My 15k House - Ep. 20 - DIY Borate Wood Treatment

[@gracemeneses9910]

Such helpful information. Ty

[@reer5340]

thanks for the advice

[@troutvision]

you're so generous with your knowledge: product choices, rationale, tips n' tricks... thanks, jd - really appreciate it, love your channel - peace

[@oinksfromiowa3755]

Hi from Iowa, USA! Little by little your home is coming together.

[@goodandgreen]

amazing. so great how you are making your own everything and showing us what and why. Thank you !

[@hwinny2]

I hope you’re safe from the fires🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@My15KHouse]

Thankfully yes

[@JuliaenBen]

Thank you for all your video’s, they are the best! I love it how you offer simpel solutions and explanations using your knowledge of chemical processes which are durable, sustainable and no treaty to the health, I hope they are as easy to copy as you make it look as I am going to try serval of them on my own 100+ year old house renovation.

[@My15KHouse]

You're very welcome :)

[@truthteller8459]

I enjoy watching the progress your making on your home, Woo Pig Sooey !!!

[@myitaliantherapyginafiore4414]

JD that was great information. Thanx so much. I bought 6 acres in central with a river and i will be building a small home. I arrive in December. This is great information for future use to paint on all wood. Appreciate your research and info. Cheers. Glad to have you back. Gina in Upstate New York USA moving to Portugal/Italy

[@My15KHouse]

Happy to spread the knowledge, I definitely wish I knew about this in the past. Plus the main treatments here are cypermethrin based which I would be surprised if that lasts more than a year with the heat and sun here

[@myitaliantherapyginafiore4414]

@@My15KHouse Fun love your little bits of info. Will come in handy when I build my small house on the property I bought> WIll treat all and any wood before I build. Mostly cement, steel and render but I am sure there will be some wood. Thanx > Have fun. Are you there full time now for the olive season and winter? Gina

[@My15KHouse]

as far as I know I will be here full time

[@myitaliantherapyginafiore4414]

@@My15KHouse good for you. Thanx for all of the episodes

[@philgower]

Thanks, that was very interesting and informative.

[@My15KHouse]

very welcome

[@patrickwiklund2039]

👍

[@melodymacken9788]

Fantastic. Rotorua, New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@farmingirl4281]

Borax is still used for laundry in the U.S. It’s still sold in the grocery stores, I have some in my laundry room.

[@TheImanuelita]

Will definitely put this into good use. Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@Kim-J312]

They use to use Borax as laundry soap way back in the day early 1900 ,maybe 1800s . My grandmother 👵 made soap 🧼 using it

[@airenesmiler6624]

Your resourcefullness is terrific, finding a solution for bugs that is better for the environment and yourself. Poor Amy at @Chroniclesofrosieres could have used this.

[@My15KHouse]

I could have used this in the past too, very glad I found a recipe

[@johncarlson4817]

I was exactly in your situation, unbelievable that there is no commercially available product in Europe that's used in almost every framed house in the US 🤯 I'm guessing it's because of lack of such houses here... There are a few wood-insect insecticide products but they've all got some carcinogens in them - no, thank you...

[@My15KHouse]

Exactly, and the ones here aren't for long term prevention, so you'd have to keep poisoning your house every few years, really mind boggling to me

[@delscovil5597]

You said 8oz. but I’m sure you meant 8 cups. Great work!!!

[@My15KHouse]

yep, didnt catch it til after it was uploaded

[@dianebaker5243]

Lovely video 🥰👍

[@My15KHouse]

Thank you

[@marinadiaz4995]

Enjoyed your video, especially the "capitalism" comment. Look forward to the next one.

[@meaquindinho541]

I don't know why- capitalism. Yep. Nice to see you. Thanks for having me over.

[@beverlymartin1414]

Hi from a sunny day in Upstate New York.

[@bethloomis8961]

...And a rainy day in Nashville.

[@tessasinclair6315]

... the second day of spring, in South Africa 🌺

[@bridgwll]

Blowing a gail in Melbourne, Australia.

