I have 4 morton buildings, which I call pole barns. They put a treated post directly into the ground. Our oldest one has creosote 6X6 posts, and the newer ones are three 2X6's nailed together staggered to make posts. They all rot the same. They last about 20 years before they rot off. My soil is clay, wet at the bottom, but they don't rot at the bottom. They rot just below the surface. It's a combination of moisture and air that creates the environment for rot. It's the same with both the solid creosote and the 2X5 build up with later treated.
Recently I repaired some posts because I was rennovating one barn. I dug down and removed the lower rotted off portion, and carefully removed the built up 2X6s up til I had all good wood. then I built up the repair section from treated wood, and installed a plastic "Post Protector" on the bottom. Then I installed the new piece to the post. As long as teh post protector is on the inside and you are not getting water down into the post protector, I think this will far outlast the life of the original post. This is what they should be doing with all new morton buildings if they aren't already. It's cheap protection. On the other hand, it might make the buildings last longer than Morton would like for sales purposes. Here's a before and after. Yes, I had cut open the concrete and then repaired it after. I was converting this open barn section into an enclosed area. this post was 90 percent rotted off.
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