Posted by John in La on September 29, 2018 at 09:21:50 from (24.158.216.181):
In Reply to: wood fence posts posted by b79holmes on September 28, 2018 at 16:32:00:
You need several things for wood to rot; wood, moisture, oxygen, decaying organisms, and warm temperature. The soil line is just where all these things come together for most locations. Here where we get a lot of rain a post will rot at the top before it will at the soil line. We cap all our post to prevent this rot.
The idea of pressure treating wood is not to keep the moisture out. Really no way to do that. What pressure treating wood does is provide a environment where they decaying organism can not live. The better the treatment the longer it will fend off the decaying organisms.
Do not believe these guys when they tell you old school ways of treating wood are no longer available. Yes creosote is now band in the states but CCA treated wood is still available if you know where to look. CCA treated wood has been band for residential use only but is still available for commercial use. This is what the power company uses to treat poles today. It is also what is used to treat wood that will be used for marine pilings. If it can stand up to being stuck in salt water for years it will out last your kids in your environment. I would imagine living close to the coast will make it easier to find.
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