Piling

Overview
Koppers is an industry leader in the production and treatment of timber piling for use in foundation and marine piling applications.

Features
Koppers supplies foundation and marine contractors with pressure treated timber piling made primarily from Southern Yellow Pine. All raw materials are selected in strict accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard D-25 and treated in accordance with the American Wood Preservers Association (AWPA) Standards C-1 and C-3. As with all of our products, Koppers employs strict quality control procedures to ensure compliance with all industry and customer specifications.

Benefits
Pressure treated timber piling provides soil and design engineers with flexibility and cost saving opportunities to be passed on to owners. Timber piles are routinely used to support all kinds of structures including industrial plants, commercial and residential buildings, highway bridges and railroad trestles. Extensive load tests have proven that timber piles can successfully be used to support design loads of 50 tons or more. Timber piles are economical, easily driven and readily available from strategically located inventories.

Available Products
Foundation / Land and Fresh Water

• Creosote – 12 pounds / cubic foot
• Pentachlorophenol - .60 pounds / cubic foot per AWPA U1-05 Commodity Spec. E
• Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) - .80 pounds / cubic foot

Marine (Salt Water) - per AWPA U1-05 Commodity Spec. G

• Creosote – 20 pounds / cubic foot
• Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) – 2.5 pounds / cubic foot

We have wood treating locations worldwide. Get the details of the facility that interests you.