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 01-24-2018, 01:54 Post: 106377
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  Treated wood question

If the wood is installed right I don't see any real need for ANY protection by chemicals.

Our equipment shed at the farm was built many years before I was, and none of the posts are showing any deterioration at all. I think it was built around 1955 as I recall.

The posts stand in holes with a minimum of 6" of pea-stone (very fine gravel the size of peas) under and around them, this allows for good drainage.

Encasing any wood in concrete is just asking for trouble, it holds the moisture against the wood and promotes rot. If you look at the brackets hey sell for mounting posts on top of concrete peirs you will see that they are formed in such a way as to hold the post up of the concrete slightly, this is to keep them dry.

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 01-24-2018, 21:31 Post: 106386
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No Dave, I think you misunderstood me.

My point was, there is no reason I can think of to use 'commercial' lumber, treated or not, to build your structure. Properly installed, plain wood will last every bit as long as anything else. To me PT lumber was just a reaction to poor construction methods that resulted in a lot of rotted wood.

We have built many buildings with wood cut from or own lands, they end up as good or better than those made from 'store bought' lumber.

If you're interested I could point you to people in your area who will either sell you enough rough cut lumber, or bring in a portable sawmill for you to have what you need cut from your own trees.

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