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Hi all

I've just bought a cheap garden hut - naturally it's made from
flimsy-ish wood and pinned together with staples, but it will do me
for the job I have in mind (wood storage),

I intend to improve it by strengthening the joints and putting
heavier timber into it where appropriate.

I also want to coat it very well in some kind of presevative. I'm
after a cosy dark brown look, and I want whatever I use to soak into
the wood and weather nicely.

Some of the preservatives I've used in recent years have been
disappointing, not really soaking into the wood, and instead forming
a friable skin which eventually starts to peel off.

Any suggestions from The Panel? Creosote substitute comes to mind
[is it *actually* a substitute - it seems like the real thing to
me!] ... but I don't know if I (and the neighbours) would survive
the fumes from a whole hut coated in it.

Cheers
John

For a wood store - me beiing a tight fisted git- would use old sump oil.Not
brown but will do a great job.

Chris





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