[Flatcat]

Hi

We are taking down an old shed which has 1" thick oak tongue and grove boards from an old flatbed lorry, and I thought of using them to edge the plot down the allotment

But I can smell that some of them have been creosoted in the past. Would there be a potential danger of using these as edging boards, or should we just dump them?

Thanks
Damon

[arugula]

If you can still smell it and even when you can't any more but less so, there's a chance it will leach out. You could line the beds - I assume that is what you want to edge - with sturdy plastic sheeting.

[Trillium]

I was about to say the same as Argyllie. Smell should tell you the decision - dump them. At our tips, there's even a special area for creosoted wood because it's such a hazard item.

[Flatcat]

It was just to be used to line the perimeter of the paths on the plot, but even still, it won't pay to take the risk

Thanks for your sdvice guys - I shall get the rubbish collection man to take them with the rest of the wood

Damon

[Amilo]

I find nothing wrong with my creosoted sleepers wrapped in pond liner, even my greenhouse is built on them and there is no smell or any other problems.

[arugula]

I find nothing wrong with my creosoted sleepers wrapped in pond liner,

Thanks, this thread has been dormant for a while and it was already suggested that wrapping in sturdy plastic sheeting was an option.