On May 8, 9:25*am, "
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On May 8, 8:36*am, blueman wrote:





Han writes:
blueman wrote :

The local borg used to sell a jug of green copper-based fence post
preservative that smelled nasty but seemed to do a good job of
preventing rot on fence posts.

I went to HD tonight and in my area (Mass), they no longer seem to carry
*any* fence post preservative -- they only had various clear deck
sealants. I imagine this is due to various environmental phobias.

So, what do people recommend now to get the maximum protection for (non
pressure-treated) wood that is in ground contact?

Thanks

Teak, redwood, cedar ...

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Home Depot apparently sells it in some parts of the country, but not
online:

http://www.homedepot.com/buy/copper-...-preservative-...

For products like that I've searched online and eventually found
someone selling
it somewhere that would ship it to me. *That might not be legal, but
some
places either don't know the law or don't care. *It probably means
that it's
*been banned in certain parts of the country. * If you can find it,
you probably want to get
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concrete or steel fence posts, wood just rots sooner or later, and
attracks nasties like termites