Re: Fish room!!!

[Mike Jacobs <mfjacobs@geocities.com>]

"Barry, Don" wrote:

> 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.

THANKS a bunch..............Very interesting!!!
Mike




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