I just finished building a pergola using 6x6 posts. There are six 6x6
posts, which support six 2x8 beams,which support ten 2x6 rafters. On
top of the rafters are 100 2x2's.
I noticed when I bought the posts that they had some minor splits,
which I figured were normal. Now that all of the wood is assembled on
top of the posts, the split on one of the posts has opened to 1/4"
wide x 40" long. It doesn't go completely through the wood. It's
about 2 inches deep.
Should this post be replaced or is it OK to bear the weight?
Wow, 6x6 posts! I'm surprised you didn't use 6x whatever beams. Guess you've
got a lot of exposed endgrain! The posts are more than enough to support the
load, but you might want to seal that endgrain somehow. Copper? End grain
sealer? Tom
>(Dennis) wrote:
>I just finished building a pergola using 6x6 posts. There are six 6x6
>posts, which support six 2x8 beams,which support ten 2x6 rafters. On
>top of the rafters are 100 2x2's.
>
>I noticed when I bought the posts that they had some minor splits,
>which I figured were normal. Now that all of the wood is assembled on
>top of the posts, the split on one of the posts has opened to 1/4"
>wide x 40" long. It doesn't go completely through the wood. It's
>about 2 inches deep.
>
>Should this post be replaced or is it OK to bear the weight?
It should be fine.
Rob
"Dennis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I just finished building a pergola using 6x6 posts. There are six 6x6
> posts, which support six 2x8 beams,which support ten 2x6 rafters. On
> top of the rafters are 100 2x2's.
>
> I noticed when I bought the posts that they had some minor splits,
> which I figured were normal. Now that all of the wood is assembled on
> top of the posts, the split on one of the posts has opened to 1/4"
> wide x 40" long. It doesn't go completely through the wood. It's
> about 2 inches deep.
>
> Should this post be replaced or is it OK to bear the weight?