Herefordcross
Well-known member
I have a couple more questions for the more experienced people on here.
First let me say that I have the holes laid out and ready to be drilled and I measured my auger wrong and it is actually 14" in diameter. And I laid the holes out dead on, a real pain considering the wind was blowing here yesterday.
Question #1- Have any of you guys used these plastic sleeves called post protectors? They are about $30 bucks a piece and they have ventilation slots but, I 'm wonder if it's worth the extra $810 that it's gonna cost me for them
Would coating the portion of the post to be put in the ground with a couple coats of good fiberglass inbedded driveway tar help any? I've replaced a few poles on poles barns due to rot (they always seem to rot of at the top of the ground and I guess it's because they can't rot in the ground because they can't get air) and it ain't fun, the poles are already treated but, I want it to be standing for my daughters to use when I'm gone.
Question #2 Vapor barrier? What to use? This building is intended to be used for hay but, all of us know how that goes, that could change down the line and I may want to throw some heat into this building. Would regular Tyvek house wrap work or tar paper under the metal or what would you suggest??. I've seen the regular radiant barriers they make for the pole buildings but, I can't afford to do that so I was trying to figure out a way to have a vapor barrier incase I wanted to insulate it later.
I guess I'm starting to be glad that, this guy went bankrupt or the posts would've been stuck in the ground with no protection, which still may be the best bet?!, and I didn't think about maybe wanting to insulate it later but , now I've had time to think about these things, I want to give them some attention or at least some thought, and I'm sure that I'll get some good insight on CT. Sorry this is so long.
First let me say that I have the holes laid out and ready to be drilled and I measured my auger wrong and it is actually 14" in diameter. And I laid the holes out dead on, a real pain considering the wind was blowing here yesterday.
Question #1- Have any of you guys used these plastic sleeves called post protectors? They are about $30 bucks a piece and they have ventilation slots but, I 'm wonder if it's worth the extra $810 that it's gonna cost me for them
Would coating the portion of the post to be put in the ground with a couple coats of good fiberglass inbedded driveway tar help any? I've replaced a few poles on poles barns due to rot (they always seem to rot of at the top of the ground and I guess it's because they can't rot in the ground because they can't get air) and it ain't fun, the poles are already treated but, I want it to be standing for my daughters to use when I'm gone.
Question #2 Vapor barrier? What to use? This building is intended to be used for hay but, all of us know how that goes, that could change down the line and I may want to throw some heat into this building. Would regular Tyvek house wrap work or tar paper under the metal or what would you suggest??. I've seen the regular radiant barriers they make for the pole buildings but, I can't afford to do that so I was trying to figure out a way to have a vapor barrier incase I wanted to insulate it later.
I guess I'm starting to be glad that, this guy went bankrupt or the posts would've been stuck in the ground with no protection, which still may be the best bet?!, and I didn't think about maybe wanting to insulate it later but , now I've had time to think about these things, I want to give them some attention or at least some thought, and I'm sure that I'll get some good insight on CT. Sorry this is so long.