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Whilst on the subject, no they are not worst than what you'd find with sleepers. Many end up Creosote'ing their pallets if using for fencing. Adding plastic will help that bit more, the wood treated and exposed to the open will last longer than the wood under ground that's prone to root more quickly, make sure all your submerged posts are covered in plastic, otherwise you're fence will soon go wonky, then collapse. The majority of today's pallets a form of pine, so not an hardwood like some of the old ones were. It's far too expensive to use hard woods that often take longer the grow as well. The three most common treatments for railway sleepers: |
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Well done, you're one step ahead, but good to have the info discussed as it helps others no of these probs...
If you are using Sempervivum and Sedum plants like in Nicholas's photo below you won't need to water them. We have quite a collection of them and if you water them they just rot. All the advice we have had says not to water them, they will thrive outside in the UK in all but the very dryest summer and even then should only be given a little water from below every few weeks.
Warning - growing these little plants very quickly becomes addictive! We have over 40 varieties at the moment!
They're like the body of a cactus, yet without the needles!
What a palletable idea! This looks like a work of art, as I'm sure yours will be a masterpiece!
They're like the body of a cactus, yet without the needles!
The image above (from Backwoods Home Magazine) shows how the removal of some of the boards from each pallet can help you make a pallet fence that doesn't look like its made from a line of pallets. The spare timber can be used in other projects.
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