Thank you for that - I didn’t know. I though ‘pressure treated’ was the current word for ‘tantalised’. Every day is a school day.
(Edit) I went off to educate myself further and found;
https://worcestertimberproducts.co.uk/tanalised-and-pressure-treated-timber/
Now I’m confused. If you have time (since you are presumably in the trade) could you explain further - perhaps it was different carrier chemicals?
Back then it was chromium and arsenic, now the treatment is copper based
Aha! Thank you.
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Thank you for that - I didn’t know. I though ‘pressure treated’ was the current word for ‘tantalised’. Every day is a school day.
(Edit) I went off to educate myself further and found;
https://worcestertimberproducts.co.uk/tanalised-and-pressure-treated-timber/
Now I’m confused. If you have time (since you are presumably in the trade) could you explain further - perhaps it was different carrier chemicals?