Creosote & Fence posts
- Thread starter Dalers
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- Lincolnshire
Dad would leave them until the day he wanted them, they were sawn oak so didnt take it in too well i imagine.
Put em in upside down then
The longer the better
Was only thinking the same today.Have some posts and strainers which have rotted off within 5 years yet a lot 30 years old are still going strong.
I was wondering whether drums of old engine oil with posts soaked in them would have much effect as a treatment.
I was wondering whether drums of old engine oil with posts soaked in them would have much effect as a treatment.
Post Driver
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- South East
Fella was telling me that they used to light a fire under the drum to warm the creosote, so he can't have had that fire lit for weeks on end.
YELROM
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- North Yorkshire
Would that be pressure treating them with the fire?
That would be different to just leaving them to soak it in
Guy a few miles from here had a tank and an oil central heating boiler plumbed to heat the creosote.
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Light a fire under barrlles and boil it in they will last forever then
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Ony if the plug is in
My thinking was in a bath you would need lots more creosote to cover them all and would have to reach into it up to your elbows to get last posts.
I split 200 lt between 3 drums and put the posts in bottom 15" is covered,I may have to top it up a bit.
I might buy a bundle of those 15 yr guaranted posts so I have some to go on with whilst they old type soak.
Make sure you wash it before the missus gets in it afterwards
Why not buy creosote treated ones in the first place?
Goggles
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- Hertfordshire
I think it depends how dry your posts are when you put them in to soak. If they are sopping, full of sap, straight from the mill and not class 4 then they will struggle to take up any more liquid. Try buying a bundle of class 4's to be going on with and leave your posts to dry, inside if you have room, then do a creosote dip. They will just suck it up! Creosote treated posts off the shelf are great but a bit pricey.
Also please be careful when using creosoted posts. It's nasty stuff. I was using them all last week and am still sporting burns on my forearms, even though I was covered up.
Good luck with whatever you do
Also please be careful when using creosoted posts. It's nasty stuff. I was using them all last week and am still sporting burns on my forearms, even though I was covered up.
Good luck with whatever you do
Mursal
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Spoilsport ......
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- Lincolnshire
Not wanting to be a killjoy, but isn't there an EU directive somewhere that says creosote usage is to be restricted in some way. Fence posts steeped in creosote along side watercourses put enough into the water to exceed the 0.1 ppb limit perhaps.
I remember creosoting chicken huts as a lad 30 years ago and getting the burns up my arms but haven't got cancer yet.
I do agree though that the non creosoted posts rot within five years - useless.
What happened to the old recycled plastics fence stakes we used to get? They lasted forever, but tend to make the mell bounce a bit when knocking them in.
I remember creosoting chicken huts as a lad 30 years ago and getting the burns up my arms but haven't got cancer yet.
I do agree though that the non creosoted posts rot within five years - useless.
What happened to the old recycled plastics fence stakes we used to get? They lasted forever, but tend to make the mell bounce a bit when knocking them in.
Post Driver
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People keep saying restrictions will become even stricter in 2018 meaning only utilities will be able to use it. We'll see.
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- Lincolnshire
Yes, but it would seem that they have found no real evidence that it is carcinogenic. Personally I like the smell of it, but the Mrs hates it.