My ex used to work for BT - one of the engineers told her that the telegraph poles were soaked on creosote - literally submerged in big tank - for about 1- years before being usedOn our farm we used telegraph poles as fence posts. Still good after 40 years. What are they made of?
Coincidentally we had an OpenReach engineer visit a few weeks ago to sort out a Broadband issue. It turned out to be a dodgy joint on the telegraph pole. He pointed out that the pole had a small metal plate with a " D" stamped into it meaning " Do Not Climb " I think it was because of the age of the pole and not the physical condition. A van with a " Cherry Picker " turned up and did the remedial work.My ex used to work for BT - one of the engineers told her that the telegraph poles were soaked on creosote - literally submerged in big tank - for about 1- years before being used
Which would explain why they don't rot very quickly
Wooden fence posts of the right quality and installed correctly are perfectly fine.
As with everything, Quality depends on price. Too often folks rely on cheap materials and then wonder why they fail.
Fencing from these people is expensive but comes with a 25 year guarantee:
https://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk/fencing
Also, most amateurs install fencing incorrectly and simply dig a hole, drop in the post and fill with Concrete of "FenceFast" - worse still, some folks will put a layer of concrete in the bottom of the hole before putting in the post and backfilling with concrete - thereby creating a water-filled pocket around the base of the post and a non-draining top to the concrete
The correct technique is shown in Jacksons' instructions:
https://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk/...hash=5690ED7FCAE1ACA7ECA400123403E05E602BC749
Essential points are a drainage layer of gravel at the bottom of the hole and a chamfered top to shed water
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Worth noting: a concrete fence post weighs 40-50kg - twice the safe handling weight for one person
A wooden 2.4m 75mm post is about 8kg, 100mm post 14kg.
Those panels are the right way round - smooth side outwards (though lots of folk put them the wrong way round nowadays). The fence probably looks continuous from the other side, but I'm guessing, from the extra rails that aren't attached to the posts, that it's in pre-made sections.Slightly different topic. My posts are fine . Concrete. It's the wood. Finally after 30 year s old i,ve to re new.
It's a rental.
Do I buy the timber separately or the pre made panels. Also coach bolts, nails,top rails.
Is wood pre stained?
I,ve no idea.
Not slot in type, as can see from pictures.
Also do i reverse the panels as opposed to facing the neighbors, sorry not very good at explain ING such stuff you know.
Any advice gratefully appreciated.
I,m thinking before Nov 5th , so my tenant could burn the old stuff on said date? Would that work?