ok, I'm convinced. 2x2 is not strong enough. today I found a source for cheap 2x4's. How about screwing 2 2x4's together. i"m sure that would be strong enough but I'm wondering if water would get between them and rot way faster. and yes, they are treated.
by "cheap" I mean free
I only thought of 2x2 while searching craigslist for 4x4. I found a guy that has 100 2x2 for a buck each but I would have to pull them out of the ground. not really looking forward to that effort. lol
I'm looking to learn from your ideas, not my own mistakes.
I am building a chicken moat and would like to use 4x4 treated for the posts just because I like the look better than steel posts but don't really have the money so I was wondering if 2x2 is strong enough? The biggest predator we...