Clipex Fencing

[pear]

Sorry if this has been mentioned before- Can you buy the posts individually and if so is there a big saving buying them in a pack?

 

[Y Fan Wen]

I've just ordered what I think I need for each project. The Ecos and Standards come in bunches of 5 and Beefys in 3's, strapped together with wrap strips.
Really need to talk to McVeigh Parker.

 

[james ds]

Old fashioned cresote would burn, could watch it soak into timber in a very satifactory way,
also the smell was quite pleasant and a good preservetive for metal The new commercial stuff smells awfull and dont go into the wood in the same way

The creosote stakes here use to stay black for a long time and last at least 20 yrs , now from the same company they go white within a year and rot after 7 . But they are still the most expensive post on the market.

 

[Douglasmn]

Cheapest, quickest, tidiest, most effective and longest lasting fencing you can get.

 

[jd6110]

The creosote stakes here use to stay black for a long time and last at least 20 yrs , now from the same company they go white within a year and rot after 7 . But they are still the most expensive post on the market.

Agree like this after 6months. This job was done this time last year. ATTACH=full]373304[/ATTACH] strainers look perfect?

 

[S J H]

Agree like this after 6months. This job was done this time last year. ATTACH=full]373304[/ATTACH]

That's not proper creosote then, I can buy coal tar pressure treated 4-5" 6' posts for the same money as a beefy clipex, and a 9' 7-8" strainer with strut will work out at much less than the clipex assemblies.

 

[james ds]

That's not proper creosote then, I can buy coal tar pressure treated 4-5" 6' posts for the same money as a beefy clipex, and a 9' 7-8" strainer with strut will work out at much less than the clipex assemblies.

Well if you are paying the same for 5"-6ft timber as for beefy post you are complete mad , the beefy post will be there in 100 yrs time , there is no comparison .why would you still use timber

 

[S J H]

Well if you are paying the same for 5"-6ft timber as for beefy post you are complete mad , the beefy post will be there in 100 yrs time , there is no comparison .why would you still use timber

How will they be there in 100 years time? We've got a galvanised steel fence on some ground that's completely knackered after 30 years, and that's when galavanising was good.

Have some respect for other people's opinions rather than rubbishing what you don't agree with. I've said that clipex has a place, but so does timber.

 

[jd6110]

Suppose to be 20 year guarantee with them? Edit on creosote pictured above.

 

[S J H]

Suppose to be 20 year guarantee with them?

I don't trust guarantees, it's like hc4 timber, they'll send you back to the sawmill that's already gone bust. It amazes me how people trust and sell promises on a new product.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Suppose to be 20 year guarantee with them?

Clipex? - 30 year.

Whilst James is a bit ott with his hard sell @S J H , I'd much rather use clipex than creosoted tImber even if the clipex was dearer.Creosote is horrible to work with. Time will be saved in erecting. It's galvanised to double bs standard too I understand.
Having said that I still prefer the look of timber so agree it will still have its place.

 

[S J H]

Clipex? - 30 year.

Whilst James is a bit ott with his hard sell @S J H , I'd much rather use clipex than creosoted tImber even if the clipex was dearer.Creosote is horrible to work with. Time will be saved in erecting. It's galvanised to double bs standard too I understand.
Having said that I still prefer the look of timber so agree it will still have its place.

I suspect a well built creosote fence will still be there after the clipex as long gone, but as you say time will be saved in erecting, if I didn't have a post driver then I could see more benefits.

 

[Douglasmn]

Confused by people saying wood will outlast galvanised metal. Being new to clipex couldn't speak from experience, but I just can't see wood lasting anything like as long. Best example would probably be gates around the farm. 20 year old galvanised gates (ever ones next to road getting salt spread on them) are as good as the day they were bought. 20 year old wooden gates have already been replaced by galvanised! Checking some fences yesterday to soon be replaced by clipex. Some strainers only 8 years old completely rotted at ground level already. Time will tell but based on my experience with wood vs metal in other areas I'll be very surprised if Clipex isn't still going strong after 40 or 50 years.

 

[S J H]

Confused by people saying wood will outlast galvanised metal. Being new to clipex couldn't speak from experience, but I just can't see wood lasting anything like as long. Best example would probably be gates around the farm. 20 year old galvanised gates (ever ones next to road getting salt spread on them) are as good as the day they were bought. 20 year old wooden gates have already been replaced by galvanised! Checking some fences yesterday to soon be replaced by clipex. Some strainers only 8 years old completely rotted at ground level already. Time will tell but based on my experience with wood vs metal in other areas I'll be very surprised if Clipex isn't still going strong after 40 or 50 years.

It's not Creo timber though, and a gate is a bit different from something that is in the ground.

 

[Douglasmn]

It's not Creo timber though, and a gate is a bit different from something that is in the ground.

Anything not under ground should last longer. We've tried all sorts from different suppliers, all supposedly "the best you can get", and "our posts won't rot like the ones you got from so and so". A few votes on here for wood, and a firm vote for clipex from me.

 

[milkloss]

Agree like this after 6months. This job was done this time last year. ATTACH=full]373304[/ATTACH] strainers look perfect?View attachment 373306View attachment 373308

I would say those posts were creosoted wrong! The bottom post was obviously treated when wet, cold creo as well I expect. The top posts look similar if you ask me as you can see the grain is going lighter in the left hand one.

What's wrong with split chestnut posts with the bottom cooked in proper creo? All you guys seem to expect a lot from a mass produced softwood post that's never dried and basically dipped in a black solvent of some sort!! How are you supposed to get creo to soak in when the timber is wet? Where do they come from? China?!!

 

[Y Fan Wen]

It's not Creo timber though, and a gate is a bit different from something that is in the ground.

I've just put in a new front gate using galvanised steel gateposts, Bateman I think.
Anybody put some in long ago, and how have they lasted?

 

[S J H]

I've just put in a new front gate using galvanised steel gateposts, Bateman I think.
Anybody put some in long ago, and how have they lasted?

Theyll be there for a very long time, but i doubt they'll do 100 years as stated above,

 

[james ds]

My father put in steel gateposts 40/50 yrs ago and they are still there, not galvanised, are rusty looking but still doing there job. And will be there for a long time yet

 

[S J H]

I would say those posts were creosoted wrong! The bottom post was obviously treated when wet, cold creo as well I expect. The top posts look similar if you ask me as you can see the grain is going lighter in the left hand one.

What's wrong with split chestnut posts with the bottom cooked in proper creo? All you guys seem to expect a lot from a mass produced softwood post that's never dried and basically dipped in a black solvent of some sort!! How are you supposed to get creo to soak in when the timber is wet? Where do they come from? China?!!

Talked to a firm at the sheep show about Creo posts they had on their stand, he said they were imported I told him I only buy Creo from one supplier, and he told me that they were too expensive.