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Corner posts for 5-strand ??
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<blockquote data-quote="tytower" data-source="post: 443741" data-attributes="member: 2399"><p>Fencing is an art. </p><p>On corner posts and on strainers in between I put them as deep as possible ,deeper in wet climate.</p><p>I seal the top and bottom cut edge to prevent water being sucked up the post .</p><p> I have a big hole and put cannonball size rocks completely circling the base of the post then I fill 6 " and ramit then the next 6" and so on . just below the surface I put another ring of rocks,big as I can and ram them in place then overfill and ram so the dirt slopes out from the post.</p><p></p><p>This way your timber will last as long as it can. Your post will resist movement at its base and the top ring of rocks resists movement at the ground level.</p><p></p><p>If its a corner post I put a second smaller post done the same way about 3 to 4 foot from it along the same fence line with a cap piece across the top between them and then diagonally brace with wire so the brace is on the bottom of the corner post</p><p></p><p>If you use steel the same principles should apply and concrete would seem to be the answer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tytower, post: 443741, member: 2399"] Fencing is an art. On corner posts and on strainers in between I put them as deep as possible ,deeper in wet climate. I seal the top and bottom cut edge to prevent water being sucked up the post . I have a big hole and put cannonball size rocks completely circling the base of the post then I fill 6 " and ramit then the next 6" and so on . just below the surface I put another ring of rocks,big as I can and ram them in place then overfill and ram so the dirt slopes out from the post. This way your timber will last as long as it can. Your post will resist movement at its base and the top ring of rocks resists movement at the ground level. If its a corner post I put a second smaller post done the same way about 3 to 4 foot from it along the same fence line with a cap piece across the top between them and then diagonally brace with wire so the brace is on the bottom of the corner post If you use steel the same principles should apply and concrete would seem to be the answer [/QUOTE]
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