"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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John wrote:
Just a thought as I have just had a new fence.....

Concrete posts sometimes seem to fail due to the steel reinforcing rods
corroding. Is there any point in trying to reduce moisture getting into
the
concrete by using some sort of paint or sealant? Or isn't this corrosion
much of an issue on new posts?

Don't be so bloody daft. They are only a tenner or so to replace. They
should easily last a couple of decades.

Start saving up now. Thats 50 pence a post per annum. Can you afford a
penny a week?

As funny as that response was, the question perhaps in these greener times
is.
Does the enviromental impact of the method of longevity outweigh that of the
well known high enviromental impact of producing yet more concrete.

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Mike W