Past customer asked me about cracks in his post and beam home. said he was going to fill with Epoxy and I said you will need a filler to do that and kind of messy. Have no experience with it but can see logic in not wanting to have water get in and freeze. He was also concerned about if it had lost much strength.
I guess pine is the standard or fir for this construction and looks like pine. Is the stuff air dried or? Looks like most of these types of posts contain the center of the tree and in cabinet stuff that is not used. These posts are outside on his porch so they see weather changes. Size is 8 x 8"
I asked about the epoxy repair question and he said he got it online and that one company in the US sells a product made for this type of thing and is used in historical restorations.
Anyone have experience with this and how do you deal with the cracks or always leave it. Id think if a repair was good and didnt really show tons then its a good idea to keep water out as it can be so destructive.
how should he approach this or just ignore it or?
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