Fence Post Spikes Or Concrete

This will help to stop it rotting so fast and keep it much drier.

Fence post spikes or concrete.

Our high quality spikes will keep your fence secure great looking and functional for a long time. Obviously the concrete setting is more expensive than the spikes but from an observer s point of view things moved along much more quickly with the concrete posts than the spiked posts. A post mix is made of shingles cement and sand. Screw a piece of scrap 2 4 to the post a couple of inches from the ground put a landscape timber alongside as a fulcrum and use a long metal bar as a lever.

You can purchase a single bag of post mix that will be enough for one fence post. The wooden posts are shorter but the spikes cost more than the length of the post that s saved overall it s more expensive with spikes. Form the concrete about 2 3 inches above ground level and taper it away from the post. They had a much longer section of fence built 40 feet built in less time than it took them to put up 26 5 feet.

Why use fence post spikes. The disadvantage with the spikes is that they normally are sledge hammered into the ground and according to this account it s tough to get them leveled this way. The spike part has the advantage that the wood is not in contact with the ground or concrete and has a chance to dry. Posted 9 years ago.

A fence post mix is a serious fixing and will generally outlast the fence post. Use them where you don t want to dig holes or use concrete. Mtb fence post anchor ground spike metal black powder coated 24 x 4 x 4 inches outer diameter inner diameter 3 5 x3 5 inches pack of 4 4 7 out of 5 stars 457 60 00 60. You dig a deep hole about 2 feet making sure the lower half is rounded football size for a sturdier fixing.