Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 07 May 2010 02:45:43 +0100, Frank Erskine
wrote:

On Thu, 6 May 2010 23:01:12 +0100, geoff wrote:

In message , The Medway
Handyman writes
http://www.postsaver.co.uk/

No idea on price - and no stockist near me.


OK until water gets in (which it will) and the post is permanently
damp and then rots away like a good 'un

The only satisfactory long-term protection process for timber is
complete fungal treatment.
Telegraph poles, for instance, are supposed to last at least 20 years

As a BT cable jointer who has to climb these things regularly, I can say
that some in our area are over 40 years old and still as good as the day
they were installed.

- quite a few have lasted much longer than this. Although numerous
treatment processes have been tried over the decades, the best (and
probably the cheapest) has always been proper creosote, not just
brushed on to the poles, but pressure/vacuum 'applied', hot, so that
it gets right into the cellular core of the pole.


Telegraph poles also have multiple longitudinal saw cuts around their
perimeter to enable the preservative to penetrate further.

Having worked in conjunction with the PEU (Pole Erection Unit) guys on many
ocassions, I can categorically say that that is utter rubbish - they have no
saw cuts anywhere.