Muck fillet would speed the rot .
Help! Oak pillar
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With respect but that is not a good idea. Cutting a slot exposes end grain in the slot.
In 1980 we DIY built a Walter Segal timber frame ( post and beam ) house. The design is that the posts ( Douglas Fir and Oregon Pine ) stand on lead sheet on the paving slab. 38 years later ( and 4 floods ) the posts show no signs of deterioration due to water.
The photo was taken before the excess lead was trimmed.
Was thinking marine mastic muck or lead mate to keep fox happy , needs to be dry though , is a summer job probably be gone by then , back to silver . Or hairdryer needs be dry or wont seal .
I can see the lip and transition to end grain from here ?
Could use Oxalic acid to kill the mildew and clean it off if you really need something to be done .
Slot would be sealed .
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Slot cut upwards at 45degrees , silicon and push lead up into it , will need skill so not really diy, job for pro.
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I've seen these or might have done one they have been allowed
to sit on a stainless steel leg about an inch or two off the slab this just looks like a feature this obviously stops the moister rising up the end grain from the slab
to sit on a stainless steel leg about an inch or two off the slab this just looks like a feature this obviously stops the moister rising up the end grain from the slab
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