Replacing Posts
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Vertical posts are particularly susceptible to rot. Often, the bases of these posts are left buried in soil or are in contact with the masonry and therefore, they have the tendency to soak up moisture causing rot.
We use rot resistant wood to replace these logs because we know that many times these areas will continue to be exposed to moisture that could put the new log in danger as well. (See "Our Cedar Logs") Many times in our repairs, we also use spacers to get the log ends up off the ground (or cement) to allow air to dry out the end of the log and prevent moisture uptake by the end of the log. |
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Rot on Bottom of Posts
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This Pine post was surrounded by mulch and soil, the footing was poured below grade so the bottom of the post was allowed to soak up moisture. |
As you can see these conditions caused the post to eventually rot. | |
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| This type of rot will eventually cause the post to collapse. | Here is a correctly installed Western cedar post. It is above grade and has a galvanized steel spacer installed (Simpson PBV10) between the post and the footing. |