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Just realized that expensive creosote remover is snake oil after a 5-story job in Portland
I was skeptical about those pricey chemical creosote logs for years but finally caved on a $40 one last spring. Three months later I pulled 1.5 inches of hard, shiny creosote out of a flue that had been treated every season. Turns out my mechanical scraping was doing all the real work. The guy at the supply shop admitted the logs only soften surface deposits if you're lucky. Has anyone else had a brush fail them on stuff that should have come off easy?
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blake_black473mo ago
Ha! I've been burning money on those logs instead of scrubbing? Oops.
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olivia_murphy3mo ago
Oh I did the EXACT same thing @blake_black47. Bought a whole stack of those fancy cedar logs from some artisan seller online before I figured it out. What finally worked for me was just soaking a regular pine log in some cheap flea and tick spray for a few hours, then letting it dry out in the sun. Lasts way longer than those expensive ones and keeps the beetles out really well. Just make sure you use a spray that's safe for the type of wood you're using, don't want any weird chemical reactions. Saved me a ton of money and my drawers have been bug free for months now.
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