On May 18, 2:10 pm, tr wrote:
"I have a rather traditional territorial house that we are repainting
and want to add a little more "western' touch too. Many homes out
here
have 16" - 18" long 4" to 6 inch round log/post sections protruding
from the upper
area of the exterior walls

What would be the best way to install these into an existing wall...we
want to put one about every 10-12 ft. Are they normally just cemented
into the hole bored into the block..or is there a fastener of some
kind that is used.

I'm planning on renting a boring machine from the rental place to bore
these holes uniformly. Will be using 4" posts and figured on boring
5" or 6" holes.

Thought about using a lag screw and anchor in the inside center of the
hole...but simply cementing these in seems a lot easier and just as
solid ?

Any and all ideas are welcomed...

Tim R


Greetings,

There is nothing wrong with what you have mentioned but you could also
get yourself some smooth rebar (1/2" iron pipe might substitute if you
can't get smooth rebar easily). Drill one foot into the wood and 8
inches (as deep as you can without puncturing the inside wall) into
the block the diameter of the pipe (it should fit snugly but not split
the wood) and then epoxy the pipe/rebar in place. Harbor freight
sells two part epoxy packages for $0.79 that would probably be big
enough to epoxy a single piece of pipe in place. Be sure to clean any
oils / paints off of the steel first. I estimate the entire process
will take less than 10 minutes per log once you have it down. This
will save you a rental fee and some work but the way you have
mentioned is just as good (or better). AGAIN, DON'T DRILL TOO DEEPLY
INTO THE BLOCK OR YOU WILL BE DRILLING INTO YOUR BEDROOM BUT IF YOUR
BLOCKS ARE HOLLOW YOU MUST DRILL ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE.

Hope this helps,
William