Re: outdoor hollow columns & Great Stuff(ing)

[mwfoscue]

If ya'll have not tried White Oak for your outdoor projects, you are missing a great wood for that.  Not only is it very strong and fairly economical, it stands up to the elements very well.  As I mentioned earlier - be sure to read the fine print on whatever spray foam you use.  Some is designed for minimal expansion pressure (For that reason, the proper product to use when installing doors & windows.) while others will exert a fair bit more pressure while expanding more.  If I were going to "foam" a column, I'd call Dow's Technical Support line, tell them what I was planning to do, and ask them what they recommended.  Who knows, you may get them thinking - and next thing we know they develop a product designed SPECIFICALLY for filling the cavity in hollow columns!  Mac  ___________________________________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Don Butler Sent: May 7, 2014 5:59 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: outdoor hollow columns & Great Stuff(ing) Lil Twisted, > I fill mine in the shop, too. It doesn't make them that much heavier. If I used a better grade of wood, I might consider leaving them open. I would have to think hard about filling the columns after installation, for fear of making a mess on the entryway. Best regards, Don "Dances With Wood" Butler -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.