Council changes stand on timber treatment

The Auckland City Council will start accepting building consents for construction using the spray-on preservative TimberSaver after a preliminary report suggesting there is no evidence the boron treatment does not work.

The council last month rejected building consents using the treatment, despite the Building and Housing Department saying it had no right to do so.

Council principal building officer Bob de Leur said the council would attach an advice note to approved consents stating how the boron-treated timber should be used.