"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"George.com" wrote in message
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... There is in earth treated
timber, the next grade up is for house piles and finally marine grade
that
goes in to wharfs.

That's very interesting, does one get it from the normal timber
supplier?
I'm fed up of rotting boards. Spouse wants to use concrete slabs :-(

Mary

depends what rating they use in the UK. Here in NZ the low durability
timbers (Radiata Pine, Oregon Pine/Douglas Fir etc) are pressure treated
(tanalised) with CCA. H3 is decking/fence grade, H4 in ground such as
timber
posts and H5 for piles. You will not need marine grade unless building
over
water. Easily obtained here from any decent timber merchant.

I'm not in NZ. Spouse didn't get the job in 1970 :-)

My Ma and Pa did get jobs in the 60s that saw them arrive here. 3/4 of the
old boys family drifted across in the space of a few years. Mother came 1/2
way round the world on a working holiday, met a pom she could have met a
couple hundred miles away and never left. Their real blessing to this
country were the children they produced.

rob