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Rebuilding A Grotty Chicken Shed
AdeV:
--- Quote from: awemawson on April 10, 2018, 03:15:32 PM ---Genuine Creosote is not available to the general public Ade, however it IS available to farmers for use where direct public contact is not likely. So preserving fence posts and chicken sheds but not for instance benches that people will sit on
Creosote Substitute, like many of these replacement products, is pretty useless other than as a water repellent and colouring agent.
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Fortunately, I'm not the General Public :) I can claim it's for industrial use, and buy it through the Limited Company which I happen to have lying about the place...
I also ended up reading (until late at night :palm:) about what you can & can't use creosote/creosoted timber for; in fact, it's not banned at all - although the EU did require it to be slightly reformulated; and it's use is restricted in public areas, especially where "frequent" skin contact is expected (so park benches are out), and for indoor furniture/fittings (domestic or otherwise). So you can still put your chicken shed in the garage... but not in the kitchen. :lol:
modeng200023:
The product I used was Cuprinol. All I am saying is that it didn't work for me even though I followed the instructions.
I was very tempted to use creosote but 'ducked' out :clap:
John
awemawson:
Trouble is, when this chicken shed is finished, which it nearly is, there is another that needs a rebuild - an estimated 30 metres of shiplap to replace - the frame seems ok apart from one corner that will need a bit of TLC.
. . . .and when THAT is done, just perhaps I can start on my Portakabin that houses my compressor. It had a slight drip. Had a chap put a fibre glass overlay on the roof, and now it is far far worse than it was :bang: It was never levelled when installed by our predecessors, so that is the first job.
In fact I've just been researching the price of box profile roofing sheets to put a low pitched roof over it - flat roofs are duck ponds waiting to happen :bugeye:
Biggles:
Told you, should have got some Turkeys! :palm:
awemawson:
At long last SWMBO got round to vac'ing out the cobwebs etc from inside the shed (well it IS hers!!) - i even let her use my workshop vac :clap:
This meant I could apply Creosote to the underside of the raised frame so it is coated before lowering. I pushed the wheeled floor under to catch as many drips as possible.
Tomorrow I should be able to unite floor and shed and start replacing the removed planking.
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