Fencing posts

[gerr]

A cross section of 3 - 4 inch fencing post options for 2 miles of fencing.

From left:
Fence n Forget (pressure creosoted).
Normal tanalised post with bottom half soaked in creosote for 3 weeks.
Tanalised redwood with slits to allow tantalise to penetrate.
Octoposts (pressure treated creosote).

I haven't priced them but I can say the posts I soaked take about 90p of creosote.

Question - Which would you use and do you know any recent prices. Please don't ask about netting as that's going well on another thread.

 

[GTB]

We have used thousands of the tanalised redwood posts (2nd from right). They work out at about £2 per post for quantity. Too soon to say how they'll last but they are very dry and hard when you try to bang a staple in which suggests to me that they should last well.

 

[S J H]

The second one in looks like whitewood rather than the redwood I expect fence and forget use. I'd pay the extra and have the pressure treated Creo.

 

[Kevtherev]

I'd use clipex [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji849]

 

[GTB]

I'd pay the extra and have the pressure treated Creo.

They are good but it can get VERY expensive if you're doing miles of fencing.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

I'd use clipex [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji849]

I'm in the middle of my third project which will take me past the kilometre mark.

 

[timmyboy]

I used to do a little in the fencing trade a few years ago. Don't they still stamp the top of the tanalised posts with a year date before tanalising in lieu of a guarantee? Ha ha! If it was me I would put the money on creo every time with no hesitation.

 

[gerr]

We have used thousands of the tanalised redwood posts (2nd from right). They work out at about £2 per post for quantity. Too soon to say how they'll last but they are very dry and hard when you try to bang a staple in which suggests to me that they should last well.

Where do you buy them from?

 

[GTB]

Where do you buy them from?

CCF

 

[S J H]

They are good but it can get VERY expensive if you're doing miles of fencing.

If I'm using 4-5" 6' Creo at 4.5m centres rather than a hc4 3-4" 6' at 3.6m then the difference is about 90p per metre, excluding the difference in strainers which I would agree can soon mount up.

 

[S J H]

I used to do a little in the fencing trade a few years ago. Don't they still stamp the top of the tanalised posts with a year date before tanalising in lieu of a guarantee? Ha ha! If it was me I would put the money on creo every time with no hesitation.

Yes I bought a lot with WK12 stamped on them, apparently WK went bust and the merchant doesn't pass on the guarantee. So it's not worth bugger all IMO. The only reason I buy them, is because they should be redwood and dried before treatment,

 

[GTB]

If I'm using 4-5" 6' Creo at 4.5m centres rather than a hc4 3-4" 6' at 3.6m then the difference is about 90p per metre, excluding the difference in strainers which I would agree can soon mount up.

4.5m centres? Wouldn't work on our ground. We don't have the depth of soil to knock posts in securely enough for HT wire. Has to be a post every 2m to 2.4m max here.

 

[simmy_bull]

Has the one on the left for nearly full depth creo vs the one on the right only having about an inch all round? But the one on the left looks a darker ring all round.

Those Octo post are supposed to be very slow grown. I have fancied trying some but never had the budget to buy the quantity I need at the time!

 

[S J H]

4.5m centres? Wouldn't work on our ground. We don't have the depth of soil to knock posts in securely enough for HT wire. Has to be a post every 2m to 2.4m max here.

Yes 4.5m with ht wire. I see what you mean, that would add too much to the cost as you say.

 

[timmyboy]

Yes I bought a lot with WK12 stamped on them, apparently WK went bust and the merchant doesn't pass on the guarantee. So it's not worth bugger all IMO. The only reason I buy them, is because they should be redwood and dried before treatment,

A story heard many times of the company going 'bust' . If they were solvent you could maybe claim the cost of the post back....2 quid....big deal. Its your time that needs claiming.

 

[gerr]

The rings on the Octopost are a lot tighter than the one on the left. I suppose that has affected the absorbency.

 

[CORNFLAKE]

Am I right in thinking that the Creosote ones have a 50yr warranty? Well that's what someone told me the other day.

 

[tepapa]

F & F posts will be the best on the market and with creo penetrarion like that will last 40/50/60 yrs. Circa £3.85. Good sized meaty posts too.
The octoposts would be second best but by cutting them to shape their cutting away the sap wood which takes in the treatment and which also gives it strength and flexibility. Will still last well but their too fine for my liking.£3.50 for 5'3"(too short unless over hard ground), £4 for 6'
Incinsed Red wood will last longer than cheap spruce but wont have the longevity, for about 2/3's the cost of creo. Guessing £2.40/50. For proper redwood posts.
Dipping tan posts in creo is a non starter, the time it takes to dry posts out and then dip them all, to then have a second class post at the end. £1.65 +.90= £2.55 and lots of man hours.

So the answer is how long do you want the fence to last? Id go F & F at wider spacing. And if the budget isnt big enough, do less meterage but properly.

 

[tepapa]

The rings on the Octopost are a lot tighter than the one on the left. I suppose that has affected the absorbency.

Heart wood wont take in preservative.

 

[S J H]

F & F posts will be the best on the market and with creo penetrarion like that will last 40/50/60 yrs. Circa £3.85. Good sized meaty posts too.
The octoposts would be second best but by cutting them to shape their cutting away the sap wood which takes in the treatment and which also gives it strength and flexibility. Will still last well but their too fine for my liking.£3.50 for 5'3"(too short unless over hard ground), £4 for 6'
Incinsed Red wood will last longer than cheap spruce but wont have the longevity, for about 2/3's the cost of creo. Guessing £2.40/50. For proper redwood posts.
Dipping tan posts in creo is a non starter, the time it takes to dry posts out and then dip them all, to then have a second class post at the end. £1.65 +.90= £2.55 and lots of man hours.

So the answer is how long do you want the fence to last? Id go F & F at wider spacing. And if the budget isnt big enough, do less meterage but properly.

I don't think they'll be any better than calders and grandidge