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Originally Posted by Dougal  I like this sort of thread.
Are those posts sitting on top of the concrete pads Hilly or are they cemented into them?
Do you have to treat that wood at all with any chemicals? |
First, the workers dig a hole and place cement along with rebar. The following day the pole is put in place and and then a woodframe is placed in order to pour the concrete. This is to keep the wood from actually ever being in touch with the soil.
Secondly, yes we did treat the wood with a chemical called Chandrite.
This is a point in building our home that almost got me divorced. To me the idea of taking a green tree and using it for a support post seemed stupid. I voiced my belief. The response? "Falangs don't know".
We had many Thai experts say never mind...