Tigerwood decking has a beautiful striped appearance and lasts a long time, but if you want the wood for your deck to come from a sustainable forest, you need to make sure it is FSC certified. This ensures that the tigerwood cut for your deck comes from a sustainable resource, which means you support good forestry practices. Here is buy FSC-certified tigerwood decking. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Contact the Forest Stewardship Council. They have offices worldwide, but in North America, their offices are in Reston, Virginia and Toronto, Ontario.
2. Ask for a recommendation of FSC-certified tigerwood suppliers. In the US, just navigate to the FSC United states website. Canadian buyers can use the FSC Canada website.
3. Click on the "Certificates in U.S." link. This brings up a search box with several options in it. Choose your state and hit "search." This brings up a list of suppliers sorted by name in your state.
4. Select a supplier to bring up their contact information and web address.
5. Call the supplier directly to see if they supply tigerwood decking and if their tigerwood decking is FSC certified.
6. Check with your building contractor to see if he works with the supplier you select. Give your builder the contact information and possibly even the shipping information as well.
7. Enjoy your FSC certified tigerwood deck.
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