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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:10:16 -0400
/ Author of the message: "eds" |
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Re: protecting 4x4 fence posts set in concrete
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"Josh" <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in message news:dErre.318081$cg1.67402@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > "Dan" wrote >> I was thinking it would help preserve a 4x4 post set in concrete to paint >> white elastomeric plastic roof coating where the post meets the concrete. > > Your concrete will cure, and your 4x4's will shrink over time as they dry > out. This will leave you with a unstable fence. I've seen the scenario > on > job sites, more times than I care to remember. > Put the tamped gravel base in for drainage, drive several large galvanized nails or screws into each side of the post below the concrete line, soak post bottoms in bucket or wood preservative for a day, set and brace the post and pour your concrete. This way the water can weep through and the post is tied to the concrete. I did this when building a deck in 1969 and the creosoted posts lasted until a complete remodeling in 1986. EDS . |
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