Concrete fence post question!

[Big T]

Hiya,

 

I do a fair amount of fencing, usually using wooden posts. I have looked at a job and the customer wants to use concrete posts, I have a question that I hope someone can help me out with! When using wooden posts I concrete them in, fix the panels to them and then trim the excess post off the top as required to the desired height. If i use concrete posts I obviously cant do that so is it a case of getting the first post to the right height and then digging the second hole deeper than required and filling it with hardcore etc untill the post is exactly the same height at the first?? Seems like alot of work compaired to wooden posts! Any ideas??

 

Regards,

 

Anthony.

[WMC]

Common sense.

[swinny]

Is it a straight level fence? Are you using panels and stepping down? Or is there slope on the site?

[Burgess]

Step down or up. You can't keep both posts level otherwise you'll never step down, but you match the post to the next panel rather than both posts to the same panel.

[brewpup]

Your talking post n panels I take it. If 6 ft panels you want 9 ft slot posts. With a 6 inch shingle board.you need a 2ft 6 whole deep hole. Set first post with post mix, sets 5 mins.set shingle board across ground, level with packers. Then dig next whole 3 ft from top of shingle board. Fix post. Make sure post mix comes up higher enough to under side shingle board. Repeat till back aches. Oh then drop panels in later. No propping. Specially if windy. One bag per hole only.

[scraggs]

Your talking post n panels I take it. If 6 ft panels you want 9 ft slot posts. With a 6 inch shingle board.you need a 2ft 6 whole deep hole. Set first post with post mix, sets 5 mins.set shingle board across ground, level with packers. Then dig next whole 3 ft from top of shingle board. Fix post. Make sure post mix comes up higher enough to under side shingle board. Repeat till back aches. Oh then drop panels in later. No propping. Specially if windy. One bag per hole only.

 

Standard for 6 foot panels is 8 foot post, 2 foot in the ground, bugger digging 3 foot deep post holes all day.

If you want a 6" gravel board use a 5' 6" panel

[brewpup]

2 ft 6 holes.

[swinny]

Standard for 6 foot panels is 8 foot post, 2 foot in the ground, bugger digging 3 foot deep post holes all day.

If you want a 6" gravel board use a 5' 6" panel

 

Im with you why make it hard for yourself

[scraggs]

2 ft 6 holes.

 

My bad, i'm tired but still 6" deeper than I go

depending on where the posts are from the easier ones to use imo have a bottoming lip which speeds things up, if you drop down on one side then just chip the lip out.

[s.varty]

Hiya,

 

I do a fair amount of fencing, usually using wooden posts. I have looked at a job and the customer wants to use concrete posts, I have a question that I hope someone can help me out with! When using wooden posts I concrete them in, fix the panels to them and then trim the excess post off the top as required to the desired height. If i use concrete posts I obviously cant do that so is it a case of getting the first post to the right height and then digging the second hole deeper than required and filling it with hardcore etc untill the post is exactly the same height at the first?? Seems like alot of work compaired to wooden posts! Any ideas??

 

Regards,

 

Anthony.

 

 

Before you concrete the wooden post offer it up to the panel its going to be fixed to and measure the excess sticking above the panel , if its say 2 inches higher than you want , cut 2 inches off the bottom, that way youll have a nice straight clean top . Do the same with a concrete post, hire or invest in a disc cutter. I have never had a fence post blow over and I have never gone deeper than 2ft even in sandy soil.