PERGOLA POSTS
MAKING THEM LAST
The difficulty of finding an effective method of preventing the posts of rustic fences or pergolas from rotting is well known. The following method is Tecommended as a simple and effective way to preserve the posts. Take out holes about throe feet deep, place flat stones on the bottom of each, and on these stones stand largo drainpipes, collar down. Cement round the drainpipe and just over the collar. "When the cement is set, put back the soil into the holes round the pipes. Then get your posts, place them in the drainpipes, and fill up each pipe, to the top
with cement concrete. The rims of the pipes should stand six inches above ground-level. These posts will form an excellent foundation for the fence or pergola, and in a day or two, "when the concrete is quite firm, the crosspieces can be attached.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1933, Page 19
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149PERGOLA POSTS Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1933, Page 19
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