RE: Fish room!!!

["Barry, Don" <DBarry@demattia.com>]

What we've found in architectural situations is that it is not the fact that
the wood gets wet that causes the rotting problems, it is that it doesn't
get the chance to dry out between dousings.  Any sort of plastic product is
likely to compound the problem.  It would be impossible in this application
to prevent any water at all from getting in.  The wood moves too much due to
moisture and temperature factors.  The movement friction would cause leaks.
You would be better off using one of the commercial post anchors to keep the
posts off of the floor and give everything a chance to dry out.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Atchison [mailto:jim@atchison.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 11:22 PM
To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
Subject: Re: Fish room!!!


Mike (and other interested parties)...
I'll bet there is a plastic product on the market that you could dip the
ends of the posts into...say up to a foot. Of course that would be a
pre-assembly process but I've contemplated taking my racks down,
dipping/coating them and putting them back up.
If there isn't a plastic product you can still dip them into the
varnish/whatever.
Just an idea.
Take care,
Jim
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