Just came across this video, and scanning through it at 9:30, the timbre are buried directly to the ground in the soil. Would it not rot the timbre within few weeks?
Burying timbre direct to the ground soil ?
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I think there will be more than a few weeks there, and even more if the timber is pressure treated.
For best results, wrap the post in a 'post sleeve' or similar if you have a job like that to do.
John
For best results, wrap the post in a 'post sleeve' or similar if you have a job like that to do.
John
I have a large garden on the side of a valley. Where I have cleared scrub & weeds off of banks, I have put a post across the bank to help prevent the surface slipping down.
The posts I have used are decent sized tree branches / trunks (e.g. 4-6" diameter) and they are held in place by stakes made from thinner branches (e.g. 1.5-2" diameter). I put the first of them in during 2017 (or maybe earlier) and only one of the stakes has failed.
All the wood came from tree cutting & was untreated. So I suspect that treated wood will last quite a few years.
Also he did not bury the shed in the ground, just a wooden support for it. I suspect that this support is sacrificial, if it rots in 10 years it can easily be replaced.
BTW, wood is timber. Timbre is the sound quality of something.
The posts I have used are decent sized tree branches / trunks (e.g. 4-6" diameter) and they are held in place by stakes made from thinner branches (e.g. 1.5-2" diameter). I put the first of them in during 2017 (or maybe earlier) and only one of the stakes has failed.
All the wood came from tree cutting & was untreated. So I suspect that treated wood will last quite a few years.
Also he did not bury the shed in the ground, just a wooden support for it. I suspect that this support is sacrificial, if it rots in 10 years it can easily be replaced.
BTW, wood is timber. Timbre is the sound quality of something.
Thanks for your info, and also correcting my mistake in spelling. In fact, it was my ignorance. I have always used "timbre" as wood. I never knew timbre was something to do with music.
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If you do want to have timber in ground contact, it should be treated Use class 4, rather than the basic treated timber for humid conditions.
I saw hardwood panels and timber rotting away within 2-3 years just being out in the garden under the weather not even in contact with soil. Some of them were painted doors, and the paint flaked away to bits. Stained and treated ones seem last longer, but in 3-4 years, even they became soggy.
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