Project of the Month

This beautiful home, designed by Patkau Architects, was recently awarded the coveted 2024 Wood Design & Building Sansin Award. Overlooking Cadboro Bay in Victoria, BC, the single-story home features a stunning ceiling arbour of finger-jointed western hemlock manufactured by Sansin partner Canadian Bavarian. The KP-12 UVW and SDF Topcoat specifications designed for this project provide the proper level of protection for the wood, while meeting the designs aesthetic requirements.

Watch this video to learn more about Arbour House: 2024 Wood Design & Building Sansin Award Winner – Arbour House

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Precision Coat SDF

A penetrating one-coat finish for exterior wood.

Precision Coat SDF provides tough, effective protection for wood siding.

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Precision Coat KP-12

Adaptable wood protection for industrial applications.

Dramatically improves topcoat performance for timbers, dimensional laminated lumber and engineered wood, while also protecting wood during construction. Can be used as the first coat of an architectural coating system.

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This gorgeous log home, designed and built by Sansin partner Davidson Log & Timber Artisans, is located in Washago, Ontario, the gateway to cottage country. The home is constructed of premium eastern white pine logs that were treated with Sansin’s Timber-Tec protective wood formula. The logs were then finished with Sansin’s WoodForce in a dark Thunder color to create a weathered look and even out the imperfections on the logs. The exterior trim is accented in a beautiful Sage Green SDF formula, and the Timber-Tec Chinking pops in a lighter Limestone shade. Inside, Sansin Purity Glacier in a soothing Pretzel color protects the timbers and millwork. “We are all happy with how it turned out; it really looks great,” said Matt Davidson, owner of Davidson Log & Timber Artisans. “We are big fans of your product and love how the grain still pops!”

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Purity Glacier

A crystal-clear finish for high-wear interior wood surfaces.

Beautiful glass-like finish, available in clear or solid formulations, for cabinetry, walls, doors, windows, furniture and even floors.

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This beautiful lakeside home is nestled into a dense sugar maple forest in Algonquin Highlands, Ontario. Designed by Building Arts Architects, the home’s tree-lined perch offers expansive views of the forest, sky, and the waters of Kawagama Lake. Sansin partners Element 5 and Timmerman Timberworks selected KP-12 to protect and beautify the CLT during the construction phase. The dark SDF – Onyx 27 exterior contrasts to the lively colors of the forest. On the inside, the wood is protected by Purity Interior Glacier with a final sheen of Extra Low Lustre. The interior feature walls are coated in Purity Interior 0-VOC Stain – Ebony 3426, beautifully contrasting the light interior.

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Purity Stain

Beautiful penetrating stain for wood interiors.

Easy to apply without streaking and available in a wide variety of striking colors that enhance the natural beauty and grain of interior wood.

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The new Toronto Montessori School (TMS) Middle School is a 10,000-square foot addition to the TMS Upper School campus in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The timber and steel structure, designed by Farrow Partners, adds six new Middle School classrooms and two flexible breakout areas. The glulam timbers on the exterior (from Sansin partner Timber Systems Limited) are shaped like trees that cast playful shadows into the classrooms. Exposed glulam ceilings and timber posts carry the beauty of wood inside. The interior glulam and the timber deck were protected and beautified with two coats of Precision Coat SDF in a custom color. The exterior glulam is made more durable and beautiful with a complete system of KP-12UVW, Precision Coat SDF and Precision Coat SDF Topcoat, all in custom colors.

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT

Precision Coat SDF

A penetrating one-coat finish for exterior wood.

Precision Coat SDF provides tough, effective protection for wood siding.

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Embois is a Sansin partner that designs beautiful homes that feature wooden components on everything from the posts and beams to the floors, ceilings, walls and siding. All of the wood on the interior and exterior of the structures is protected with Sansin Precision Coat SDF in custom colors. “Sansin produces best-in-class wood stains that protect the wood without turning it yellow and let the beautiful texture of the wood shine through,” explains Gil Ayers, project manager at Embois. This five-bedroom home was built in the Le LAGOM development near Mont-Tremblant in Québec. It’s a minimalistic design with floor-to-ceiling windows that integrates into the forested natural setting. The dramatic dark color palette from Sansin allows the home to stand in perfect harmony with the natural surroundings.

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT

Precision Coat SDF

A penetrating one-coat finish for exterior wood.

Precision Coat SDF provides tough, effective protection for wood siding.

