Plastic "wood" fence materials.

[Turnip]

Anyone have experience with these plastic alternatives for wooden fenceposts? As they are recycled I'm thinking it will be doing a bit to reduce the large plastic waste pile.

Recycled Mixed Plastic Round Post with Point Ductile

Recycled Plastic Fence Post Pointed. Plastic Posts For Fencing are Impervious to water and fungi.

www.kedel.co.uk

 

[Zedlock]

Hi, we are also a distributor of hanit recycled plastic and have installed post and rail and stock fence. You can treat them much like wood BUT you need to spike the holes first unless it's butter-soft ground. Happy to give any advice. Price list attached. There are a couple of videos of us installing it on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86w7UwBJm4IvaCMFsafDUg

 

[Gormers]

Rails warp in hot weather & look a bugger
Holes in rails need to be slotted to allow for expansion

 

[Stw88]

We put a couple of 5 strand electric fences up 20+ years ago with similar posts. It’s just like the day it went up. Only one post has snapped where a load of cows jumped over when we were moving them. Been looking into getting some more post but was put off by price but price list above doesnt look too bad, especially if there’s a bit discount for quantity.

 

[Zedlock]

Rails warp in hot weather & look a bugger
Holes in rails need to be slotted to allow for expansion

We had similar problems with our first installation of post and rail - unlike wood they expand along the length of the rail. Recently we tried wafer head deck screws, with oversize holes in the rails. The manufacturer recommends a 20mm gap between rails where they meet.

 

[Zedlock]

We put a couple of 5 strand electric fences up 20+ years ago with similar posts. It’s just like the day it went up. Only one post has snapped where a load of cows jumped over when we were moving them. Been looking into getting some more post but was put off by price but price list above doesnt look too bad, especially if there’s a bit discount for quantity.

Let us know what you are looking for and we will do our best!

 

[Stw88]

 

[Zedlock]

They look great. Bit worried about your fence shorting out on the grass though! Do you know where you got them from?

 

[Little squeak]

I never thought of the stumps being an isulator for an electric fence Stw88, is the fence electrified?

 

[Stw88]

They look great. Bit worried about your fence shorting out on the grass though! Do you know where you got them from?

No idea where they came from. Yes its electrified. Very little power lost with vegetation on a big mains energiser. Normally roundup it every other year, when i eventually get round to it.