Brian Gaff wrote

Yes you don't see many trees getting taller because they are wet,

Bit hard to see 1%

ie when the sap is down and rising do you

No sap is down with my trees.

or the bark would crack.

Nope.

It can twist though as my gate post shows only too well. Bah Humbug.

Down, boy.

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On Monday, 7 May 2018 20:31:22 UTC+1, Tricky Dicky wrote:

I have just installed a 1.4m X 150mm X 50mm spruce beam between the
garage and house. At present it is a good interference fit but I am a
little worried when it gets saturated it might expand and put pressure on
the brickwork. Is there any place I might find the information?

what information? It expands sideways but not lengthways.


NT