An ancient Russian way of treating boards from decay, which is already 400-500 years old
For those who live in remote villages, this method is probably familiar from childhood: in the yards of their grandparents, the villagers probably saw flooring made of edged boards, which they never changed when they were born. And no mold took their lower part.
Now urban people put on their terraces either an expensive (1500-1700 rubles / sq. M.) Wood-polymer composite, or put an ordinary board on a beam, and then change it every 2-3 years.
In Russia, there was an excellent way to protect wood from decay. It is quite simple and you can repeat it even now. I am telling you.
The edged boards were dried for 1-2 years before being placed on the ground. And shortly before laying, the lower part of the board was calcined over the fire, later, when blowtorches appeared, they were used.
Here it is important to stop in time when the fire took the boards by 4-5 mm. If left unchecked and allowed to carbonate deeper, the board will crumble. If the charred layer is less than 4-5 mm, then the board will rot.
But this is still not a complete method. One important step remains.
When the tree is burnt and has had time to cool down, it is necessary to ignite linseed oil in a cauldron. In Russia, flax was always grown a lot, and it was not difficult to find oil. Using a brush, the burnt part of the tree should be thickly smeared with oil, so much so that there are no dry spots left.
If desired, you can apply two layers. Oil is still cheap, cheaper than sunflower oil.
Thanks to such cheap processing, the boards lie on bare ground for 30-40 years and do not rot.
"What about the top, unworked part?" you ask.
And I will answer: it is always in the sun and in the wind, so the raindrops quickly leave it, and the board remains intact.
Here is such an old Russian life hack, friend.
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