premobrown Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 In need of some advise. I have a wood house in chiangrai we have a 3 car wood carport which is supported by massive teak tree trunks, theses unfortunately are rotting badly at the base they require attention asap is there any wood rot treatment products available here in Thailand that i can get my hands on? as i have said these tree trunks are massive i would probably need 20 litres (educated guess) Can someone point me in the right direction please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 We used this stuff for all our wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premobrown Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Thank you very much,much appreciated will look for this at the hardware stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Could also be ants attacking same they love to nibble so some ant killer on the shopping list wouldn't go amiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 sorry to disappoint but probably not teak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 No, I've not heard of teak rotting, one of the reasons it's used in boat building a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 No, I've not heard of teak rotting, one of the reasons it's used in boat building a lot. Exactly, never heard about teak rotting, and also my opinion is that once wood starts rotting the only way to stop it is to cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 That's what maintenance carpenters do, rotted timber is always replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamemjay Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 It's probably wood from a mango tree. It was frequently used in CM area as a (OK for while) substitute for teak, and looks very similar. After quite some years however, it rots or the termites feast on it. Replacement is the only solution I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Let it dry as much as posisble, remove everything around them so the wind can blow around. Teak does rot, had a trunk full of orchids which was sprayed daily by the sprinkler and where it touched the soil (it was a standing arch) it was rotting. Pour concrete around the base and make that waterrepellent will also work. Teak oil also helps. It rots when wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manassas Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 We used this stuff for all our wood I'm building a sala out of old barn wood. The contractor is using this stuff on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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