Sustainability is an important consideration these days when it comes to building and it is something that the team at Fraemohs have taken seriously since the very beginning, over 50 years ago.
All of our homes feature sustainably-grown New Zealand timber so you can rest easy that you are not promoting the destruction of forests on the other side of the world. Because our timber is all sourced locally this also means there are no carbon miles being accumulated transporting it across the oceans.
At Fraemohs Homes we use an Australian product called Vacsol Azure for treating our Solid Timber homes. The wood is coated with special preservatives which protect it against decay and insects. This product is an eco friendly timber treatment because it is non-metallic. Some other methods of treating wood involve the use of metal compounds and there have been some concerns about the health risks and impact on the environment from using such metal-based timber treatments.
In view of the health concerns surrounding volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which can be released by paint, we choose to use Resene’s Zylone Sheen VOC Free paint in our homes.