In many previous posts I discuss the use of boric acid during the process of replacing chinking, repairing logs and have identified several other uses where boric acid should be used as well as methods of application.
Boric acid works as a wood preservative — it kills mold, mildew as well insects and is very useful to have around any home - not just log homes.
I have received numerous emails and questions as to where to find boric acid. In fact more than one reader has emailed saying that they found boric acid at a local pharmacy which was both very small amounts and at an astronomical cost.
Boric acid is not very expensive and a little goes a long way.
I have placed in the side bar a link to the best source for boric acid they carry boric acid (PeneTreat) in the perfect sized quantities for most applications at a very attractive price.
Over a period of time I will be sharing my sources for materials as I have chosen them very carefully. I do not take such relationships lightly. Service and quality are chief concerns. I could easily load up on links to various suppliers of materials yet I refuse to do so. Links to such are chosen very carefully and only after extensive conversations.
Please follow the above link and should you wish to call them, ask for Mike Carey. He is a wealth of information. Tell him that Bearfort Lodge says hello.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Chauncey // May 10, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Hello. THANK YOU for the great info.
I’m confused about one thing. Is the link to PeneTreat the source mentioned for boric acid?
Chauncey
2 Bearfort // May 10, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Hello Chauncey - Thanks for visiting Bearfort Lodge. YES PeneTreat is Boric Acid. Just follow the link.
PeneTreat can be used mixed with water (follow the directions) as well as using it in dry form. As you may have read on many of my previous posts, I use dry boric acid to dust areas before chinking.
This is excellent stuff — it is a dry powder that comes in a 3 1/2 gallon bucket and a 5 gallon bucket.
3 log-cabin-adventures // Jun 15, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I am so glad I read this article because I have been trying to remember for some time what it was my parents used to kill ants when I was a child. It was boric acid! I kept thinking of borax but somehow felt that was wrong (though I love it for cleaning!). Now maybe we can take care of a persistent ant problem we have experienced both here and at our cabin. Thanks!
4 Bearfort // Jun 18, 2008 at 8:00 am
Log Cabin Adventures -
Thanks for visiting Bearfort Lodge - Yeah this stuff is killer for insects.
WOW - Ive been checking out your website - With your permission Id like to place a link to your site.
5 newlogger // Jul 8, 2008 at 9:41 am
thank you for your website it is very informative. We recently purchased a log hone, built 25 years ago and found some rotting logs, much to our dismay, that the inspectors didnt find. We are wondering if we can use boric acid as a compete all over the house protector. We plan on replacing the rotten logs, have it re-chinked and then use a protectant on the whole house. Can we do that with the boric acid or do we use a wood sealer and if so, what wood sealer do you recommend.? Thanks!
6 Monique // Aug 26, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Hi There, I sent emails to, and left phone messages for the company you suugested for Boric Acid. They did not return either. I am glad now, as the local farm feed store was able to order me in a 50 lb bag of boric acid for $49.95. That is a lot less than the website you have here, plus I didn;t have to pay shipping on top!!!
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