., Stirling, R., 2013. Plasma pre-treatment enhances field performance of exterior wood coatings. Wood and Fiber Science. 45(2): 228-231.
  10. Morris, P.I., Ingram, J.K., Stirling, R., 2012. Durability of Canadian treated wood. Proceedings of the American Wood Protection Association. 108: 12p.
  11. Morris, P. I., Ingram, J., Larkin, G., Laks, P., 2011. Field tests of naturally durable species. Forest Products Journal. 61(5): 344-351.
  12. Morris, P.I., Ingram, J.K., 2011. Field testing in Canada XX: Durability of CA- and ACQ-treated Canadian wood species in stake and decking tests. Proceedings of the Canadian Wood Preservation Association. 32: 18p.
  13. Stirling, R., 2010. Residual extractives in western red cedar shakes and shingles after long-term field testing. Forest Products Journal. 60(4): 353-356.
  14. Laks, P. E., Morris, P. I., Larkin, G. M., Ingram, J. K., 2008. Field tests of naturally durable North American wood species. International Research Group on Wood Protection. Document No. IRG/WP/08-10675. 11p.