Home Improvement Projects : How to Set Fence Posts
Setting fence posts involves digging a hole three times the diameter of the post, leveling the post straight up and down, hammering it into the ground and pouring concrete into the hole. Use scrap wood to brace a post before the concrete is poured with advice from a licensed remodeling contractor in this free video on home maintenance.
Expert: Tim Gipson
Contact: www.inhisstepsremodeling.com
Bio: Tim Gipson is a home repair specialist and remodeling contractor in Franklin, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown
Duration : 0:2:33
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Dude, you are so …
Dude, you are so lost, YOU DO NOT NEED A 12 INCH HOLE MORON. 8 inch is fine, and nailing into the post… really, how long does a post take you to set, hope they arent paying you by the hour. set it, level it, make sure the height is correct, and forget it, Its not going anywhere unles your concrete is too wet.
and then 2 years …
and then 2 years later after they rot you can replace the fence post
pretty much the …
pretty much the same, , nothing really speical, mainly 36-48″, the deeper the better.
Good stuff! I’m …
Good stuff! I’m setting a concrete fence/gate post into the ground – is the advice the same, i.e. hole 3x bigger, or is there something else I should know?