fence posts

grizz02 · Mar 30, 2020

any tricks for keeping treated fence post from carpenter ants , I have tried brown pressure treated green treated ,cedar , they will get in 10 to 15 years and destroy post , would used motor oil and gravel instead of dirt be better?

Tony in SD · Mar 30, 2020

Comet or Ajax cleaning powder will keep them out.

Bob Harvey · Mar 30, 2020

You can always tell if they are carpenter ants - tiny tool belts and beer cans. ;^)

grizz02 · Mar 30, 2020

thought about that, using borax

Janicholson · Mar 30, 2020

1/2 submerged in used motor oil for a week, then oiled from the top once a year. with a cup. Jim

db4600 · Mar 30, 2020

Posted by Bob 2-01.

Bob Harvey · Mar 30, 2020

Excellent !!

Greg1959 · Mar 31, 2020

I put in Locust posts in 1996/97 and they were looking just as good when I sold my place in 2018.

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