Originally Posted by Johnny821
Thank you all for the reply. Unfortunately due to.not being an expert myself, I had already had the steel.pipe installed. Barrel pipe under the dam is 1/2" thick wall and riser is 1/4". I was thinking of applying metal primer and maybe automotive paint to the transition weld and the riser. Thoughts or better ideas???

Anything you can do to keep water from contacting the pipe inside or outside will help, but being as thick as it is will help prolong it's life. The galvanized ditch drain pipes that you see put under driveways will last 20 or so years before they rot out. Being galvanized helps but they are no where as thick as your pipe.

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