Should Fence Posts Be Concreted in?
Setting Fence Posts in Concrete Concrete Is the Most Secure Material for Setting Fence Posts, Especially If You Have Sandy Soil. Gravel May Be Okay with Dense...
Should fence posts be set in concrete?
Setting Fence Posts in Concrete
Concrete is the most secure material for setting fence posts, especially if you have sandy soil. Gravel may be okay with dense, clay-heavy soil, but in looser soil, concrete is the only thing that will truly keep your fence posts stuck in place.
How much of a fence post should be in concrete?
The general rule of thumb when setting a post is that the depth of the post's hole needs to be 1/3 to 1/2 of the actual above-ground height of the post. So, six-foot-high fence posts ideally need to be buried three feet into the ground.
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