[Shop-talk] Preventing rot

[Randall]

Have you considered using something like this?
https://goo.gl/ooidV7

I wouldn't think the roofing felt would help, unless you're getting liquid
water (rain) into the area.  But anything you can do to keep the rain away
is going to help.

-- Randall

> I'm replacing some rotted out stairs out side. The stringers 
> rotted out. I can't find pressure treated 2x12 to make new 
> stringers so I'm having to use untreated pine. 
> I've capped the base of each stringer with PT blocks so the 
> pine is not in direct contact with the concrete.