Don Roberto wrote:Hi Richard, a while back I was a member of a fly fishing club, and all our fishing platforms were over deep water (10 ft+). In autumn and winter the wood got very green and slippery, we were very lucky that nobody actually fell into the water, but we did have an elderly member fall on the platform. Our chairman at the time used to be an allotment owner and had access to chicken wire (cheap diamond pattern stuff) he covered all of the platforms with it and we never had any problems after that, even in frosty weather. Hope this helps. Cheerio me deario.......
Of course, why didn't I think of that!
Old George, a retired joiner on our plots, has explained to me at great length, why permanent structures shouldn't be made from pallets. The timber is the same as is grown in the Scandinavian countries, but it's grown in countries like Spain much faster. Check out the annular rings, they're much further apart, making it very inferior. From the look of some of my stuff, it might last about four years with plenty of preservatives!
