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Went into the shed the other day and it is not looking good - it was in a bad state when I first moved in and now it is even worse with mouldy stuff eating away at the supporting beams and the floor has dropped and it rotting away. So we're wanting to take it down and just replace it with one of the smallest plastic garden stores as we don't need a big shed for the few garden things we have. We're thinking of turning the remains into a new woodpile - I assume that at some point the wood was treated, however as it is rotting badly I'm assuming that whatever it was treated with is no longer effective so it would be safe to just make a wood pile from it am I right in that thinking? I don't know how long the shed has been there, I've lived here nearly 4 years and it was dropping to bits back then so I think it may have been a while!
Millie & Fly the Border Collies
Well, you know moulds will live on and in it but some of these compounds take forever to break down, some wood preservers are really, really toxic to wildlife and some are wildlife 'friendly' and as you have no way of knowing which was used I think I'd be inclined to get rid of it.
Kezsmum said: Well, you know moulds will live on and in it but some of these compounds take forever to break down, some wood preservers are really, really toxic to wildlife and some are wildlife 'friendly' and as you have no way of knowing which was used I think I'd be inclined to get rid of it.
I agree with you on this, Kezsmum, it's not worth the risk, if there is no knowing what it was treated with originally.
Best wishes
Val.
Thanks for the advice both, I guess it will be to the coup with the shed afterall!
I would agree with your first thought that the preservatives have broken down over the years. If you could tolerate it still standing it may look great and provide brilliant wildlife value if planted around with Ivy, Honeysuckle etc and allowed to go quietly derelict!
Carole R said: I would agree with your first thought that the preservatives have broken down over the years. If you could tolerate it still standing it may look great and provide brilliant wildlife value if planted around with Ivy, Honeysuckle etc and allowed to go quietly derelict!
Leaving it isn't an option, we're needing it replaced so it has to come down so the replacement can go in its place!
We may have found a use for the old shed! We're hoping to salvage enough of the wood to build a shelter for the dog - there should be enough wood that can be saved at the back of the shed :-)
KatTai said: We may have found a use for the old shed! We're hoping to salvage enough of the wood to build a shelter for the dog - there should be enough wood that can be saved at the back of the shed :-)