The most durable high gloss wood finishes tend to have additives and chemicals in them. But, those additives can mean these finishes aren’t always the safest thing to use in your kitchen. So, in this post, we explain the difference between a food safe and food grade wood finish — and why it matters for
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Paint is probably one of the most whiff-potent wood finishes around, when it comes to releasing lung-burning fumes. And — as anyone who has painted a room can attest to — paint fumes can stink up the place for weeks. And those fumes are a very real concern — especially if you want to add
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A lot of popular paint products are very toxic. Whether it’s the chemicals they contain — or their eye-watering fumes — those paints are far from safe to have around your guinea pigs. But, is there a durable guinea pig safe paint you can use? Well, in this post, we dive into what Volatile Organic
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If you want to add a pop of color to your rabbits wooden hutch, then you’re going to need a pet-safe paint. Why? Well, because rabbits sometimes like to gnaw on bits of timber. And your pets won’t make an exception when it comes to a painted wooden hutch. Yet, so many different types of
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The safest wood you can use in your garden should be free of toxic treatments and harsh chemical preservatives. That way you can feel certain that no dangerous toxins will leach into your garden soil. Now, you may already know about the dangers of using certain pressure treated timbers in your garden. But what about
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Sandboxes can be so much fun for kids to play in. But, ‘fun sandboxes’ must first and foremost be ‘safe sandboxes’. Which means that you need to be careful about which wood finishes or treatments you use on that wooden sandbox. Now, pressure treated wood has earned a reputation for being the sort of timber
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Floors need to be made from strong sturdy material that can handle load-bearing stress. And, that material also needs to be good at shrugging off water spills, moisture, and humidity. So, natural solid durable woods, such as Oak, wholly fit the bill as a hardwood floor. But, what about a manufactured wood such as Particle
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Rabbit hutches should be dry, warm, and most importantly, safe places for your pet to live in. And, when it comes to wooden hutches, it would be nice if they were durable too. But, some of the chemicals used to treat and preserve wood can be too toxic to have near your rabbits. So, what
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So, you want to make a wooden home that’s safe for your guinea pigs. But, when you take a quick glance at the ingredients in most wood finishes, they’re often full of chemicals. And most (if not all) of those chemicals are not the sort of things you’ll want anywhere near your pet. However, a
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If you want good clean burning firewood for your fireplace, then it needs to meet a few key criteria. Criteria such as wood density, moisture content, and even that wood’s sap content. But, there’s one criteria that matters the most above them all — and that is the toxicity of that wood species. Which begs
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