[M]: (M):Re: Making/Getting Pier
| Subject: | [M]: (M):Re: Making/Getting Pier |
| From: | Eric Schandall |
| Date: | Sun May 02 22:46:55 1999 |
Tom Boucher wrote:
>
> You Said:
>
> exposed end is about 53" above ground. I did use a couple of hundred
> pounds of sand in it as well making the whole thing with concrete about
> half a ton. It is very solid.
>
> I said:
>
> Are you not outside with your pier exposed to the elements? If I filled a
> stand alone pier with sand here in KS no matter what form of pipe I used the
> moisture would find a way in there and hae destroyed it by now if it was out
> there for three years.
>
> Just curious. My Dad is the outdoor construction type and when we were
> discussing it he said that if we put sand in any type of pipe outside it
> would rust out from the inside in less than three years. Im taking his
> word for it because he did something similar back when he had a big 10 dish
> outside, had to replace the pipe once because of the lovely kansas wind bent
> it, so he put sand in it, had to replace it the next year because it broke
> due to rusting.
>
> Finally I convinced him and he bought an 18" DSS dish so things are
> different now...hehe.
Tom,
I didnt say that the pier is in an enclosure and not open to the
weather. Sorry I wasnt paying better attention to the thread of the
original posting. Thanks for your response.
Eric
>
> You Said:
>
> exposed end is about 53" above ground. I did use a couple of hundred
> pounds of sand in it as well making the whole thing with concrete about
> half a ton. It is very solid.
>
> I said:
>
> Are you not outside with your pier exposed to the elements? If I filled a
> stand alone pier with sand here in KS no matter what form of pipe I used the
> moisture would find a way in there and hae destroyed it by now if it was out
> there for three years.
>
> Just curious. My Dad is the outdoor construction type and when we were
> discussing it he said that if we put sand in any type of pipe outside it
> would rust out from the inside in less than three years. Im taking his
> word for it because he did something similar back when he had a big 10 dish
> outside, had to replace the pipe once because of the lovely kansas wind bent
> it, so he put sand in it, had to replace it the next year because it broke
> due to rusting.
>
> Finally I convinced him and he bought an 18" DSS dish so things are
> different now...hehe.
Tom,
I didnt say that the pier is in an enclosure and not open to the
weather. Sorry I wasnt paying better attention to the thread of the
original posting. Thanks for your response.
Eric
