Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: building material questions

[M.Studer (mstuder]

Porch Material: was just wondering if you had considered plastic lumber? -
it's made from recycled plastics (milk jugs etc) and is pretty durable and
low/no maintenance.


Paint: There just happens to be an article in the current issue of Mother
Earth News on the very subject of "planet-friendly paints".  You can read a
shortened version of the article at
http://www.motherearthnews.com/200/saferpaints/index.html.

Company and Contact information was provided in the magazine, but I don't
see it on the website so here it is:


NO- VOC NATURAL PAINTS:

Bioshield Paint
800-621-2591
www.bioshieldpaint.com

The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co.
978-448-6336
www.milkpaint.com

Sinan Co.
530-753-3104
www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/sinan


LOW AND NO-VOC LATEX PAINTS

American Formulating and Manufacturing Enterprises (SAFECOAT)
800-239-0321
www.afmsafecoat.com

Benjamin Moore & Co.
800-826-2623
www.benjaminmoore.com

Chem-safe Products
210-657-5321
www.ecowise.com/green/paint/chemsafe.shtml

ICI/devoe Paint (Wonder-Pure)
888-681-6353
www.devoepaint.com

duron Paints (Genesis)
800-723-8766
www.duron.com

Frazee Paints (envirokote)
619-276-9500
www.frazeepaint.com

ICI/Glidden (lifemaster)
800-454-3336
www.iciduluxpaints.com

Kelly-Moore paint co. (enviro-cote)
888-562-6567
www.kellymoore.com

Miller Paint co. (Acro)
503-233-4491
www.millerpaint.com

Mccormick Paint (Natural Odor-free)
877-724-6855
www.mccormickpaints.com

PPG architectural Finishes (Pure Performance)
800-441-9695
www.ppgaf.com

rodda ((Horizon)
800-452-2315
www.roddapaint.com

Sherwin-williams (Harmony)
800-474-3794
www.sherwin-williams.com


Also in another sidebar that is not on the website, but is in the mag: some
other "nasties" to watch out for in paint are:  ammonia, glycol esters,
heavt meatals (cobalt, cadmium), phthalates (dibutyl phthalate), and
toluene(methyl benzene).

Good Luck with your project!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HeidiNYS [at] aol.com>
To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: [C-L]_building material questions


>
> Hi,
> We are in throes of building,  looking to our co-ho cohorts for input/have
> some to offer
>
> 1.  Porch material:  anyone know if the newer presure treated lumber is
> safe???
>
> 2.  siding: after lots and lots of phone/reading, we may have fibre cement
> options kind of sorted out.  write if interested!
>
> 3:  glass:  can insulated glass doors provide the insulation of a regular
> door/regular door w inulated glass insert??  Seems to us, insulated gladd
better
> that regular, however not as warm as inulated metal/fiberglass.....??
gather
> that beautiful wood is not a good insulator....
> All for now,
> oh... anyone have experience with an environmentally friendly paint??
> otherwise, will use Behr/Ben Moore..
> best,
> Ruth Cantines Island CoHo, Saugerties,NY
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