On 9 Sep, 14:55, jal wrote:
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

John
Decide if you want it preserved or if you want a surface coating
When you have decided that let me know and I can advise
One is quite different from the other
Creosote substitute has not dissimilar smell etc to creosote proper
but is without the allegedly carcogenic contents
Chris George