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    Best treatment for tanalised timber?

    Thanks. It sounds like I'll be best looking for a stain or oil... maybe a Rustins dye and then teak oil, does that work as a combination?
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    Best treatment for tanalised timber?

    And a followup question - what's the best way of fixing the uprights to a brick floor surface? Brick isn't as strong as concrete, is it?
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    Best treatment for tanalised timber?

    I'm building some railing, using decking posts. I was going to paint it because I think that will look better, but a couple of people agree with big-all that painting can trap water in. So am I better sealing any cut ends with something like ensele end sealant, and either using an oil or...
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    Best treatment for tanalised timber?

    What is the best treatment for tanalised timber, in a fairly wet area (Pennines?) The timber will be in a very damp, shady part of the garden. I was originally planning to paint it, but it's been delivered quite wet; so any painting will probably be best left until summer now, for the timber to...
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    Oversized boiler?

    Situation is this: combi boiler, 25 kW maximum output. It's a fairly well insulated 2 bedroom flat, 6 rads total - so 25 kW is way overkill (but of course it's a combi, so it's sized by HW demand). I've capped the max output to 50% (that's the lowest it will go). Even at this level, the boiler...
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