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That fence line I did in 2016 vs the one I redid last month... wow
So I put up a cedar privacy fence for a client back in 2016 over in Maplewood... used those cheap steel posts from the big box store. Last month they called me back because the whole thing was leaning bad after some storms. I ripped it all out and replaced the posts with galvanized schedule 40 pipe I got from a local metal supply place for about $4 more per post. The difference is night and day. The old posts had rusted through at the ground line and the rot had spread up the cedar panels. New ones are set in concrete with gravel drainage and the whole line is rock solid. I even used the same stain color to match their garden. Has anyone else switched away from those standard fence posts to something heavier?
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miles544mo ago
Dude, those cheap steel posts are total junk.
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miles544mo ago
Did you see how fast those cheap posts rust through once the galvanizing gets scratched? I did almost the exact same thing on a job back in 2019. Used the standard metal posts from the hardware store and they were totally orange and flaking at the ground line in under two years. Had to go back and dig them all out, it was a mess. Switched to schedule 40 pipe too and set them with a gravel base, feels like they'll outlast the wood now. Once you feel how solid that heavier stuff is you can't go back.
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