Re: Sand or gravel around pole barn poles?

Posted by John in La on September 14, 2014 at 06:01:22 from (96.33.136.54):

In Reply to: Sand or gravel around pole barn poles? posted by UP Oliver on September 13, 2014 at 20:04:20:

It really depends on your soil type and drainage.

If you have good deep drainage a pea gravel sand mix works well.
If you have hard pack clay with little or no deep drainage all you did by putting pea gravel in the hole is build a clay lined pond.

If you want the poles to last the first thing you need to do is buy the right wood.
If you buy wood treated for ground contact UC4A treated to CCA 40 (normal lumber yard treated wood) you got the wrong stuff and it will rot out no matter what kind of backfill you use.

You need at least UC4B treated to CCA 60. If you can find UC4C that is even better.

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