Posted by John in La on July 01, 2016 at 05:17:26 from (96.33.136.54):
In Reply to: OT packing posts posted by David G on June 30, 2016 at 19:33:34:
It depends on where you live and what soil type you have.
If you live in a moderate to low wood deterioration zone and have sandy or well drained soil you can use gravel to pack the post in. Put a layer of gravel under the post. The water enters the post hole and pools in the bottom under the post and drains away into the well drained soil. This allows the post to dry out.
But if you live in a severe deterioration area with hard packed clay like I do putting gravel around the post is the last thing you want to do. It creates a area for water to pond never to drain away. The post is always sitting in water. In this case you want to use the same dirt that came out the hole.
The best thing you can do is buy the correct treated post. They still make them they are just harder to find today and are very expensive. You will not find them at the big box store; in fact the farther you live from the gulf coast the less likely you will find any lumber yard willing to order them or even know what you are talking about. We can still buy lumber grades suitable for salt water submersion but they are expensive.
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