Installing vinyl fence slides over wooden posts has several advantages.
Vinyl fence post concrete inside.
Most fencing experts recommend setting fence posts in concrete at least two feet into the ground.
It is essential that this be done on every post on 7 and 8 high vinyl fences to add structural integrity to the vinyl fence.
Get the bottom 6 inches of your hole filled with gravel and put in rebar posts.
If you want to keep grass from growing around the posts trowel mounded concrete slightly above grade so water will drain.
You ve got a couple options for the cheaper option you could fill it up with concrete and rebar i wouldn t couch for this because i ve seen vinyl posts crack because expansion of cement or you could get something called a post stiffner.
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When installing vinyl fence generally a bed of 3 6 inches of gravel is placed in the hole and the post concreted in at the proper depth for the frost line.
Concrete will then need to be poured into this hole.
Two pieces of 1 2 rebar are placed in opposite corners of the post and can be held in place during installation by special rebar clips.
This method of fencing also saves money because you have no need for treated wooden posts due to the slide and cap which will protect wooden posts from weathering rotting and pests.
Concrete inside vinyl fence post.
You may be wondering how to remove a vinyl or pvc fence post from concrete.
Gravel is sometimes used under vinyl fence posts not for drainage but to provide a footing in soft soils so the hollow post doesn t sink into the soil over time.
If a new fence installation is in your future contact best vinyl to get a free estimate.
Otherwise stop filling the holes with concrete about 4 in.
The mistake most homeowners make though is thinking that a 3.
The drawing illustrates the proper installation of in ground vinyl posts.
Fence post diggers and augers are great tools for removing aged cemented fence posts but even they require a good amount of work to operate and can take the average weekend warrior anywhere from 2 5 hours to disassemble a fence then dig and remove the buried concrete.
Plan your fence and follow the rules.
The slides are hollow vinyl and are about 1 3 the price of solid vinyl posts.
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Using concrete with vinyl fence posts is most definitely the best way to ensure that your vinyl fence will last a lifetime.
Below grade and pack in soil on top of the wet concrete.
Our vinyl fence installation experts at future outdoors always set vinyl and wood fence posts 3 feet into the ground for our 6 foot and taller fences for extra stability and strength.
You will dig this hole to where it is about 1 3 of the length of your post and about 10 inches in diameter.
If attaching your vinyl fence posts to concrete footing then begin by digging a post hole.
