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    Hi, hope this is the place to ask... I have acquired some laminate flooring boards and wondering I anyone could think of any use for them on the allotment? Many thanks!

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    I'm afraid that the laminate will most likely fall apart when exposed to the damp of outdoors.
    Having said that I do have a small amount of laminate on my plot, I am using it to keep the weeds out from underneath my storage cage for canes, pots, netting etc. It was already onsite thanks to previous occupier; I took most of it down the recycling site and just kept a couple of square metres for this one job.
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    • #3
      Unfortunately they are not waterproof as a rule, the surface is plastic but the underneath is usually MDF and will turn to mush eventually. However you could probably make a raised bed to last one season if you use then 3 or four planks thick., You could also lay then in your garden shed for a luxury floor.
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      • #4
        I once tried them for a compost container... they soon cracked.
        best thing is to do as bill suggests and use at the bottom of a raised bed.
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        • #5
          Could you use them as the base of a path - and cover with woodchip?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
            Could you use them as the base of a path - and cover with woodchip?
            But put the glossy side down or it will be very slippy.
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            • #7
              This question rings bells............If memory serves me right the last time it was asked, the consensus was to use it in the shed as shelving or to line the walls/roof.

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              • #8
                Thanks guys! Duh don't think it's going to be much use for anything really and it was flipping heavy getting in and out of the car too!


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                • #9
                  Could you not swap it with a fellow allotmenteer for something you might find useful?
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                  • #10
                    I was recently given a large amount of laminate as someone who was getting rid of it felt I could burn it on my open fire. It was a good idea and quite thoughtful.
                    However after spending several hours sawing it into fire sized pieces my wife came in from work and laughed at me , quite rightly too. As she pointed out the glues used to bond the materials contain formaldehyde and had I got round to burning it in the house the dog , laying on the floor nearest the fire, if not the rest of us could have been quite poorly.
                    Moral of the story, I'd be careful what you use it for as you probably wouldn't want the chemicals seeping into your food.
                    On the other hand your shed interior could look great !

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                    • #11
                      As a matter of interest old telephone poles are often used in log burners but what many people don't know is that the part of them that was underground used to be treated with an arsenic compound and the fumes that result can be deadly.
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