Hi

What's the laws of using Creosote these days. A bloke at the top of our
street has used it on his new fence. I thought it was banned years ago.

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:02:41 +0100, "Slider" wrote:

Hi

What's the laws of using Creosote these days. A bloke at the top of our
street has used it on his new fence. I thought it was banned years ago.

You're 'officially' banned from buying it retail, but there's nothing
to stop you from using it, wherever it came from.

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Frank Erskine

Frank Erskine wrote:
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:02:41 +0100, "Slider" wrote:

Hi

What's the laws of using Creosote these days. A bloke at the top of our
street has used it on his new fence. I thought it was banned years ago.

You're 'officially' banned from buying it retail, but there's nothing
to stop you from using it, wherever it came from.

you are not even banned from buying it retail, its just that it only
comes in big drums at e.g. agricultural type suppliers.


The theory being that mom and pop wont buy it and drink it without
heeding the warnings. Or wash their BayBees in it.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Frank Erskine wrote:
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:02:41 +0100, "Slider"
wrote:

Hi

What's the laws of using Creosote these days. A bloke at the top
of our
street has used it on his new fence. I thought it was banned
years ago.

You're 'officially' banned from buying it retail, but there's
nothing
to stop you from using it, wherever it came from.

you are not even banned from buying it retail, its just that it only
comes in big drums at e.g. agricultural type suppliers.


The theory being that mom and pop wont buy it and drink it without
heeding the warnings. Or wash their BayBees in it.

Wickes sell 'creosote substitute' in light and dark brown - £29.99 for
20 litres - it smells like creosote, looks like creosote but I am not
yet able to judge if it behaves like creosote in the long term having
just sprayed 40 litres on my barn siding.

Genuine creosote is still available from farm supplies lakes like
SCATS - similar drum sizes and price to Wickes.

AWEM

Slider wrote:
Hi

What's the laws of using Creosote these days. A bloke at the top of
our street has used it on his new fence. I thought it was banned
years ago.

Genuine creosote was removed, but ceosote substitute (it's creosote, just
without one or two of the more harmful chemicals) is still on general sale
and is available almost everywhere....it smells like, looks like and burns
the skin like normal creosote

--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

"Phil L" wrote in message
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Slider wrote:
Hi

What's the laws of using Creosote these days. A bloke at the top of
our street has used it on his new fence. I thought it was banned
years ago.

Genuine creosote was removed, but ceosote substitute (it's creosote, just
without one or two of the more harmful chemicals) is still on general sale
and is available almost everywhere....it smells like, looks like and burns
the skin like normal creosote


Don't forget that when cancer researchers want to induce skin cancers in
animals they do it by putting a drop of creosote on the skin then shining
light on it. Once it's on the fence its reasonably OK but I'd treat it with
very great respect as a liquid.

On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:14:09 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

Slider wrote:
Hi

What's the laws of using Creosote these days. A bloke at the top of
our street has used it on his new fence. I thought it was banned
years ago.

Genuine creosote was removed, but ceosote substitute (it's creosote, just
without one or two of the more harmful chemicals) is still on general sale
and is available almost everywhere....it smells like, looks like and burns
the skin like normal creosote

Just that it doesn't preserve wood like 'normal' creosote.

For lots of decades bodies like telephone, electricity and railway
companies have seriously experimented with numerous methods of
preserving poles and wooden sleepers.

Guess what the current 'favourite' is...

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Frank Erskine