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wood beams or columns
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:30 am
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:30 am
hey does anyone know where I can get wood beams or columns for the front of my house in the br area preferably cypress or pine
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Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:31 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
The forest
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:32 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
There's a place in the Livonia area ( Google) and cypress depot in port barre.
I recently bought from cd and they were significantly cheaper
I recently bought from cd and they were significantly cheaper
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:38 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:39 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:43 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
I would do wood.
When I built my house I used Kentwood used light poles they were very good looking, didn't have to finish them, and they have creosote in them so they will not rot or get bugs. They cut these poles square and sell them cheap compared to cypress or pine.
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When I built my house I used Kentwood used light poles they were very good looking, didn't have to finish them, and they have creosote in them so they will not rot or get bugs. They cut these poles square and sell them cheap compared to cypress or pine.
Phone Number
Here is mine:
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 9:49 am
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:45 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
Go with wood
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:45 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
Nothing says 'class' like marble columns
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:47 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
Blanchard's building materials can get them
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:48 am to KLSU
quote:I don't think I'd be using exposed creosote posts for a home. Aren't their health concerns related to creosote?
and they have creosote in them so they will not rot or get bugs
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:49 am to iAmBatman
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The forest
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:49 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
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cypress or pine
Horrible choices. They both burn easily and lose structural integrity over time. Get some aluminum posts out there, they'll last longer and stand up to the next hurricane or wildfire a whole lot better than the kindling you plan on putting out. You're welcome.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:50 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
I had pine columns on front porch of my house. Was always repainting them because they faced the west and got brutalized by the sun. Finally replaced them with fiberglass columns bought from Dyke Industries. A lot better than the wood.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:50 am to ForeverLSU02
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Aren't their health concerns related to creosote?
Only if you touch it or breathe around it. If you gotta go wood, then definitely get creosote soaked.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:52 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
The Corbel in Zachary
Ask for Don Charlet
Ask for Don Charlet
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:52 am to 4A/5A Bluechip
Sinker cyprus out on the Chinquapin canal in Maurepas. Mr Guy will hook you up. 
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:53 am to KLSU
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creosote
That's gotta make the back porch smell nice on a summer afternoon...
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:55 am to ForeverLSU02
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I don't think I'd be using exposed creosote posts for a home. Aren't their health concerns related to creosote?
Only if you plan to use them as firewood.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 10:02 am to slinger1317
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That's gotta make the back porch smell nice on a summer afternoon...
I did have a smell for the first few months after that it went away.
When you are picking out the poles at the place if you get the ones that are lighter in color(more redish) they usually have been cut for the longest and have no smell or creosote left on the outside of them. They are the best looking ones as well!
Back 8 years ago prices were:
6x6x10 = $16.00 each
8x8x10 = $32.00 each
I picked them up from their location!
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 10:09 am
Posted on 5/7/15 at 10:14 am to LucasP
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lose structural integrity over time.
This is true. You will have to replace after a few hundred years
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