Roger wrote:


The long posts that hold up the roof. I suspect the ones that are
rotting and delaminating are exactly the ones from the HD. (they look
the same at any rate). I expect to live here long enough that at the
rate they're failing I'll have to replace them another couple of times
before I'm done, and that's just pure irritation.

Roger

Have you given any thought to using an aluminum reinforced vinyl post.
An example would be CertainTeed at (watch for word wrap):

http://www.certainteed.com/CertainTe...Porch+Post.htm

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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