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I am thinking about using utility poles for piers for a dock I am wanting to build. I am wanting longer poles so I can build a roof for a boat slip. I am concerned that the chemicals used to treat the poles for weather will contaminate the water. What does anyone else use for piers that are 20-25ft long?


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local utility or utility storehouse likely has old ones with most of the 'preservative' leached out already?

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2" galvanized pipe. Still standing strong after 32 years.


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I am wanting to run from the ponds bottom up to support a roof for a boat slip for a plastic Pelican style boat. My ponds bank is currently exposed and I can pour concrete footers for whatever. How do I drive Galvanized pipe into the ground without being able to get above it? The pipe will be 15 - 20ft above the ponds bottom.


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Originally Posted By: For the Family
I am wanting to run from the ponds bottom up to support a roof for a boat slip for a plastic Pelican style boat. My ponds bank is currently exposed and I can pour concrete footers for whatever. How do I drive Galvanized pipe into the ground without being able to get above it? The pipe will be 15 - 20ft above the ponds bottom.


FWIW My dad was faced with the same problem many years ago when building our first dock. He used an excavator bucket to "push" the pilings into the lake bottom. In our case, it was telephone poles that had been modified to have a point on the downside end.

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I used old utility poles and have had no problems. But how can one really tell without super sophisticated equipment. They were older, so that is probably better. The fish are around them all the time. Possibly pond size might matter to the ratio of bad chemicals(if there are any). My pond is a little over an acre.

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Thanks guys. I want the look of utility poles, but I want them to be secure and not have to replace them once the pond fills. I have yet to be able to find online anywhere that sells 25ft galvanized fence poles.


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Originally Posted By: For the Family
Thanks guys. I want the look of utility poles, but I want them to be secure and not have to replace them once the pond fills. I have yet to be able to find online anywhere that sells 25ft galvanized fence poles.


The galvanized fence poles are thinwall and aren't suitable for pond use. We used 2" galvanized PIPE, not fence poles or fence material. Talk to a local plumbing contractor supply house if you want pipe.


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Galvanized water pipe comes in 21 foot joints. Galvanized RIGID conduit is the same thickness and comes in 10 foot joints. Two inch heavy wall pipe and rigid conduit are equally strong, and very heavy.

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In 1984,I built a dock using treated utility poles on my new 2+ acre pond. I made it in a "U" shape so my boat would be under roof when I docked it.They are still as strong and have never had a problem with any chemicals leaching out of the poles.

Go with the poles,you won't be sorry. You can trust a fellow Kentuckian to speak the truth. Some of these Texan pond owners one can't be too sure about!

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Well said Bernie.


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Whoops, I didn't mean you Dave!

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No sweat Bernie. In Texiz, BS could qualify as an Olympic sport.


It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

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