On 2/29/2020 7:56 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/29/2020 6:49 PM, Frank wrote:
On 2/29/2020 3:13 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/29/2020 12:51 PM, Frank wrote:
On 2/29/2020 10:24 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...

You are going to use pressure treated on the new plate right?
Should
last 25 to 50 years so think about how long you are going to last
and
decide from there.

+1

Was the old one pressure treated?Â*Â* How long did it last?Â* In my
experience
pressure treated easily lasts 20+ years.Â* I have 6x6s I put in for
edging
beds 25 years ago that are still good.Â* The ones that were already
here
are 35, those are failing.Â* And that's full exposure, partly in
the ground, etc.
Another question is if something is contributing to it, eg roof
water runs
off and drops right at the perimeter, splashes up, gets inside, etc?






There are various grades of the pressure treated lumber.Â* Just get a
good grade.

It could be the metal plate was for termite protection.Â* I don't know
much about that, but have seen some metal used under some houses
and was
told it was to help with the termite problem.


That's right.Â* I've got old stuff in the ground for over 40 years
but that contained now banned arsenic.Â* I think now they have above
ground and below ground grades probably bases on copper additives.

OMG, I was going to stop over and have a beer with you but knowing
you have arsenic PT on your property I'm afraid to come near it.Â* For
safety, maybe you can cover it with asbestos shingles.

I've also got about a half of a pound of DDT.Â* I had a pound but half
has been used around the house.

I had chlordane for a while too, finally used it up.Â* Good stuff when
used properly.

We have termites in the area and every year I would spray diazinone
around the perimeter of the house for them and ants. But now it is
banned for homeowners so I few years ago I had professional treatment
supposedly good for 20 year. EPA has been a real PITA with us home
owners who like to do these things ourselves.

There are termite treatments available to homeowners but their lifetime
is short as a year for stuff you just put down and only a couple of
years for stuff you bury. Chlordane once buried is good forever.