Bartoline Creosoak Oil-Based Timber Treatment

I recently used this wood preservative and was pleased with the overall results. It offers a good balance of appearance, ease of application, coverage, and drying time, making it a practical choice for treating new garden sleepers before installing them. The colour provides a good finish without being too dark, allowing the natural appearance and character of the wood to remain visible, without an overly heavy or intense finish. I found the smell to be reasonably mild. While there is some odour during application, it is not particularly strong or overpowering, which makes the product more comfortable to use than some wood treatments with a much stronger smell. To be honest, I quite like the smell, which reminds me of a certain coal tar soap. Application was straightforward. I applied the preservative using a roller, which made it easy to spread across the surface evenly and with relatively little effort. The product has good coverage, so a reasonable area could be treated without needing to repeatedly go over the same section. It also dries reasonably quickly. This is useful as it means there is not an excessive amount of waiting time between application stages. As always, drying time will depend on temperature, ventilation, and the condition of the wood. Overall, I found this wood preservative easy to work with and was happy with the finish. The colour is attractive without being too dark, the smell is manageable, application with a roller is simple, coverage is good, and the drying time is reasonable. For a straightforward wood treatment that is easy to apply and produces a good-looking finish, Creosoak is a solid option, and I will certainly use it again.

This is great stuff for sheds and fences. It's easy to apply and goes a long way. I have two sheds, and one 4L container will do both sheds with some left over. It's pretty cost effective to when you consider how much the big brands charge for fence/shed treatments. I use the lighter colour treatment, and it leaves the sheds a nice golden colour. It fades during the year but has no impact on the protection it provides. It is a bit smelly when you apply it, but that fades very quickly after a day or two. Would recommend.

This is very thin paint. Covers well. You’ll need sheets down. It dries different colours depending on the wood. It can be quite dark for light brown. So be aware.

Used to paint our summer house. Easy to apply, it's like a thin oil. I used a pump sprayer to apply as the wood was uneven and a spray gets in all the nooks, etc. Brings the colour out in the wood which is good. As I sprayed it is messy but nothing a ground sheet can't sort. Initially it's very smelly but that does fade over a short period of time. It's worth it.

A really nice easy product to paint onto wood. Have used on a shed, older fence panels and new pressure treated wood. All have turned out really good A great shade and not orange or dark like a lot of other fence paints. Doesn't look like it will flake off in time. This being more of an oil stain takes a few days to be absorbed but looks great once it has. Would recommend and will use again in the future. 1 litre covered an 8x8 shed, with a little left over.

Brilliant results, I am very happy with the results and coverage of this product, painted my 1 year old shed as the summer had completely dried out the wood and the original protection had faded, I am blown away how good the shed looks now even better than when it was new highly recommended.

Good colour: Brings out the natural grain of the wood. It looks similar to wet timber in colour which I like because should be able to get away without staining it for a while due to fading not being obvious. Coverage: Bought 2 4 litre tubs and covered around 68m2 (1 coat) of fence and have a around a litre left. Went on better and had better coverage with a three inch fence brush than a 4inch one for some reason got around half a board with the 4 inch and 3/4 of a board with the 3 inch despite the 4 inch soaking up a lot more stain. I put some on in very light showers with no issue however on another day I painted a section and heavier showers and it washed away some of the colour leading to a re-coat. I'd stick to instructions and look for a dry spell to put it on e.g. no rain 24 hours before or after painting. Running: It runs a lot so be careful painting fences along the boundary. Although not the end of the world due to it looking quite similar to wet timber. Smell & health concerns: I'm not sure I would have bought it had I read the warnings of cancer especially as I have a very curious 3 year old. It also has a strong smell so if I use it again a mask might be worth getting. It also seems to have killed grass where it ran off the paint boards so potentially lethal stuff. If I can find something with a similar colouring I may opt for it instead but doubt I'll get the coverage or lifespan out of alternatives.

Love this, wish I'd used this before using garden paint on shed. It makes the wood look lovely and goes so much further than paint. Non orange. Will buy again.