Originally Posted by
Doug Garson
Best way to prevent legs on a chair or table outside from absorbing water is to prevent the bottom of the leg from touching the ground. Saturating the end of the leg, typically end grain, with epoxy can help but a better way is to add a "foot" made of plastic so the wood never touches the ground. Pick up a 1/2" thick plastic cutting board, cut it to the same shape as the bottom of the foot but slightly smaller and attach it to the bottom of the legs with ss countersunk screws.