Wood Preservative

[Coaster]

Just been thinking...
I'm geting fed up of creosoting.

Would I get a good result using other woodddppreserver e.g. everbuild wood preserver so I don't have to repeat the job of painting the fence so often?
or would the creosote already on the fence stop it working properly?

 

[JohnD]

It is almost certainly not creosote. It might be a substitute or it might be a water-based waxy stain.

You can get Cuprinol spirit-based shed and fence preserver, which soaks in and protects against rot. Timbers in contact with the ground will rot unless you take abnormal precautions.

For fences, I mostly use the water-based stains as they are cheap and easy to apply with little preparation, and last several years.