The width of these pieces should correspond exactly to the width of your porch posts while the height can be 1 2 inches 2 5 5 1 cm longer than the width depending on the exact dimensions of the posts.
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Cut 6 pieces of 1 in 2 5 cm thick wood to the width of your posts.
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I definitely needed it but at the same time i was chomping at the bit all day tuesday to go out and wrap the front porch posts.
Wrapping the structural lumber is the better approach for support and continuity.
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Use a circular saw miter saw or portable table saw to trim a single long board into identical sections.
Often times butt corners are used rather than mitered corners to wrap beams and columns.
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If the beams and columns are load bearing then cedar will not do the job.
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2 and better western red cedar lumber is a knotty grade that meets appearance requirements.
Your beams may be engineered wood and the columns fir.
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