Fence post material and height - need advice

WIAWSNB

diveunderthebonnet said:

AC20 said:

WIAWSNB said:

AC20 said:

WalshSall said:

I may be a concrete hater but there's really no need for it. It looks ugly, doesn't match the wooden fence panels, bad for the environment etc etc.

I would go with wood specifically Jacksons as it has a 25 year guarantee, doesn't need painting/treating (I know this from experience, got it in my own garden)
The other alternative is metal - colour fence also has a 25 year guarantee 
I haven't looked at composite as I wasn't keen after hearing about fire spread risks

Yes to gravel board, that is key, they are treated longer/different wood to the panels. 

I lots of research because I really didn't want to be replacing it ever again if I could help it and so many houses near me have concrete posts and loads of them the panels have blown out and did I mention it looks ugly?? sorry!

MUCH nicer than concrete 

I think there are fence calculators online

What about Durapost, anyone has experience of installing them vs concrete?

These are steel?
I guess the 'flush' look will be desired by some - I quite like posts!
I wonder, realistically, how easy they'd be to anchor in concrete without breaching the galv coating? And how this could affect it.
I'm pretty sure I'll be going 'concrete' next time, unless there's an affordable composite alternative. They look perfectly good to me - parallel sides, decent finish, and a pyramid tip - What's not to like? The could? They take masonry paint perfectly, or - as I've noticed to my cost - fence paint too. 
I have concrete spurs on one front border, and they were in place when I moved in. I've had to re-anchor them as they'd moved a bit, but are still doing their job, keeping the timber posts away from the ground. Even tho' they add an extra thickness for a couple of feet, they are painted the same black as the wooden posts and, with some shrubbery in place, they aren't remotely a visual issue. 

yes, my gardener is advising it is a pain to install without impacting the galv coating.

Can you not wrap the posts in plastic to protect them when concreting them in place.

Water will almost certainly get inside that bag, between it and the post, and the post will then pretty effectively be sitting permanently in water.

diveunderthebonnet

WIAWSNB said:

diveunderthebonnet said:

AC20 said:

WIAWSNB said:

AC20 said:

WalshSall said:

I may be a concrete hater but there's really no need for it. It looks ugly, doesn't match the wooden fence panels, bad for the environment etc etc.

I would go with wood specifically Jacksons as it has a 25 year guarantee, doesn't need painting/treating (I know this from experience, got it in my own garden)
The other alternative is metal - colour fence also has a 25 year guarantee 
I haven't looked at composite as I wasn't keen after hearing about fire spread risks

Yes to gravel board, that is key, they are treated longer/different wood to the panels. 

I lots of research because I really didn't want to be replacing it ever again if I could help it and so many houses near me have concrete posts and loads of them the panels have blown out and did I mention it looks ugly?? sorry!

MUCH nicer than concrete 

I think there are fence calculators online

What about Durapost, anyone has experience of installing them vs concrete?

These are steel?
I guess the 'flush' look will be desired by some - I quite like posts!
I wonder, realistically, how easy they'd be to anchor in concrete without breaching the galv coating? And how this could affect it.
I'm pretty sure I'll be going 'concrete' next time, unless there's an affordable composite alternative. They look perfectly good to me - parallel sides, decent finish, and a pyramid tip - What's not to like? The could? They take masonry paint perfectly, or - as I've noticed to my cost - fence paint too. 
I have concrete spurs on one front border, and they were in place when I moved in. I've had to re-anchor them as they'd moved a bit, but are still doing their job, keeping the timber posts away from the ground. Even tho' they add an extra thickness for a couple of feet, they are painted the same black as the wooden posts and, with some shrubbery in place, they aren't remotely a visual issue. 

yes, my gardener is advising it is a pain to install without impacting the galv coating.

Can you not wrap the posts in plastic to protect them when concreting them in place.

Water will almost certainly get inside that bag, between it and the post, and the post will then pretty effectively be sitting permanently in water.

Well in that case paint it with some thick bitumen type product first ,let it dry ,job done.