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re: Wood Privacy Fence - Last minute tips, advice?
Posted on 5/29/24 at 4:01 pm to Maillard
Posted on 5/29/24 at 4:01 pm to Maillard
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For the cost of installing 3 more posts you end up with a beefier fence . It is straighter, stronger for minimal cost and effort considering he is using an auger. 14 foot 2x are generally straighter than 16s in this day of crappy lumber.
Why not go 6’ or 5’?
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 12:27 am to poochie
Anyone have thoughts on capping the fence posts? Necessary? Prevent rot?
Posted on 5/30/24 at 7:39 am to Korkstand
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is a concrete-filled hole any better than filling the hole with soil and compacting or just driving the post (if possible)? Probably so, since you are in effect increasing the surface area of the post so that it's shoving on more soil. Does the sheer weight of the concrete help? The extra 100 lbs probably don't hurt.
Yes. The concrete significantly increases stability.
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Does concrete make a post rot slower or faster?
Good question. I know we stopped using concrete on our wooden (or even creosote) corner posts out in the country because we were noticing failures at ground level.
Maybe we didn't properly slope the concrete away from the posts when we set them 20 years ago? Maybe they were going to rot regardless?
Not sure.
This is another reason I used galvanized posts (instead of wood) for the fence at my house.
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with the concrete and sloping it away from the post
Good idea.
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LSUFootballLover: Anyone have thoughts on capping the fence posts? Necessary? Prevent rot?
I used galvanized posts, so I can't speak to that but it makes sense.
I capped my entire fence. It looks better, is stronger, and protects the top of the pickets from weather exposure. I see No reason why protecting the grain end of the post wouldn't help.
Also: stain.
Staining the fence helps protect the wood from our climate.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 9:41 pm to Korkstand
I’ve got one for the experts here; on uneven ground, build a fence that is perfectly level and has large gaps on the ground, or build it to the flow of the land?
Posted on 5/30/24 at 9:46 pm to indytiger
Flow of the land for me to keep my dogs in and yours out
But if you really want a clean look buy 8’ pickets and custom cut each one to do both flow of the land and straight across the top
But if you really want a clean look buy 8’ pickets and custom cut each one to do both flow of the land and straight across the top
Posted on 5/31/24 at 7:30 am to indytiger
I may be a bit extra but I keep the top level and cut every picket to length 2” above the ground. I just go through and measure from ground to the bottom of one of the runners. Do math for the total length, then cut and stack them in order. Yes, it takes extra time. Yes, it looks better.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 11:45 am to Korkstand
I’ve build a few hundred feet in the past:
My tips:
Do not paint cedar- oil stain it
Use metal posts and concrete.
Weld a gate frame then attach boards. No such thing as overkill here. Gates sag.
If large gate is just for occasional use, a removable fence post may help add support. Spending a few extra bucks on a toe board, board-on-board lapping, and a top plate/face goes a long way.
Screws might be overkill unless on the gates. Ringed nails hold really well. I’ll use a screws for 1-2 panels but not a thousand.
Decent shrubs will give you better privacy than any fence.
My tips:
Do not paint cedar- oil stain it
Use metal posts and concrete.
Weld a gate frame then attach boards. No such thing as overkill here. Gates sag.
If large gate is just for occasional use, a removable fence post may help add support. Spending a few extra bucks on a toe board, board-on-board lapping, and a top plate/face goes a long way.
Screws might be overkill unless on the gates. Ringed nails hold really well. I’ll use a screws for 1-2 panels but not a thousand.
Decent shrubs will give you better privacy than any fence.
Posted on 6/11/24 at 11:42 am to Korkstand
Update?
Posted on 6/11/24 at 12:56 pm to poochie
Planned weekend got rained out so I need another opening for the trailer and bobcat I'm going to use. I will update with photos and lessons learned when it's done. Hopefully won't be too long.
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