Re: [DIY] Vinyl fence post question

Seems like my posts to the groups are taking two, three and sometimes more
days to show up.

I installed a vinyl, two-rail ranch fence this past summer. I live in the
snow belt of western New York, so this will be the first winter for my
fence. The fence posts are 5 ft long and were buried two ft in the ground.
That part in the ground was filled with quick-setting Sac-rete. There is
*no* cement around the outside of the posts. I specifically went this way
because of the proximity of a gas line in the ground. We haven't been
through winter yet, so I can't say definitively about the frost heave, or
the snow pushed by the street snow plow. The first post is about 3 ft away
from the road, just my side of the street right-of-way. Be able to say more
next spring, assuming we have a normal winter.

The most difficult part was having to hand dig the holes, again because of
the gas line. It does go faster with two people, although I set the first
16 ft (three posts, four rails) by myself. I'm female, 61 yrs old and have
no post hole digger; I used a couple of shovels. That took me about 4
hours. When my helper showed up the next day, we finished off the remainder
(125 ft total) in less than a day. Started about 8am and finished about
2pm. He brought a post hole digger with him, which helped a lot. <g> So
far, the fence is sturdy and looks good.

There are numerous videos online which show how to install vinyl fencing.
My only nit-pick with them is that most are installing privacy fences, which
is not what I have. Still, each one had a little something from which I
could learn. But that's why I asked what kind of fence you have. Just
Google 'installing vinyl fence.' For the most part, it's much the same as
installing any other kind of fence. Use a guide string to make sure the
fence posts are in line, and straight. A corner/post level (about $5 at
Home Depot) is a god send for making sure the posts are plumb (in all
directions). A post hole digger is a definite help digging the holes. What
else do you need to know?

Hope this helps...and arrives sooner than three days from now.

Sandaidh
sandaidh@atlanticbb.net



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