[@dcnz]

Not the bore worms! I know it’s not related but it’s what popped into my head when I read the title lol

[@pepitapulgarcita5051]

❤❤❤

[@petelite]

Bug comes out of one of those holes at 8:46!!

[@dianebaker5243]

The one that got away 😮

[@fcouperin]

excellent video! thank you :) are you learning Portuguese?

[@My15KHouse]

thanks! yes, I took a class which helped a lot but still a long way to go

[@NicoletteEBedford]

Another post, J D asked about your garden? I'd like to know as well, as you were away, or did you ask neighbour to at least water the plants 💐🐝

[@My15KHouse]

I just let the rain water it, winter is wet enough to not have to do any watering. I think pretty much everything survived except the strawberries (and the neighbor's sheep got out and ate the broccoli) but I didnt get back in time to have a summer garden so I will start a winter one when the rains start back up in the fall

[@marklloyd6433]

Thanks, I was looking to see if anyone had made it and done a video. Pounds and ounces, fluid ounces though,.. honestly what an indefensible nonsense. Now in Europe you can look forward to a future without that rubbish! :)

[@freemountain4801]

1/2 gallon is 64 ounces. 8 ounces is 1 cup. 1 cup is just under 240 ml.

[@My15KHouse]

yeah, I meant 8 cups but didnt catch it to make a correction

[@juliequinlan6564]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙

[@hwinny2]

I don’t know what you meant, but a half a gallon is 64 fluid ounces

[@hwinny2]

I see you used 8 cups not 8 ounces

[@Kate-wn9mi]

Maybe you mean half a pint?

[@My15KHouse]

Oh wow I didnt catch that, I definitely meant cups lol

[@tessasinclair6315]

​@hwinny2 🙃 I see what you did there - 8oz being a cupful...

[@hwinny2]

@@My15KHouse yes my VoiceTranslator works pretty badly

[@rachf348]

Are you safe from the fires?

[@My15KHouse]

Yes, luckily most are north of there but still very smokey

[@kalle1957]

According to the european REACH regulation Borax and Boric acid are substances of very high concern. Both are classified H360FD (May damage fertility and the unborn child). Maybe that‘s the reason this is not standard.

[@My15KHouse]

I know thats why its not in the laundry section of the grocery store anymore, but every other wood treatment is way more toxic to people and the environment, just the fumes alone probably cause more damage to fertility and fetuses, thats what doesnt make sense to me, so there must be more to it than just that. But even in the US, if you just want to go pick up some from the hardware store, I've never seen it, just the "standard" super toxic stuff.

[@kalle1957]

@@My15KHouseWell, to say that there are even more dangerous substances out there doesn‘t sound that important to me when I see you barefoot on the freshly coated floor.😱 I‘ve been following you since you posted your very first video. Please take care of yourself. I want to see the work finished.🛠️ 😊 I alwas enjoy your new videos.

[@My15KHouse]

dont worry, I always wear the ppe when I need it, but for this I was only walking on the untreated parts so as not to make a mess, and for borates to be an issue you pretty much have to eat a not small amount. rest assured that I research everything as much as I can. here is a quote from a National Institues of Health study: "These in vivo results show that percutaneous absorption of boron, as boric acid, borax, and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, through intact human skin is low and is significantly less than the average daily dietary intake. This very low boron skin absorption makes it apparent that, for the borates tested, the use of gloves to prevent systemic uptake is unnecessary." and from the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health: "It clearly appears that human B [boron] exposures, even in the highest exposed cohorts, are too low to reach the blood (and target tissue) concentrations that would be required to exert adverse effects on reproductive functions"

[@ram1brn]

did you have a garden this year ?

[@My15KHouse]

not really, I got back too late so I'll start a winter garden when the rains start again

[@GnarledSage]

It’s “capitalism” what allowed you to get all you needed to buy from over the world and at reasonable prices. Next time don’t hate capitalism, be thankful that we have it.

[@My15KHouse]

lol

[@dorisrosa62]

Can’t you get poison with those chemicals in your cooking pots n utensils you used ??

[@My15KHouse]

No, that is why I am using them. Propylene glycol is a food additive and the borates are about as toxic as table salt, and they are all water soluble so wash off easily