Awning Post Repair
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:35 pm
Hi All,
I have one of those Aluma wood awnings over my driveway. It is attached on one side to the home and on the other side it is supported by eight 6 x 6 posts. The posts owe me nothing. They have held up for almost 40 years. I have no idea if they were just a good Douglas Fir or plain old pressure treated. To avoid awning failure, I want to replace the posts. They are rotting at the bottom and the sun has caused some rot on the sides. These posts are pricey.
Question: would you use pressure treated or Douglas Fir posts? We get very little rain, but 8 months of intense sun and heat. The guys at HD said use Douglas Fir. The guys at Lowes said to use pressure treated. Couldn`t you just guess that they would have opposing opinions? Also, the posts sit on these cast iron 'L' shaped things. They are about 1/2 an inch of solid cast iron. They keep the posts off the ground. Does anyone know of a better solution? I guess they worked but the rot on the bottom of the posts seems to be from water, so the 1/2 inch they raised the posts off the ground wasn't sufficient to prevent rot.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
I have one of those Aluma wood awnings over my driveway. It is attached on one side to the home and on the other side it is supported by eight 6 x 6 posts. The posts owe me nothing. They have held up for almost 40 years. I have no idea if they were just a good Douglas Fir or plain old pressure treated. To avoid awning failure, I want to replace the posts. They are rotting at the bottom and the sun has caused some rot on the sides. These posts are pricey.
Question: would you use pressure treated or Douglas Fir posts? We get very little rain, but 8 months of intense sun and heat. The guys at HD said use Douglas Fir. The guys at Lowes said to use pressure treated. Couldn`t you just guess that they would have opposing opinions? Also, the posts sit on these cast iron 'L' shaped things. They are about 1/2 an inch of solid cast iron. They keep the posts off the ground. Does anyone know of a better solution? I guess they worked but the rot on the bottom of the posts seems to be from water, so the 1/2 inch they raised the posts off the ground wasn't sufficient to prevent rot.
Thanks in advance.
Dave