Are termites likely to get through the gravel at the bottom of a fencepost?
 

I set a 4x4 pressure treated post in a 3 foot deep hole with about 3
inches of leftover driveway gravel in the bottom and concrete all around
and up the post.

Are termites likely to find their way up
through that gravel and get to the post?

Do termites usually forage as deep as 3 feet in the ground?

Are termites likely to get through the gravel at the bottom of a fencepost?
 

I set a 4x4 pressure treated post in a 3 foot deep hole with about 3
inches of leftover driveway gravel in the bottom and concrete all around
and up the post.

Are termites likely to find their way up
through that gravel and get to the post?

They could but probably wont do damage to the PTL

Do termites usually forage as deep as 3 feet in the ground?
Yes

Are termites likely to get through the gravel at the bottom of a fencepost?
 

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ShadowTek wrote:

I set a 4x4 pressure treated post in a 3 foot deep hole with about 3
inches of leftover driveway gravel in the bottom and concrete all around
and up the post.

Are termites likely to find their way up
through that gravel and get to the post?

Do termites usually forage as deep as 3 feet in the ground?

No, but Al-Qaeda is training paratrooper termites. You should cover the
top of the post with aluminum foil.

Are termites likely to get through the gravel at the bottom of afencepost?
 

On Jul 14, 12:19*am, ShadowTek wrote:
I set a 4x4 pressure treated post in a 3 foot deep hole with about 3
inches of leftover driveway gravel in the bottom and concrete all around
and up the post.

Are termites likely to find their way up
through that gravel and get to the post?

Do termites usually forage as deep as 3 feet in the ground?

Yes, but pressure treated, there should be no problem. Termites will
also build tunnels to wood above ground so you do not even have to be
in direct contact with soil to get infested. I have pressure treated
wood in bare ground for many years without termite attack while they
were in untreated wood and neighbors house. Neighbors treatment
killed the colony.

Are termites likely to get through the gravel at the bottom ofa fencepost?
 

Frank wrote:
On Jul 14, 12:19 am, ShadowTek wrote:
I set a 4x4 pressure treated post in a 3 foot deep hole with about 3
inches of leftover driveway gravel in the bottom and concrete all around
and up the post.

Are termites likely to find their way up
through that gravel and get to the post?

Do termites usually forage as deep as 3 feet in the ground?

Yes, but pressure treated, there should be no problem. Termites will
also build tunnels to wood above ground so you do not even have to be
in direct contact with soil to get infested. I have pressure treated
wood in bare ground for many years without termite attack while they
were in untreated wood and neighbors house. Neighbors treatment
killed the colony.

PT isn't magic potion - it delays, but does not prevent trmite damage.
Termite colonies can span hundreds of feet, so finding you wood post is
likely a matter of chance. Termites don't go through painted wood if
the coat of paint is intact; coating the post might ensure longer life.