On Apr 24, 7:31 pm, "The Medway Handyman" davidl...@no-spam-
blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
Gib Bogle wrote:
Matty F wrote:
On Apr 23, 12:15 pm, Gib Bogle
wrote:
I've just made a picket fence, with H3 treated timber (this is
treated for above ground use). I've trying to decide what to apply
to it to provide some additional protection, and also some cosmetic
benefits. Our thinking is not to paint (I know, best protection
but more work and presumably cost, also we prefer the natural
wood look).

I don't know about linseed oil outside. I think you would have to
keep applying it every year.
My picket fence is really easy to paint because each section is hung
on large screws and can easily be lifted off for painting. I rest
them on old sheets of corrugated iron and spray paint the fence,
which is 20 times quicker than hand painting.

I don't like the idea of annual applications.

My fence is all nailed together, no sections. Hand-made!

I guess the spray-painting idea is still possible, with a sheet of
corrugated iron for example, by leaning it up against the other side
of the fence to catch the excess spray.

IMO painting a fence is making a rod for your own back. Paint forms a
coating on the surface which will bubble/flake/blister eventually. Better
off with one of the specialised fench treatments.

I have a tin of Wattyl Deck and Furniture Oil which should be suitable
for a fence, and can be touched up easily if necessary.
Otherwise if the fence is H3 Radiata Pine it needs no treatment and
will turn a silver colour.