Creocote

[jem]

Does anybody know how long creocote (the modern equivalent of creosote) lasts before needing to be re-done?

[clacko]

mordern creo is preety naff, you might as well use puddle water, traditonal creo is still avalible (advert in farmers gaurdian) and period really depends on what you are painting, good seasoned dry timber cladding i would paint for 3-4 years then forget about it until it started to look like it's needed cosmeticly. still the best and still nothing to replace it with in my opinion. dried posts and then pickled will last years.

[SteveM]

Just had a look on bartoline website and coal tar creosote is still available, following quote from the relevent page.

In July 2003, it became an offence for the general public to purchase and apply Coal Tar Creosote, however, the product is still available for sale to tradespeople. This means traditional user such as the agricultural community, builders, etc. are still able to purchase Coal Tar Creosote, providing they do not resell to the general householder. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure that only genuine tradespeople are supplied


So perhaps it is still available for agricultural use.

[clacko]

the estate i work for still have there own stakes treated with creo, also we still can buy it in 205 ltr drums, real good stuff. paul

[Tim Watson]

Creosote is still available at Mole Valley Farmers - or was at the end of last year - I bought a 25L drum.