Jay Knoll
11-25-2005, 12:33 PM
Hi everyone
About 5 years ago I built these gates out of pine 2X12s putting them together with biscuits and West system epoxy. I didn't use pressure treated lumber because I figured it wasn't going to be in ground contact.
Well, now I've got an interesting rot problem on my hands. I didn't think about the fact that the hole in the gate for the latch opened up the wood to rain running down the face of the gate. Clearly it has been working away underneath the paint for several years.
I started working on it, thinking that it was going to be a small patch. I was planning on filling it with a body type compound, figured that drilling a hole through that stuff would give me an impervious channel for the gate hardware that wouldn't allow further water absorption.
However, as I started paring away with a chisel it became apparent that the problem is greater than I thought. I've been hacking away looking for some dry wood. Here is what it looks like right now.
So, I think plan A is not going to work since I haven't hit dry wood yet. I am thinking of ripping off the edge of the gate and replacing it with a piece of pressure treated wood.
Questions that come to mind
Any gluing considerations using PTW?
How long will I have to wait until I repaint?
Do I need to seal the hole I will drill to put the gate hardware through or will the PTW be sufficient -- at this point I think I'll seal it with epoxy just to be safe but would be interested in your opinions
Should I use Gorilla glue, Epoxy or the new Tight bond?
Thanks for the help
About 5 years ago I built these gates out of pine 2X12s putting them together with biscuits and West system epoxy. I didn't use pressure treated lumber because I figured it wasn't going to be in ground contact.
Well, now I've got an interesting rot problem on my hands. I didn't think about the fact that the hole in the gate for the latch opened up the wood to rain running down the face of the gate. Clearly it has been working away underneath the paint for several years.
I started working on it, thinking that it was going to be a small patch. I was planning on filling it with a body type compound, figured that drilling a hole through that stuff would give me an impervious channel for the gate hardware that wouldn't allow further water absorption.
However, as I started paring away with a chisel it became apparent that the problem is greater than I thought. I've been hacking away looking for some dry wood. Here is what it looks like right now.
So, I think plan A is not going to work since I haven't hit dry wood yet. I am thinking of ripping off the edge of the gate and replacing it with a piece of pressure treated wood.
Questions that come to mind
Any gluing considerations using PTW?
How long will I have to wait until I repaint?
Do I need to seal the hole I will drill to put the gate hardware through or will the PTW be sufficient -- at this point I think I'll seal it with epoxy just to be safe but would be interested in your opinions
Should I use Gorilla glue, Epoxy or the new Tight bond?
Thanks for the help