Post and rail

Becks610

What do people think of pressure treated tantalized timber for post and rail fencing along a boundary. The land wouldn’t be the driest but I do not want concrete. Are there better types of post and rail.

Lumen

I got about 150m of it last year, 4ft 4 rail with chain link, plus 20m of 6ft horizontal hit and miss. Looks great. Posts driven in by digger.

Not a fan of concrete.

edit: actually I think most of mine is untreated. Very experienced fencing contractor reckoned it would be fine.

Genghis Cant

Becks610 wrote: »

What do people think of pressure treated tantalized timber for post and rail fencing along a boundary. The land wouldn’t be the driest but I do not want concrete. Are there better types of post and rail.

I wouldn't rate a lot of them.

Take a look here

http://www.frsfencing.ie/long-life-creosote-posts/#.Wt76P7ko80M

I bought 6"x 3" posts for post and rail fencing for around €13 each. The rail, 4"x 2", is around €16 a length.
When I cut the tops of the posts to the same height they were soaked right through to the centres with creosote.

Becks610

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I wouldn't rate a lot of them.

Take a look here

http://www.frsfencing.ie/long-life-creosote-posts/#.Wt76P7ko80M

I bought 6"x 3" posts for post and rail fencing for around €13 each. The rail, 4"x 2", is around €16 a length.
When I cut the tops of the posts to the same height they were soaked right through to the centres with creosote.

Thanks yeah I thought the stuff from frs may be better- waiting on a quote from them.

Hocus Focus

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I wouldn't rate a lot of them.

Take a look here

http://www.frsfencing.ie/long-life-creosote-posts/#.Wt76P7ko80M

I bought 6"x 3" posts for post and rail fencing for around €13 each. The rail, 4"x 2", is around €16 a length.
When I cut the tops of the posts to the same height they were soaked right through to the centres with creosote.

Good to hear that the treatment is right through, but it must be something other than creosote as it is considered to be carcinogenic and has been banned for at least ten years.

runawaybishop

Hocus Focus wrote: »

Good to hear that the treatment is right through, but it must be something other than creosote as it is considered to be carcinogenic and has been banned for at least ten years.

It's not banned in wood preservation.

Lumen

runawaybishop wrote: »

It's not banned in wood preservation.

It is for domestic use.

Becks610

Well I’m sure people it’s used for agricultural fencing and people just use that around their houses.

Defunkd

Fences need treatment and the will eventually rot - no matter how well kept. Might get 10-15 years...

Shefwedfan

I did my house. Part of it I used concrete posts and then rest I done wooden posts. I then treated them with creosote afterward.

To hold in place I used the quick-drying concrete:L http://www.kilsaran.ie/build/product/rapid-setting-concrete/

I did see on the internet this new mixture which holds post, this stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ynZPxEWaiU

I would prefer to used the concrete. Really if land is wet you need to treat or they will be rotten in a few months

Becks610

I will be using cresote- the proper stuff can be got

Lumen

Becks610 wrote: »

I will be using cresote- the proper stuff can be got

I guess everyone dies of something, right?

runawaybishop

Lumen wrote: »

I guess everyone dies of something, right?

Should be fine as long as they don't eat the fence

Lumen

runawaybishop wrote: »

Should be fine as long as they don't eat the fence

Depends how you read the research.

http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/environmental_risks/opinions/sctee/sct_out29_en.htm

runawaybishop

Lumen wrote: »

Depends how you read the research.

http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/environmental_risks/opinions/sctee/sct_out29_en.htm

Yeah I read it already. Inconclusive but verging on caution. So as I said, don't eat it.

Becks610

Yes no eating it. It’s used in my parents house/farm and no one has died yet😂