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Postmaster Fence System. Anyone use it?
Posted on 8/29/20 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 8/29/20 at 3:30 pm
I have a few hundred feet of privacy fence I need to rebuild. I’ve been disappointed at the quality of lumber in my repair work over the years and looking at galvanized options for posts, I found this. Anyone ever use it?
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Posted on 8/29/20 at 7:12 pm to RaginCajunz
Interesting, gonna have to take a look at that before I put up a fence.
Posted on 8/29/20 at 8:34 pm to RaginCajunz
$17/ post is about double a standard 4x4.
I assume also that this is needed to be concreted into the ground, too.
Maybe ok, but I just finished a fence project that used 75 posts. Would have been a lot more expensive
I assume also that this is needed to be concreted into the ground, too.
Maybe ok, but I just finished a fence project that used 75 posts. Would have been a lot more expensive
Posted on 8/29/20 at 9:01 pm to East Coast Band
Cost is certainly a consideration. I need to redo my back 100' first and I'm tempted to use these. That run currently has 14 posts. Lowes wants $17/4x4 and these in volume price are $23.69/ea. