No Michelle. You won’t need to sand it, and you shouldn’t coat it with anything. Some penetrating oil like Linseed. or even just waste motor oil mixed with diesel, will do a good job of preventing rot.
Thanks, they never looked varnished but I don’t have any construction credibility. Will pass info along. Leaving with the horses in the trailer tomorrow! Dodging snowflakes and not stopping till we’re most of the way through Kansas! Sub-zero temperatures I will take if they keep it high pressure and sunny!
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