I’m about to put up a new gate to my property to replace one that loggers messed up. I’ll be using 6x6 treated posts. My question is should I coat the below ground portion with anything? To bad they did away with cca treatments.

I just finished watching Apocalypse WWI again and would like to read up on the US involvement. Any book recommendations?

I’m thinking of using 3/16 bead board directly on studs in a basement bathroom. Home Depot’s instructions say not to as the panels are too thin without support between studs and panels. They say to use sheet rock behind it. And no nails; use glue. What do you guys think?

I have a 520 square foot basement whose walls are concrete block. I plan to divide it into two bedrooms and using mini-splits for heating and cooling. It won’t need much since it never gets very hot nor very cold, but I’m concerned with high humidity. I’ve had five HVAC people come to give me quotes. Four quoted two 9000 btu inside heads with one 18000 btu outside unit. One guy says that 18000 is too much as it won’t run enough to pull the humidity out. He wants to use one 9000 single mini split in one bedroom with through- wall ventilators to force air into the adjoining bedroom along with a dehumidifier. I’m getting confused with all of this. What say you guys?

Anyone have recommendations for a concise history of the war in China during WWII? I’ve read a lot of books on the Pacific and European fronts but none except The Rape of Nanking about the Chinese war.