Fence Post

[tallyho8]

I still have a lot of old creosote fence posts on my property that were put up over 50 years ago. Most of them look great but they are easy to break if pushed on. They all rot out right at ground level or an inch below ground. If only they were a little longer I would pull them out and cut off the bad part and reuse them.

 

[Soundguy]

Well.. bottom line.. if ya got free wood.. use it.. select one of the treatment methods mentioned here and go for it.. at least the wood is free, no matter what.

soundguy

That is the 64,000 dollar question to which I don't have the answer. A neighbor has a "fence" made from ceder which is all but fallen down. He is at least in his 70's. My guess is that the fence was put up to hold in some horses on a small bit of pasture he has. I think the kids moved out and he got rid of the horses years ago. So 20-30 years maybe? But the fence looks like it has been down for at least a decade. I have seen other fences that look to be newer and while not falling down the sap wood has rotted and the fences don't look that good. Some of the posts look like you could walk up to them and push them over.

I would love to use the wood I have and save money. But I also don't want to be redoing fence posts in a few years either. I would rather do it right and be done. Most of the fences in my area are all PT SYP even though there is plenty of red cedar around.

Never met the neighbor but I do wave at him when I see him. I'll try to stop and talk to him about the fence.

Later,
Dan

 

[Airic]

Have any Osage Orange? This wood last longer than the pyramids

 

[dmccarty]

Well.. bottom line.. if ya got free wood.. use it.. select one of the treatment methods mentioned here and go for it.. at least the wood is free, no matter what.

Yeah but my time is limited. I don't want to have to go back in a few years and redo the fence. I'm only going to put in wood at the corners and line posts so the cost to put in good PT wood is nothing compared to my limited time.

But if the treated cedar will last I would rather use it. I have STACKS of it all over the place and no real use for it.

No Osage Orange either. Which seems to be a good thing. I remember the stuff from when I lived in KY. Never knew the name of it but I remember the green oranges.

Later,
Dan

 

[grnspot110]

Hedge (Osage Orange), you don't have to worry about rot. Of course, once it's dried, you don't have to worry about driving nails or steeples in it either! ~~ grnspot110