How to Install Pressure Treated Piers for Ground Contact
- 1). Measure up from the bottom of the post a distance that corresponds to the depth of the hole in which the pier will rest and place a mark. Put on the rubber gloves, dust mask and eye goggles. Prepare termite treatment according to the manufacture's directions. Pour the treatment into the sprayer and apply it to the pier from the bottom to the mark you made.
- 2). Clean out the sprayer and fill it with the water sealer. Apply the sealer to the wooden post three times, allowing the mixture to dry for 30 minutes in between coats. Apply the sealer on all sides of the post, stopping at the reference mark.
- 3). Apply roofing tar to the pier with a brush stopping at the depth marks placed on the post for reference. Allow one hour drying time.
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