"werwer" wrote in message
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I just saw this other post about a deck and it's wood posts and
wondered....

I built my kids a tree house and sank 6x6 treated posts in the ground
to support it (3 feet down, no concrete). How long will these last?
The wood is 'green' treated and purchased from Menards - which isn't
a 'industrial' lumber yard. (I've been told treated lumber varies in
quality)

Location Minnesota - rain and snow.

It'll probably last till the kids outgrow it. I'd plan on tearing it down
when you sell the house, though. People get real silly about treated wood on
play structures these days. Kid play fort structures, unless on a public
playground, don't get a lot of stress, probably about like a fencepost.

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