Should i be concerned about this?

[Bangon61]

My post on one side has big cracks. The build is about 5 years old.

 

[danfromsyr]

Nah, its natural.
Takes ALOT of effort to not have checks in natural wood.
There's a YouTube on checks&cracks shelter institute (iirc)

 

[Codyboy]

Would not concern me.

But what happened to that "T" bracket? There are no screws into the post.

 

[racecougar]

I'd be more concerned about the post's attachment at either end.

 

[finn]

Not an issue.

 

[tarmy]

Drying out over time does that…

 

[mervyn]

Can't see it from my house

 

[czarjl]

I agree, the bigger issue to me is the attachment or lack there of.
Will the post fail if not secured, most likely not. But if it gets bumped by a car pulling in... attachment may we what keeps it in place.

 

[micromind]

No big deal, doesn't affect the structural integrity of the post.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Completely uneducated on the matter, but it looks like it has lost all of its structural support.

 

[mike93lx]

Completely uneducated on the matter, but it looks like it has lost all of its structural support.

It hasn't

 

[cgrutt]

Probably fine but if it were mine I'd probably fill those larger checks with polyurethane glue and draw it back together with some long structural screws spaced maybe a foot apart but alternating from each side.

If you don't want look of screws pin and glue it with large dowels, maybe 1" - 1-1/2" diameter.

 

[mike93lx]

Probably fine but if it were mine I'd probably fill those larger checks with polyurethane glue and draw it back together with some long structural screws spaced maybe a foot apart but alternating from each side.

If you don't want look of screws pin and glue it with large dowels, maybe 1" - 1-1/2" diameter.

Really?

 

[The Bean]

Checks in Timbers and Logs: When to Worry & How to Prevent Checking

Discover why checks in timbers are completely normal, not structural defects. Learn what causes timber checking and when to worry.

timberframehq.com

 

[mreisner]

My barn has some cracks like that also, my dad said they were there when he bought the place in 1958, and I assume they were there not too long after it was built in approximately 1905.

 

[carlaisle]

The cracks you're asking about are irrelevant. There should be something more than hope connecting the beams to the post.

 

[LopezBart]

This checking is perfectly normal and expected.

 

[johnre]

I agree, the bigger issue to me is the attachment or lack there of.
Will the post fail if not secured, most likely not. But if it gets bumped by a car pulling in... attachment may [be] what keeps it in place.

Either bumped by a car, or earth movement. OP is in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

 

[The Bean]

 

[PCustoms]

Probably fine but if it were mine I'd probably fill those larger checks with polyurethane glue and draw it back together with some long structural screws spaced maybe a foot apart but alternating from each side.

If you don't want look of screws pin and glue it with large dowels, maybe 1" - 1-1/2" diameter.

Screws aren't going to pull that check back together, it might actually make it more weak with all the holes you just drilled in it. A dowel is going to do nothing

 

[racecougar]

Either bumped by a car, or earth movement. OP is in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Sure wouldn't want that building to go down down down in a burning ring of fire.

 

[Rusted Nut]

Those cracks are “checks”. Lumber grades have a maximum specified size of checks. As long as you have the correct lumber grade, or the checks don’t exceed grading standards, you’re good. The notching however is suspect.

 

[Codyboy]

Structurally its fine.
If for looks? Fill it and paint it. BAM cracks are gone!

 

[nadogail]

Bondo will make it look like new
JB Weld works good too

 

[lardy1]

No.