150m 6ft fence - materials
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Hi all
I am shortly going to be putting a fence around my property to replace an existing worn 3ft fence and a chicken wire fence. I am going to be putting a 6ft fence up and I am looking at materials. I plan to run the fence boards vertical offset front and back rather than horizontal.
Wood is cheapest but I am concerned about rot - i know its not a short term problem but I want to do this once, do it right and not worry about it. What are my options for the posts other than wood? Composite, metal and concrete? Does anyone have any experience of using any of these and suggestions with which to go for?
Any idea out is appreciated.
I am shortly going to be putting a fence around my property to replace an existing worn 3ft fence and a chicken wire fence. I am going to be putting a 6ft fence up and I am looking at materials. I plan to run the fence boards vertical offset front and back rather than horizontal.
Wood is cheapest but I am concerned about rot - i know its not a short term problem but I want to do this once, do it right and not worry about it. What are my options for the posts other than wood? Composite, metal and concrete? Does anyone have any experience of using any of these and suggestions with which to go for?
Any idea out is appreciated.
sherman said:
Paint the bottom 3ft of the 8ft wooden post with bitumen paint vefore you put it in thd hole and you will dramatically increase the wooden posts life dpan.
But they will still rot, might last 10-15 years but will rot and the fence will fall over. The wooden posts I fitted lasted less than 10 years, now held up with concrete spurs. OP avoid wooden posts.
megaphone said:
sherman said:
Paint the bottom 3ft of the 8ft wooden post with bitumen paint vefore you put it in thd hole and you will dramatically increase the wooden posts life dpan.
But they will still rot, might last 10-15 years but will rot and the fence will fall over. The wooden posts I fitted lasted less than 10 years, now held up with concrete spurs. OP avoid wooden posts.
A well mainted fence will last 30+ years
Use slotted concrete posts with concrete gravel boards and wooden panels that slide in.
The slotted concrete posts have holes so that you can use long concrete screws to secure the panels to stop intruders lifting the panel to gain access or steal the panel.
In 3 of our properties the wooden fence panels failed after 20 years but concrete posts were still solid and it was easy to lift and drop in new panels.
One problem that can occur in 20 years is any ground movement like clay traveling down a slope can cause the posts to lean over.
The slotted concrete posts have holes so that you can use long concrete screws to secure the panels to stop intruders lifting the panel to gain access or steal the panel.
In 3 of our properties the wooden fence panels failed after 20 years but concrete posts were still solid and it was easy to lift and drop in new panels.
One problem that can occur in 20 years is any ground movement like clay traveling down a slope can cause the posts to lean over.
35 years ago my dad the fence at his house (now my house) and he did the fence posts out of parana pine that he got from where he worked.
They are still rot free and rock solid. The softwood fence panels he made and never treated aren’t so good!
You can get 4x4 oak posts for sensible money, these will outlast any softwood posts and look better than concrete.
They are still rot free and rock solid. The softwood fence panels he made and never treated aren’t so good!
You can get 4x4 oak posts for sensible money, these will outlast any softwood posts and look better than concrete.
sherman said:
megaphone said:
sherman said:
Paint the bottom 3ft of the 8ft wooden post with bitumen paint vefore you put it in thd hole and you will dramatically increase the wooden posts life dpan.
But they will still rot, might last 10-15 years but will rot and the fence will fall over. The wooden posts I fitted lasted less than 10 years, now held up with concrete spurs. OP avoid wooden posts.
A well mainted fence will last 30+ years
megaphone said:
How do you maintain a wooden post that is in the ground?
You choose a wood type and if necessary a treatment that doesn't need to be maintained.I've got 3x3 chestnut posts in place that are 30+ years old. I broke one out of its concrete when changing layout and it was perfect (and very hard), ended up putting it back in elsewhere.
Similarly wooden fence panels can last ages or no time at all depending on material & construction. What really seems to kill them apart from just mechanically coming apart with time is contact with the ground or anything else building up. Even then the decay could take years.
Thanks for the replies all, good input from thr PH hive mind as usual!
Im tempted by the concrete posts but I dont want slotted panels as the rest of the fence is wooden batons and fencing boards nailed to it.
Ill do some goggling of the options outlined here and get pricing up this job!
Im tempted by the concrete posts but I dont want slotted panels as the rest of the fence is wooden batons and fencing boards nailed to it.
Ill do some goggling of the options outlined here and get pricing up this job!
Slotted concrete posts, concrete gravel boards to keep whatever fencing you chose off the ground.
Will last year's if painted regularly.
If you use arris or cant rails and feather edge board you can go 8' panels and reduce the number of posts you need but you will struggle to find 8' gravel boards
Will last year's if painted regularly.
If you use arris or cant rails and feather edge board you can go 8' panels and reduce the number of posts you need but you will struggle to find 8' gravel boards
Edited by Easternlight on Saturday 5th July 17:57
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