Prepping & survivalJhon ConstructionWhy Don't Seniors Use This $1 Powder That Protects Wood for 50 Years?
Why Don't Seniors Use This $1 Powder That Protects Wood for 50 Years?
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Published Sep 23, 2026, 8:57 PM · 2w ago
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You run your thumb along the bottom of a porch post and it just gives — damp, brown, crumbling wood held together by nothing but old paint. If you've ever felt that sinking feeling before the contractor's truck even pulls up, this one's for you, because there's a one-dollar box of powder sitting on your grocery store's laundry aisle that can stop wood rot and termites cold, permanently, for the price of a sandwich 🧂.
In this video I walk you through exactly why that powder — plain old borax — outperforms everything the pressure-treated lumber industry has sold us for seventy years, and I show you the two dead-simple ways to use it: brushing it onto bare wood in a crawl space or shed, and the "bucket soak" trick that pulls it deep into a fence post overnight. I'll tell you about the country that made this the law back in 1952, the houses still standing there untouched, and the real reason nobody ever told you about it — hint, it has nothing to do with whether it works.
Stick around to the end, because I also share the mistake that cost me three replaced porch posts and thousands of dollars in termite contracts over thirty years — I was always protecting the wrong part of the wood. Once you know where rot actually starts, you'll never treat a fence, deck, or shed the same way again 🪵.
If you're the kind of person who'd rather fix it yourself for five dollars than pay someone else for five hundred, hit subscribe and join the folks here who are done overpaying for problems that have dollar-store solutions.
This channel is where I hand over the cheap old tricks that keep a home standing — so people like us can fix it ourselves, on our own terms, with our own money.
#BorateWoodTreatment #DIYHomeRepair #SeniorHomeownerTips
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