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This three-level vacation home is located on the eastern shores of Lake Muskoka just outside of Bracebridge, Ontario. It is a secluded location with lots of trees for privacy, yet plenty of floor-to-ceiling windows to capture the stunning views. The owners wanted to keep the interior wood as natural looking as possible and wanted to use a low-VOC coating. They worked with McCoy’s Decorating to select Sansin Purity Glacier in a satin finish for the home’s cedar and fir. McCoy’s has been using Sansin for over a decade because of its environmentally friendly properties, as well as its superior protection and beauty. They say Sansin Purity Glacier is also very forgiving during application, leaving no start and stop lines.

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT

Purity Glacier

A crystal-clear finish for high-wear interior wood surfaces.

Beautiful glass-like finish, available in clear or solid formulations, for cabinetry, walls, doors, windows, furniture and even floors.

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The Lodestar Tower is a public art piece that is crafted out of FSC-certified, laminated Yellow Alaskan Cedar and custom-fabricated steel braces. The sculpture is a collaboration between DS Studio, Fishtnk and Tom Svilans. It stands 24.5 feet (7.5 meters) tall and is 13 feet (four meters) wide at its base. The Lodestar was erected at a previously under-used public plaza and stands as a gateway for this up-and-coming neighborhood, beckoning residents to gather under its canopy. To protect and beautify the wood, a comprehensive Sansin system consisting of KP-11, PC SDF (Tortilla) and PC SDF Topcoat in a custom color were applied to the sculpted mass timber.

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Precision Coat SDF

A penetrating one-coat finish for exterior wood.

Precision Coat SDF provides tough, effective protection for wood siding.

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CAMM is a family-owned business that specializes in the manufacturing of eco-responsible tiny houses. The structures are constructed of white cedar, a stable, extremely durable, and highly textured material. The wood on the interior and exterior is exclusively protected with Sansin finishes to provide exceptional durability while bringing out the warmth of the cedar. This NARVÄL model is protected with two coats of Sansin SDF – Natural Cedar, on the exterior and two coats of Sansin Purity Glacier – Clear, on the interior. CAMM is committed to using locally produced and ecological materials, which led them to Sansin’s durable, low-VOC, water-borne finishes, which they purchase from Sansin dealer L’étoffe Rustique.

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SDF Topcoat

Enhanced protection in either clear or solid color.

For additional protection, topcoat with this clear base tinted to your project specifications. Enhances base coats with a more saturated, finish in either clear or solid color formulas.

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Sansin was the exclusive provider of wood protection for the first Kappe Architects designed home built outside North America. The residence is located near Berlin and features redwood imported from California, Douglas Fir beams, Iroko molding and Red Oak flooring. The wood was protected with Precision Coat SDF, Precision Coat SDF Topcoat and Precision Coat WoodForce. The home was designed by a firm founded by Ray Kappe (1927-2019), who was noted for his Southern California modern aesthetic. The homeowner, Lars Triesch, selected Sansin for its experience with wood protection on various species. He also appreciated Sansin’s consulting service that resulted in the right combination of products for the desired protection and aesthetic. “We selected Sansin initially for its experience working with redwood – that’s knowledge that is hard to find in Germany. But as we learned more about Sansin’s products, we knew we wanted to use them for all the wood on the house,” he said.

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT

Precision Coat SDF

A penetrating one-coat finish for exterior wood.

Precision Coat SDF provides tough, effective protection for wood siding.

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The Foster School of Business Founders Hall at the University of Washington, designed by LMN Architects and built by Hoffman Construction Company, is the first fully mass timber building on campus. Protected with Sansin, the greenest building at UW is an 85,000-square foot facility designed to achieve 76% reduction in cumulative carbon emissions. The mass timber is sourced from sustainable managed forests and finished with a system of Sansin’s low-VOC coatings that bring out the beauty of the wood while providing superior protection. The columns and beams were pre-coated with Sansin Eos by partner Western Archrib, and Purity Glacier was applied to the columns on-site. The glulam stair treads and landing on the signature staircase are coated with Sansin Eos, followed by a second coat of Sansin Purity Floor – Gloss with a final coat and desired sheen of Sansin Purity Floor – Low-Luster.

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Purity Floor

Ultra-tough gymnasium grade protection for floors.

Easy to apply, and durable, chemical- and scratch-resistant, Floor is the ultimate in beauty and protection for wood floors of all kinds.

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