fence post treatment

[saaby93]

Just bought the treated fence posts for a few that came down in the storms.
Cuprinol used to be good for treatment but what's it like now it's water based?
Some of the instructions say not for wood in permanent contact with the ground
Any recommendations before the posts go in?

[V8mate]

saaby93 said:

Any recommendations before the posts go in?

Take them back to the shop and buy concrete ones?

[steveo3002]

soak in a bucket of creosote /engine oil mix for as long as possible

[steveo3002]

V8mate said:

Take them back to the shop and buy concrete ones?

yeah thats what i replaced mine with ...makes sense and theyre same price give or take

[saaby93]

The concrete ones are cheaper the way the price of wood has gone up.
Concrete isnt so convenient for banging in nails

[davidexige]

I've used these in the past for the fence in our field. You would also need a heat gun/ blow torch to shrink them onto the post.

https://www.postsaver.com/

[allegro]

steveo3002 said:

soak in a bucket of creosote /engine oil mix for as long as possible

This ^^^^^

any other wood post solution is a non starter as they just rot at ground level

[troika]

allegro said:

steveo3002 said:

soak in a bucket of creosote /engine oil mix for as long as possible

This ^^^^^

any other wood post solution is a non starter as they just rot at ground level

+1

[TimmyMallett]

https://www.postsaver.com/

[gfreeman]

davidexige said:

I've used these in the past for the fence in our field. You would also need a heat gun/ blow torch to shrink them onto the post.

https://www.postsaver.com/

Another vote for postsavers...

Timber is still cheaper down south - Yesterday I bought some pressure treated 2,7 x100x100 softwood posts costing £17.38 each from my go-to fencing stockist. Concrete equivalents were £19.99 for slotted and £26.00 for universals.

[mikeiow]

gfreeman said:

Another vote for postsavers...

Timber is still cheaper down south - Yesterday I bought some pressure treated 2,7 x100x100 softwood posts costing £17.38 each from my go-to fencing stockist. Concrete equivalents were £19.99 for slotted and £26.00 for universals.

But......concrete will last a LONG time. Just replaced a storm-broken panel here - easy job to slot in the new one!
We paint the panels, and posts, which makes them less 'stark'.

[Candellara]

gfreeman said:

davidexige said:

I've used these in the past for the fence in our field. You would also need a heat gun/ blow torch to shrink them onto the post.

https://www.postsaver.com/

Another vote for postsavers...

Timber is still cheaper down south - Yesterday I bought some pressure treated 2,7 x100x100 softwood posts costing £17.38 each from my go-to fencing stockist. Concrete equivalents were £19.99 for slotted and £26.00 for universals.

Another vote for them as well. They add years onto fence post life.

[Randy Winkman]

Candellara said:

gfreeman said:

davidexige said:

I've used these in the past for the fence in our field. You would also need a heat gun/ blow torch to shrink them onto the post.

https://www.postsaver.com/

Another vote for postsavers...

Timber is still cheaper down south - Yesterday I bought some pressure treated 2,7 x100x100 softwood posts costing £17.38 each from my go-to fencing stockist. Concrete equivalents were £19.99 for slotted and £26.00 for universals.

Another vote for them as well. They add years onto fence post life.

A great tip - I'd not heard of that. I've just watched the video and saw that Postsaver can still be used if you concrete-in a wooden fence post. I prefer wooden posts, it concrete a good way of securing them?

[Nimby]

It's all very well recommending creosote, but AFAIK it hasn't been available to the public for many years, and not even to pro's in DIY quantities.

Can I just put on some green wellies and a waxed jacket, and get it at an agricultural supplier?

[steveo3002]

Nimby said:

It's all very well recommending creosote, but AFAIK it hasn't been available to the public for many years, and not even to pro's in DIY quantities.

Can I just put on some green wellies and a waxed jacket, and get it at an agricultural supplier?

its very easy to buy online ...as long as you promise youre not a diy user

[Nimby]

Yes I'd seen ads but assumed there was at least some basic scrutiny.

[monkfish1]

Nimby said:

Yes I'd seen ads but assumed there was at least some basic scrutiny.

Nope. Just get it bought.

[gfreeman]

Randy Winkman said:

A great tip - I'd not heard of that. I've just watched the video and saw that Postsaver can still be used if you concrete-in a wooden fence post. I prefer wooden posts, it concrete a good way of securing them?

yes

[OldSkoolRS]

mikeiow said:

But......concrete will last a LONG time. Just replaced a storm-broken panel here - easy job to slot in the new one!
We paint the panels, and posts, which makes them less 'stark'.

About 7-8 years ago (maybe longer, I forget) we lost some panels along the back of our garden. I said I would pay as it's our fence, but our neighbour organised someone to replace them and the broken posts. I asked him to get concrete ones fitted, same as we have on the side of our garden with another neighbour. Annoyingly he tried to 'save me money' and they fitted one concrete post, but put another wooden one in for the next panel which looked awful and since I was paying I wanted them both done in concrete.

Sure enough when we lost those panels again in the recent storms it was the wooden post that snapped due to rot and it was a longer job to replace it. I also wonder if concrete posts would have saved the fence being flattened. This time he got concrete posts to replace the remaining wooden ones, so at least the next time we need to replace panels they can be dropped in.

[Chrisgr31]

I paint all the posts I put in the ground with bitumen paint which is similar to postsaver really. What does happen over time is that the post gets waterlogged though as the damp in it soaks down to the bottom