Ideas on Steel Riser Boards Leaking

[fivemile]

Brand new riser with steel boards; holds 9 boards and all of them are leaking around the ends. Need some ideas on how to stop the leaking.

[mudsucker]

Rubber gasket material of proper width? Wood would swell but steel might need gaskets or foam weather stripping that starts out thick but can compress. Just throwing ideas out there! Good Luck.

[Wingman]

Mud. Been using it for years.

[DanP]

Mud, wedges, or kitty litter. Please no expanding foam... Rust will kick in after while and seal the deal

[Blackduck]

What is wrong with spray foam?

[Don Miller]

a tube of silicon caulk

[eSJay]

Not sure if this will work for you, but works well for us. We don't use steel or wood, rather our riser boards are an extruded PCV material. The channels are about 1.75. PVC boards are 1" thick & I use a 1" rope wedged between the riser boards & the channel for a snug fit. The rope is cut a little long so when I'm ready to pull the boards, I simply grab the rope & pull, making the boards loose & easy to slide out.

[1010]

mulch or saw dust. Works like a charm. We use it in the gate house at GL when we need to look at the conduit. And on our water impoundments.

[DanP]

What is wrong with spray foam?

Pain in the butt to remove the boards

[duckter]

Lay black Visqueen (sp?) in front and place a few blocks on it - cut it about same width as your boards - then wrap around your top board. Complete seal and very easy to remove post-season.

[hillhunter]

mud

[JMitch]

If you use anything but mud you are way over thinking the situation.

[JMCMILLIN]

If you use anything but mud you are way over thinking the situation.

What he says^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Click]

mulch or saw dust. Works like a charm. We use it in the gate house at GL when we need to look at the conduit. And on our water impoundments.

Square hay bales works for me.

[bdogtippo]

We got some beavers on our place that can plug up a leak in a matter of minutes. Free, all you got to do is come pick em up.