To strip or not to strip?

[Big Al]

Ok, get your mind out of the gutter! LOL

With the recent ice storm, I have an excess of cedar posts after all the clean up.
My wife has been asking for a compost bin, so I was thinking of using my cedar post bounty to build it. Should I strip the bark off the posts or not?

[JDH875]

I would strip the bark off. My dad has some cedar post that he left the bark on they are perfectly fine however the bark is perpetually in a peeling state and I don't really care for that look. Cedar will obviously last a long time but I think it would last even longer with the bark peeled and post sealed. Guess it just depends on how much work you want to do peeling bark.

[brokeno]

Dont add any additional work leave the bark on because she'll want you to remove it later.

[tdwinklr]

the bark is going to come off anyway, at some point.

[bullets13]

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Edit: I need to start reading the first posts of threads.

[Big Al]

My concern is leaving the bark would promote rot if/when we return to more rain.
Or does the natural cedar oil prevent rot?

[justletmein]

Dont add any additional work leave the bark on because she'll want you to remove it later.

This is a smart man. lol

[bobc]

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Edit: I need to start reading the first posts of threads.

lmao!

[Dale Moser]

Leave it, when it starts falling off, just toss it in the bin. And for the love of Zeus, don’t give her the option…


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[Jay-J]

I would say see if you can get by without stripping it. I stripped 10 large cedars with my pressure washer for porch columns a while back. After staining they turned out really nice but you talk about a MESSY job!! I still had cedar bark in my *** crack a week later!

[KIETHSTONE]

I have seen a place that will sell you bark mulch that comes in a convenient easy to carry bag.


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[Snowflake Killa]

Dont add any additional work leave the bark on because she'll want you to remove it later.

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[Big Al]

Thanks for all the input!
Some of your comments made me laugh! LOL
I’ll run with no stripping.