Carpentry and Woodworking - Square Wooden Columns For Front Porch

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billcone
02-01-04, 02:49 PM
I am interested in making some columns for a porch. I want them to be square. I know the ones in my area are veneered. What is a typical material for the actual column that is to be veneered? In other words, what goes inside the veneer?
Thanks

Mike Swearingen
02-01-04, 03:26 PM
Use pressure-treated beams...4X4s, 6X6s, etc. to handle the actual load-bearing and screw or nail the outer layer to them.
Good Luck!
awesomedell
02-06-04, 11:33 AM
The pressure treated is definitely the way to go for the support, as Mike said. What you want after that depends on what sort of veneer finish, stucco, plaster, dry-vit, etc.