Wrong wood? Just wet?

[seanf]

Hi All,

I am wanting to turf an area of our new garden, as per my previous thread. I need to add some gravel boards to the bottom of an existing fence which is a light, yellowy/honey sort of colour. I have today received some boards from a local supplier and can't work out if these are completely different or if them being wet is skewing things. They are treated and have that greenish tinge, but will that fade or are these a non-match?

The existing fence (board at bottom is what I what to match):

What I have been sent today:

Thanks

Sean

 

[Adam W.]

It's the same species (larch) but tanalised with tanalith E (copper azole biocides), which makes it go green.

Just make sure you don't get a splinter, as it will puss up a treat.

 

[Spectric]

You could just paint the fence a nice color.

 

[MARK.B.]

Give it a few months of our delightful British weather and they will all go a greyish colour

 

[Bingy man]

The green tinge is because your supplied timber has been tanalised, it will weather but new timber and older timber will never match exactly. I’m a fan of seeing the wood itself so a coat or 2 of light brown creosote will blend old with new .

 

[seanf]

Thank you for the replies all. So does this mean the existing fence timber (installed less than six months ago by the developer) was treated in a different way or has the sun turned it to the current honeyish colour?

Sean

 

[Adam W.]

Thank you for the replies all. So does this mean the existing fence timber (installed less than six months ago by the developer) was treated in a different way or has the sun turned it to the current honeyish colour?

Sean

The orange is a normal larch colour. It will go grey once it has been subject to sun and rain for a while.

 

[Jones]

Fence panels and tapered boards for fencing often come with a coloured treatment and your gravel boards just have the plain green tantalising.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

The green apparently used to be the colour of the copper but now is actually a dye.

 

[seanf]

Thanks again all. I'm going to get these installed today then

Sean