Hi,
I've just bought some wooden "trough" planters to go in the garden (not very DIY, but sometimes life is too short) - see
Cheers!
Martin
Hi,
I've just bought some wooden "trough" planters to go in the garden (not very DIY, but sometimes life is too short) - see
Cheers!
Martin
OK, two-point plan: some preliminary research suggets candle wax melted into the end grain might be the stuff to use, and it's occurred to me that if I also put a couple of tacks or similar into the bottom of each leg the troughs would stand slightly off the ground and not be so prone to soaking up water (aka the blakey principle). What do the panel think?
Stand the feet in saucers (as deep as possible), and fill with wood preservative; keep topping up until it stops soaking the stuff up. And treat the whole planters with the same preserver too (obviously make sure it's plant-friendly).
David
A screw in each leg to keep them about 6mm off the ground would help. You can buy an 'end grain preserver' in B&Q - I use it on cut ends when decking.
In theory candle wax should be the perfect waterproofer. Nothing is more hydrophobic, and in warm weather it softens and re-positions itself to accommodate any movement in the wood. I suppose the downside is, like all total seals, that it doesn't allow moisture to get out either.
Soak it in cuprinol for a few days. Just a jam jar lid, with the leg standing in it - you don't want to kill the plants.
Andy
used engine oil is apparently very good for deep soaking
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