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  • From: claydona@ms3.hinet.net
  • To: EDEL CHADWICK <echadwic@server1.rtc-athlone.ie>
  • Cc: "'Permacultire Mailing List'" <permaculture-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu>
  • Subject: Re: creosote
  • Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 22:29:56 +0800 (CST)

On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, EDEL CHADWICK wrote:

> Can anyone answer this questuion, I am hoping to build a house soon,
> partially earth bermed, south facing slope etc. I hope to use
> concrete block for the north and possibly east and west walls with
> the rest timber framed. I have access to used electricity poles, these
> are 20-30 years old, hard wood and had been treated with creosote at
> the beginning of their life. Are these safe to use from a personal
> and environmental point of view, do any special precautions need to
> be taken?
> Thanks
> Edel
>
>
Dear Edel,
Do you have access to any other form of recycled timber
? my experience of telegraph poles is they're difficult to cut even with
a chainsaw and burn very well...something you might take into account.
Be well
Angus Claydon
claydona@hinet.net




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