need Ideas - protecting wood outdoors
On the deck outside my camper, my wife wants to put an old Deacons Bench. My concern is the wooden legs, in contact with the decking sounds like a recipe for wood rot. This bench is important to her,...
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westend wrote:TakingThe5th wrote:A long history of sailing vessels disagrees with your theory. Spar varnish originated in the sailing industry and was used liberally to seal different surfaces, among them, spars.
I'm not sure I would seal the bottom of the feet. Yes, it would protect against any moisture coming up from the bottom but it would also trap any moisture which might somehow come down from the top. Myself, I would prefer the nylon feet.
Fresh water or salt water sailing? If you're going to be eating a lot of salted popcorn around this bench ... :)
