tar v creosote

[Kildare]

On travels in uk I notice wooden buildings with a tar on them . This must be a uk thing as we never see it here.

I have a post and rail creosoted fence i put up about 4 years ago . I bought "creosote" to paint it 2 years ago as the dark colour was fading. Its not the real creosote that i could buy years ago only some environmently safe stuff and it did not give me the dark colour i wanted

What is that tar like to apply . presume its solid and and has to be melted. Life time job I would think?

 

[Lincs Lass]

My grandad used to mix waste oil and creosote 50/50 and painted his shed ,fence ,old barn doors ,lasted forever

 

[TheTallGuy]

Ah, the good old 50/50 certainly does the job & has a not unpleasant odour to it! Grandad also used to add in some tar when painting tin sheets - we still have some up from 50+ years ago that was second hand when he did it.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Place I worked used creosote and bitumen paint mixed 50:50.

 

[Nearly]

Private individuals not allowed proper creosote any more, available at my local ag supplies place, but only in 200 litre drums for professional use.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Used 50/50 creosote and bitumen to treat the bottoms of gate posts before they buried ,,give them 2-3 coats well before hand