Is decking safe (with regard to small children chewing it)?

 

Hi, I was planning to make some planters for our garden from decking
boards (from Wickes or B&Q).
As it's treated it should last a long time, however I am worried
whether this 'treatment' is harmful to small children by touching or
chewing (we have a 15 month old son and hope to have another child).
I would have thought it was safe as it's so widely used but just
wanted to double-check.
Thanks

 


jgkgolf@hotmail.com writes:
|> Hi, I was planning to make some planters for our garden from decking
|> boards (from Wickes or B&Q).
|> As it's treated it should last a long time, however I am worried
|> whether this 'treatment' is harmful to small children by touching or
|> chewing (we have a 15 month old son and hope to have another child).
|> I would have thought it was safe as it's so widely used but just
|> wanted to double-check.

It's not safe to chew, but lots of things aren't - I doubt that even
the ubiquitous MDF is.  Teach them not to chew things without permission.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 

On 8 Jun, 14:13, n...@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

writes:

Thanks, Nick.
I shall have stern words with him straight away!

 


jgkgolf@hotmail.com writes:
|>
|> > It's not safe to chew, but lots of things aren't - I doubt that even
|> > the ubiquitous MDF is.  Teach them not to chew things without permission.
|>
|> I shall have stern words with him straight away!

I used the methods of the late lamented Professor Pavlov - they work
as well on Homo sapiens as on Canis lupus familiaris.

Try painting them with chili powder paste if you have trouble :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 



The decking boards or the children?

Mary