Best fence posts?

[Smith31]

We will be replacing 4/5 year old timber fence posts later this year due to them rotting. Angry is an understatement.

What are the best alternatives to timber?

TIA

 

[Jameshenry]

We will be replacing 4/5 year old timber fence posts later this year due to them rotting. Angry is an understatement.

What are the best alternatives to timber?

TIA

Clipex

 

[Hilly]

Clipex

 

[Bury the Trash]

As above.
They've gone up in price though.

 

[czechmate]

We will be replacing 4/5 year old timber fence posts later this year due to them rotting. Angry is an understatement.

What are the best alternatives to timber?

TIA

4/5 years

 

[Ffermer Bach]

creosoted posts

 

[CollCrofter]

We got strainers 5 years ago from our local supplier and they're totally rotten, I'm told they came from Poland. If I remember I'll take a picture tomorrow. Absolutely shocking

I'm going to give clipex a go if I can afford it

 

[Bury the Trash]

creosoted posts

Got some strainers stacked I the yard , been there a week or 2 before we usd them, they've leaked , stinking mess.

I really cant see why CCA was banned as a health hazard

 

[Farmer_Joe]

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i use them, get better rate bulk and there quality posts

 

[Bury the Trash]

We got strainers 5 years ago from our local supplier and they're totally rotten. If I remember I'll take a picture tomorrow. Absolutely shocking

I'm going to give clipex a go if I can afford it

Only thing is their strainers are very very expensive, better to get something like electric poles for straining post and use the clipex for intermediates ir

 

[Dukes Fit]

What about the plastic posts that are made from recycled plastic? Won’t rot or rust. 30 year guarantee on some of them

 

[Smith31]

4/5 years

Posts were purchased in Spring 2015.The fencing went up during 2015 and spring 2016, some have actually been in the ground less then 4 years!

 

[CollCrofter]

Only thing is their strainers are very very expensive, better to get something like electric poles for straining post and use the clipex for intermediates ir

I got 30 strainers from that guy Tom O'Neill in Ayr, 15 year guarantee and have the points so I can use my post driver. I would only get the intermediate posts from Clipex

 

[Bury the Trash]

I got 30 strainers from that guy Tom O'Neill in Ayr, 15 year guarantee and have the points so I can use my post driver. I would only get the intermediate posts from Clipex

well if what they claim is true for the clipex post life span you will ultimately need 60 of those strainers

 

[SilliamWhale]

Or chestnut people say?

 

[dirty harry]

Fence and forget

Great stuff & lovely folk to deal with

Had a lorry load end last year and very impressed
Cheers dh

 

[deleted user 837354]

Someone did mention chestnut posts before on another thread last year. I forget the supplier though.

Must be a fortune to be made if you had a supply of the right posts and some nasty chemicals to dip them in.

 

[shumungus]

These shouldn't rot as strainers basically a reinforced pile. @yin ewe should know a bit about them.

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[Will2May]

Local fencing distributor has timber with a 40 year guarantee.

 

[Getnthair]

Clipex will be good - I have a lot installed now. It is a system, though, in that the posts and wires match up with each other - for clip spacings. Check first with your Clipex dealer - but I think they do different posts for different nets/wires.

Hampton's new metal posts are an option too....

Agree with others - I'm buying creosoted posts for intermediates - and going up a size, so they will take longer to rot.

Nothing worse than going back to re-timber a fence - do you do it at year 5-6 or year 10 when the wires are all trampled down into the ground? I was getting 4-5 years too.