Time for a Privacy Fence!

[ThatJeepGuy]

Any wood fence builders or folks that have built their own wood privacy fence?

 

Atm outside of panel construction and not going into the vinyl fence stuff - wood only - how do you set your posts?

 

Sand and gravel, cement, foam, forced into untouched ground? 

 

Whats your experience pro/cons on post setting?

 

Epic sunsets for now but soon we'll be shrouding by new modern housing...

[watchamakalit]

Concrete to set the posts. don't buy panels. Build your own it will make a better fence and look nicer in the end. Not a difficult project compared to maintaining jeeps. 

[89 MJ]

I would agree, concrete to set the posts. 

[ThatJeepGuy]

4 hours ago, watchamakalit said:

Concrete to set the posts. don't buy panels. Build your own it will make a better fence and look nicer in the end. Not a difficult project compared to maintaining jeeps. 

 

Thats seems to be the consensus ive been finding. Most who buy the pre-made panels either wind up with moldy panles being delivered or poor quality and fitment overall.

 

4 hours ago, 89 MJ said:

I would agree, concrete to set the posts. 

 

Follow up question... I plan to set mine 4' deep (atleast 3.5' to beat the frost line in Michigan) I figure the bottom 6" will be gravel/small stone to help disipate water BUT then how much of that remaining 3.5' would i do in concrete?

[89 MJ]

I think that depends on the height that you would want to do the fence. 

[watchamakalit]

When I started my fence u got help from a friend who used to install for a living. He told me there in ne indiana that 36" is plenty deep. He was more concerned that I used enough concrete. He said 120lbs per post. I know when I frame decks and buildings we are code required to be 36v deep to get below frost. I'm sure its deeper up there in the artic tundra where you are.