My friend is now old enough to have grandkids of his own (he doesn't, but
that's not the point. :) He recently decided that the 50 year old shed had
to go, to be replaced with a new one. When digging out the soil behind the
old shed... he found the pressure treated 2x4s, still in usable, good
condition.
JW
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Irate Mormon" <archimedes_at_bayspringstel.net> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:45 PM Subject: Re: NANFA-- Above ground pond
> Quoting Tom Watson <onefish2fish_at_comcast.net>: > > > If you mean those "Cherry Tone" timbers, I will warn you, they will rot > > where they come into contact with the ground. I built a raised bed garden > > using them and they begin to rot after two or three years. > > I don't know what that is - the ones I mean can be had at Home Depot for about > $2 each. They are pressure treated and rated for ground contact (i.e. they are > not supposed to rot!). I have several about my place which have been used for > various things over the last several years - no rotting so far... > > > --Irate - charter member of DNRC > > "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; if it dies there, no constitution, > no law, no court can save it."
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