Wood in concrete will in fact rot due to Concrete's porosity. It allows
moisture in. I'm trying to avoid
having to replace these things in 5 years or so. Of course, I'm in NM which
is pretty dry so maybe I'm worrying about
nothing. Thanks for the reply!
Cheers,
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Not sure I quite have the picture, but if I follow, my answer would be
that I would not expect the wood to rot if encased in concrete. I
would expect the wood, if pine, that is above ground to wear faster,
but still the whole thing as described if maintained properly seems
like it would last for a loooong time.