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Lurch
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Posts: 2
Location: Forbes
Registered: December 2008

Securing treated pine timber

Posted 749 days ago

Hi,

I took the plunge & have converted my lawn into a mulched native garden. I used 200x75 treated pine as the edging to hold the mulch back off my paths laying these on top of the concrete pathways thinking that with a flat firm base under them they would be less likely to warp & twist.

Wrong! With the extreme summmer heat these timbers have warped & twisted really badly so I am wondering if I could secure them to the path with chemset bolts or similar and gradually tighten these to pull the twists out and get them laying flat and secure again. I think that the concrete in the path may be too thin to use a dyna bolt, it would appear to be only around 65mm thick.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Ian
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Alan
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Posts: 46
Location: Charmhaven, NSW
Registered: November 2009

RE: Securing treated pine timber

Posted 748 days ago

You could try ANKASCREWS by Ramset or a similar brand, I just used some for the first time to secure trusses to brickwork and they worked a treat. I used 12mm ANKASCREWS.
Go to www.ramset.com.au for more info. It may take a few weeks to get them flat again; maybe wetting them will also help and be careful you don't crack your path. Good Luck.
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hutcho
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Posts: 687
Location: Penrith area n.s.w.
Registered: September 2008

RE: Securing treated pine timber

Posted 748 days ago

I tried a post yesterday, but computer said "no". If the timber is still on the move, you'll either cause it to split wide open, and/or demolish the concrete. The old-fashioned way is to thoroughly wet the timber and put (gradually) increasing weight onto it on the high parts. Several months if you're not the patient type. Alternately, let the whole lot do it's thing for a more "natural" look. When everything starts to grow over it, it won't really be a worry anyhow. Trust me on this one.....been there.
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