Decomposing Floor Posts

Set the post in the hole while holding a level on the side to check for plumb.

Decomposing floor posts. Keep the top of the concrete a few inches above grade sloped away. Fill in the hole around the fence post with more 1 4 minus gravel packed tight against the sides of the post. Wrap your posts in blueskin from the concrete down. Use a 3 in 7 6 cm brush to apply a thick layer of wood preservative across the bottom 2 feet 0 61 m of the post.

In stock and ready to ship. According to old and sold the leading factor in post decay is decomposing sap inside of the wood. Work in long vertical strokes. Keep the post in the bucket where it s been soaking.

Concrete is porous and the posts will always be wet. Wooden fence posts take abuse from rain snow hail and the sun. Paint a thick layer of the preservative on your post. Let the post dry overnight before setting it in the earth.

When exposed to water decomposition hastens the rot of the wood post.