On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:04:12 +0200, nestork
wrote:


micky;3258271 Wrote:

2) Some of the posts are hollow in the top center, going down 2, 3
even
maybe 4 inches. . Water sits on them and the wood rots or crumbles.
Sometimes green plant life grows in the holes

a) I thought I should drill a hole in the side so the water drains out.
or
b) I should fill the holes with something, something that looks like
the
original post if possible. . I had tried outdoor wood glue mixed with
a
lot of sawdust. but that broke up.

Suggestions?

Thanks.

You should use a construction adhesive like LePage's PL Premium to glue

good to know.

1/8 inch thick steel plates to the top of your posts to act like little
"roofs" to keep the post dry.

Well, if May says the Bondo won't work -- thanks May -- I'll have to
think about this idea some more. I didnt' like the steel part, too
utilitarian, but I'm thinking brown plastic of some sort, or wood tan
color. Might not last as long, but I'll buy extra and they're easy to
replace. There used to be a plastic store nearby, but they closed.
The other is on the other side of town, but I'll be able to go within a
couple months. Or maybe the net.

BTW, no one sells decent looking caps for 4" round posts. afaict. They
have very ugly black industrial-type plastic caps, but nothing that
looks like the pretty metal ones they sell for square posts.

You may have to cut the top of the posts off in order to get solid wood
to glue your steel roofs to.

There's good wood on all the posts. It's just the cores, 1 1/2 to 2
1/2" in diameter, that are disappearing.

Thanks.