"johngood" wrote
A couple of years ago we went to the expense of putting up a new wooden
fence, in part to please our neighbours since they wanted it. They
promptly grew Ivy up it on their side, which is beginning to poke its way
through the slates and so is only a matter of time before the fence becomes
seriously damaged.

I have mentioned several times they could hang the ivy on to some wire
netting and then hang the netting on the fence thus being able to keep the
ivy from forcing its way through.

They have chosen to ignore the requests, so rather than bang on about it
damaging the fence, I have told them the Ivy needs to come off so I can
paint the fence with preservative. Seeing how these things like cuprinol
seem to peel after after a couple of years and is very expensive anyway, I
dont really want to do it, and also don't really believe it necessary
anyway since the fence panes are a hardwood of some kind.

So I'm wondering what I can pretend to be painting on, that will really
not cost a lot. Someone told me that we are no longer able to use
creosote for health reasons, but that would have been ideal since i could
have really diluted it down and done a good *pretend* job with it.

Any suggestions please with this real life drama-comedy?
Having just removed 30ft+ of that large leaf variegated type because it had
become home/cover to a colony of rats I know only too well the damage it can
do to a wooden fence over time. Luckily there was a wall behind the fence or
it would have collapsed years ago. It's also a pain keeping it in check.

I'm sure I've seen Creosote for sale in builders merchants or fencing
specialists recently...

http://www.avsfencing.co.uk/productv...ID=346&USERID=

unfortunately rather a large quantity.

There is also a creosote substitute available, £7.90 for 4ltrs.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK