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There's a big difference between needing to reoil it once a year to keep it looking good and the pictures we see above that are after just one year. From your reply it sounds as though using oil will ruin the deck rather than just be a maintanence chore.

I personally don't see oiling once a year to be a chore, especially if it keeps it looking good.

With oil being so bad I wonder how this product comes so highly rated. There are reviews that have reflected the condition after years of use, not just the initial impression. If you include at the colour variants, there are hundreds of reviews...

Thank you. I thought this was a post 2008 ruling but relieved to hear that's not the case.

I realise this is an old thread but have just read the above quote which is concerning. I have been completely landscaping my back garden that runs adjacent to a small road. My finishing touch is a subtle decking path that will be 3.5meters x 1meter and lowered to be flush with the ground. Due...

Thanks for that. Makes sense. I receieved an email from the wood yard apologising for missing one of the photos. Apparently the other post was not HC4 and had been stamped in error, so that clears that one up.

Thanks for your reply. I have just been informed that the post was incorrectly supplied and is in fact a non HC4 post labelled as HC4. I have changed it now for the right one. With regards to fitting them, I had to lop 60cm off as they are only going 1m above ground level..digging an unnecessary...

Just an update. I received an email from the wood yard stating that there is nothing wrong with the post in the second picture. Can anyone help offer some advice with which I can either be reassured by or are they trying to pull the wool over my eyes?

I bought two posts rated as HC4. When they were cut I was concerned to see a big difference between them. The post as it should be. A large percent of the wood treated. Not how it should be...also rated as HC4

I managed to source some good quality, HC4 redwood 7"x7". It a bit further out but a couple of hours is nothing compared to the additional years I hope to save. All was good until I cut them. I made a separate thread as I thought people might find it interesting to see.

So are you saying that because the water won't drain at the bottom the top part where the post emerges from the ground will be excessively wet as a result? I'm a bit confused from where you started saying about drainage and ballast at the bottom and then switched to talking about the ground level.

But with no oxygen how will it rot. As had been stated, by Bernard and myself, we have removed posts sitting in water that have not rotted.

I have just removed some wooden fence posts on the opposite side of the garden. They were sitting in water too but the bottom end was not what was rotting. It was at ground level, where oxygen is present. This is reassuring, hopefully if I get some 7" treated posts they will be fine as there...

That's kind, thanks. How do they seal to the wood so the water doesn't run down them? Would this be better than bitumen paint?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. The gates are 90cm high 300cm wide (2x150) and are chunky soft wood.

there's no place for a spur unfortunately. Noseall has said what I thought about rotting occurring at ground level, I'm just unsure why everyone goes to great lengths saying you mustn't concrete all the way down if it doesn't really rot there anyway. Can I place a gate post next to a concrete...

These will hold up driveway gates so will definitely be held in concrete. I've read that you should not cover the bottom end in concrete to allow for drainage but as it will be sitting in water anyway then should I just concrete (postcrete) under the bottom anyway? Should I coat the post that's...

I have a high water table approx. 50cm below surface meaning that the bottom of the gate post will be sitting in water. I have not found any guide as to how to overcome this. I really need the posts need to be wood, would this actually be a problem as this is quite deep? I was thinking about...

I was digging in the garden and hit a gas pipe. I have insurance covering this and phoned them. The automated message said in the event of a gas leak to call the gas provider emmediately and contact them back within 48hours. The gas company came and repaired and said they would charge. Phoned...