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Help us name our new favourite designer colours for BRODA® wood stain and coatings.

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Bill

WOOD STAIN COATINGS: Name the Coating Contest Our team is often asked to come up with special colour mixes and matches with our line of BRODA® PRO-TEK-TOR™ Natural oil Wood Stains, CLARITY™ Acrylic and PRO-THANE Urethane coatings. Some of these … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Bio Oils make our water borne natural oil stain a better choice.

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Bill

What is the difference between old-fashioned stinky oil-based wood stain and BRODA ® natural oil water borne stain? First, we use water, not harsh solvents to carry the oils into the wood. But the oils we use are an important … Continue reading →

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Creating artistic finishes with BRODA ® low-VOC natural oil wood coatings

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Bill

Most contractors appreciate the smooth, consistent finish of our BRODA ® coatings, but for some, a weathered country-style finish or distressed surface is a true thing of beauty. We have been asked to create artistic finishes on many occasions, by … Continue reading →

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We’re pleased to help bring colour to another Project in Place Community Playground.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Bill

Vancouver-based landscape architects Sharp & Diamond are doing it again with their Projects in Place Society. This non-profit group brings construction professionals together with the general public to design and implement projects that benefit their community. The CBR Projects / … Continue reading →

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Apple-box siding makes this is one of the sweetest cabin designs around,coated with wood finish stains by Broda.

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Bill

One of our BRODA ® customers, Shamus Finnegan at Green Suite Painting, recently sent us some pictures of his off-the-grid cabin currently under construction in the Okanogan Valley. Design builder Goodweather set out to transform this 5 acre farm into … Continue reading →

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When a wood finish fails, don’t give up.

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Bill

It can happen to the most diligent tradesperson or homeowner. The wood finish chosen (often by someone else entirely) fails and the project starts to look bad. This can be a case of film-forming coatings that do not let the … Continue reading →

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Another great community garden Project in Place – with low-VOC coatings by BRODA ®.

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Bill

Capilano University’s Community Garden is up and running, thanks to the hard work of the Projects in Place Society and a dedicated group of generous volunteers. The garden project features 67 raised bed planters, a tool shed, concrete stools and … Continue reading →

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Wood stain power for April showers – you CAN stain in damp weather!

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Bill

It may be blossom season in Vancouver, but April and May can still bring a lot of cool, damp weather throughout Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Fortunately, BRODA ® PRO-TEK-TOR natural oil wood stain works great in these kinds … Continue reading →

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The world’s nuttiest way to do laundry. (But hey, it’s natural!)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Bill

At CBR we like things natural – wood, natural oil stain, fresh powder… so when we came across Kickbutt Nuts™ natural cleaner for laundry, and learned it was actually made from 100% natural ‘soap nuts’ we thought it was too … Continue reading →

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Whistler Olympic Park – Still looking cooler than ever with BRODA® Coatings.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Bill

It seems like just yesterday… the world was watching Vancouver 2010, and the CBR BRODA® crew was glued to the screen, hoping to catch a glimpse of… the lodge. Yes, the Day Lodge at Whistler Olympic Park is a BRODA® … Continue reading →

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