Our drive has a substantial retaining wall. Big poles are a part of the wall. Recently, a contractor's truck ripped a substantial part off one pole, exposing the inner by a bit over one inch. We wonder if exposing the inner part of the pole could lead to the pole rotting.
The poles and wall were put in place around 1999.
Any advice, please?
martin11,
Jan 16, 6:07am
If the pole is H5 it should be treated completely but an exposed part could cause problems in the future ,coat it well with metallex (available at hardware stores )
footplate1,
Jan 16, 6:17am
Thanks. We have a meeting with the overseer, next week. I want to be prepared.
pauldw,
Jan 16, 6:44am
The original treatment would have penetrated much deeper than that inch. Any damage will just be cosmetic.
edit think of all the cracks in the timber that have appeared since the pole was placed. Nobody runs around fixing them.
kenw1,
Jan 16, 12:51pm
The poles should be pressure treated. I would get some green metalex mix it 50/50 with a bit diesel/paraffin and keep on painting the post.
newtec1,
Jan 16, 3:47pm
Those poles will be ground retention H5 which means they use the same treatment as H3 but are left in the charge for longer to absorb more treatment.The chip will have no effect.When they are treated they go into a chamber called the charge which is totally sealed, the air is then sucked out along with the sap in the timber which creats a vacuum which is replaced with the treatment under pressure, hence the longer in the charge the better.
gabbysnana,
Jan 16, 4:45pm
all the way or I want my money back.
nzmax,
Jan 16, 6:12pm
As has been mentioned, they are treated under pressure so will be treated right through. The look of the pole currently would be more of a concern.
Another treatment option is called Enseal, the same ingredient as metallex but in an aerosol.
smallwoods,
Jan 16, 9:13pm
Just don't worry about it, tidy up the scrap, maybe throw some metalex if you feel so. The treatment should penetrate well within the pole. The only reason they are in the charge longer is that the mix is a lot stronger with more salts, the higher the H rating. As for sucking out the sap, the poles will be around 20% moisture content, so pretty dry. Most poles are steamed these days before treating, the sap would have long gone.
comadi,
Jun 8, 7:48pm
Make them pay for a cosmetic fill / repair.
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