3. Wide range of colour selection available
Picket&Rail has been at the forefront of adopting formaldehyde free manufacturing. Our custom cabinetry offerings has been formaldehyde free since 2017.
To better understand how deadly formaldehyde is we need to know a little bit of history. As of June 1, 2018, it is illegal to manufacture or import composite wood products in the United States if they contain excessive amounts of formaldehyde.
This seriousness of the problem and the need for a major improvement to consumer safety is the result of a lawsuit filed in October 2017. The Sierra Club and Louisiana-based A Community Voice, represented by Earthjustice, challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Administrator Scott Pruitt’s delay of the formaldehyde limits. The plaintiffs watched people become ill from exposure to formaldehyde, a carcinogen that causes respiratory ailments and exacerbates asthma.
The products involved are the paneling, cabinets and flooring often used in manufactured housing and travel trailers. The wood products — particleboard, plywood, fiberboard — contain adhesives, and the adhesives contained formaldehyde.
The health problems came into sharp focus in 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita sent thousands of Gulf Coast residents into temporary, emergency housing built with materials containing formaldehyde. Many people complained of splitting headaches, burning nostrils, breathing troubles and more.
In the wake of these serious health issues, Congress passed a law in 2010 requiring the EPA to adopt the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) tough formaldehyde-emissions standards for composite wood products nationwide. But the EPA fell into a multiyear pattern of delaying putting the new limits in place until the result of the lawsuit in 2018.
20 years ago Chipboard used to be associated with cheap furniture. The quality was poor and it had a bad reputation. Now with the advent of technology, engineered wood has become the future of furniture.
Over 20,000 sqft of furniture
American Black Walnut, American White Oak, American Poplar, German Light Oak
Storage beds, platform beds, tatami beds, bunk beds, leather beds, tall beds for tall people, customized bedroom
Matching wardrobes, nightstands, dressers, mattresses, storage headboards
To protect and increase your mattresses lifespan and comfort
Under bed drawers, shelves and trundle storage options
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