Octopost fencing

[DieselRob]

Anybody used the octopost materials for a post and rail fence? I have a half acre paddock that is ready for redoing and saw these at Lamma and liked the look of them and the depth the creosote is pumped in to them, it's not cheap but with a 25yr guarantee is it worth it? Also like the slightly unconventional look of it

 

[S J H]

@james ds I've never used any

 

[RWG Contracts]

I looked at them as well @DieselRob looked good stuff and they where quite closed grained as well. Sure it said they had a 25 year guarantee

 

[Penmoel]

These have been the main distributor pushing them for years, price list on here not sure what sort of discount available??
https://www.daviesimplementsltd.co.uk/product/creosote-posts/

 

[ARW]

I've used them before but it was post and wire, nice posts and worth the cash I think

 

[james ds]

@james ds I've never used any

I've used their post and rail timber , top quality and will last a long time , very hard timber , you would know when nailing into it , if I was doing a post and rail job in the morning it's what I'd use . Best on the Irish market anyway.

 

[Andy26]

Anybody used the octopost materials for a post and rail fence? I have a half acre paddock that is ready for redoing and saw these at Lamma and liked the look of them and the depth the creosote is pumped in to them, it's not cheap but with a 25yr guarantee is it worth it? Also like the slightly unconventional look of it

Was certainly an aroma inside the Marquee

 

[S J H]

I've used their post and rail timber , top quality and will last a long time , very hard timber , you would know when nailing into it , if I was doing a post and rail job in the morning it's what I'd use . Best on the Irish market anyway.

I thought you said it dried out too much?

 

[oil barron]

Anybody used the octopost materials for a post and rail fence? I have a half acre paddock that is ready for redoing and saw these at Lamma and liked the look of them and the depth the creosote is pumped in to them, it's not cheap but with a 25yr guarantee is it worth it? Also like the slightly unconventional look of it

The good thing about their rails is they have an overlap of about 6" so you don't have to be so exact with the posts if you are rough like me

 

[AvonValleyFarmer]

Was certainly an aroma inside the Marquee

Definitely. To be honest that is what drew me over to their stand.

The posts looked a really good job. Decent weight to them too.

 

[chickens and wheat]

Rob, local dealer to us is Tut at 'the log shed' , my new fences are all octoposts ,Im looking forward to Tut replacing them all in 24 years time

theve calmed down now but for a while you could smell them from half way across the field.

@DieselRob

 

[james ds]

I thought you said it dried out too much?

The standard octoposts shaped like a 50 p piece , tend to split after a hot summer but the heavy posts for the post and rail don't split much . I've seen the smaller octoposts split from top to bottom.

 

[Woolly]

See
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/fencing-posts.151438/

 

[Dave6170]

I seen octoposts for the 1st time in our local suppliers yard. I wasnt impressed, i thought they looked like the cheapest wood just soaked in creosote? looked like they wouldnt stand up to a cow leaning over them much.

 

[DieselRob]

Rob, local dealer to us is Tut at 'the log shed' , my new fences are all octoposts ,Im looking forward to Tut replacing them all in 24 years time

theve calmed down now but for a while you could smell them from half way across the field.

@DieselRob

Well that's a lot more local than some bloke in Scotland who I was told on the stand was my nearest stockist!

I'll be having a word with Tut very soon in that case! Thanks.

 

[DieselRob]

The standard octoposts shaped like a 50 p piece , tend to split after a hot summer but the heavy posts for the post and rail don't split much . I've seen the smaller octoposts split from top to bottom.

If they split then surely it would be replaced under warranty?

 

[scholland]

Drove my first pallet of octoposts last week, pretty impressed. Most holes had to be rock spiked and you can got the octoposts pretty hard so they must be quite strong. Nice tight grain, we will see how long they last but anything must be better than the 8 year lasting green rubbish. Trying few Creopost as well, they look a bit beefier but I'm not sure which is best! Photo of a 6 inch of cut, driven posts and some green rubbish.

 

[james ds]

If they split then surely it would be replaced under warranty?

They usually split where their nailed , so that probably ends the warranty claim , they won't split if you don't nail to them.

 

[tepapa]

Theres nothing wrong with the octoposts. They will last the 25 yr guarantee no problem and if you like them buy them.
But what you need to watch for is because there cut to shape they are removing the sap wood. This is the part that takes in the treatment and also gives the post its flexibility. Not all posts are cut directly down the centre of the tree so treatment can be uneven and the removal of too much sap wood makes it easier for the post to split.
I find the standard posts are too short at 5'3" and too small a diameter without going to the next size up which takes you up a price bracket. This wont affect the post and rail though as you'll need the larger posts regardless.

They also have a tendency to break at a ring of knots but thats the woods fault and most creo posts (redwood) will have some trouble.
So the 8 sides is more a marketing/branding image but doesnt add anything extra to the fence post itself just potentially weakens it to some degree.

 

[Woolly]

I get the impression from various threads on here that Fence&Forget are as good as any /better than most. And should last quite a bit longer than 25yrs?

Unless one goes for the utilitarian Clipex look?