On 11/11/2014 20:18, stuart noble wrote:
On 11/11/2014 18:21, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Cursitor Doom writes:


Roofing battens have such a high moisture content it's difficult to see
how there would be room for any preservative. At least twice the weight
of joinery quality IME

Isn't that because when you buy them they have not dried out from the
pressure treatment which might only be a few weeks old?