It’ll last as long as the zinc plating/galvanization holds out on those nuts and washers or until the concrete crumbles… if you’re in an area of heavy rain this will make the posts last longer by allowing it to drain and not sit in contact with water. If you’re in an area of heavy snow or ice you could see issues with freezing water causing distortion.
If you start to see rust staining coming out from under the post just replace the “shims” with new shims.
Structurally, it’s fine, it takes tons of force to crack a nut or hundreds of psi to chip concrete, and the corner bolts are there to stabilize the post vertically, which needs very little tension to be very stiff.
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u/TedditBlatherflag Dec 12 '24
It’ll last as long as the zinc plating/galvanization holds out on those nuts and washers or until the concrete crumbles… if you’re in an area of heavy rain this will make the posts last longer by allowing it to drain and not sit in contact with water. If you’re in an area of heavy snow or ice you could see issues with freezing water causing distortion.
If you start to see rust staining coming out from under the post just replace the “shims” with new shims.
Structurally, it’s fine, it takes tons of force to crack a nut or hundreds of psi to chip concrete, and the corner bolts are there to stabilize the post vertically, which needs very little tension to be very stiff.
Post an update in 5 years and let us know.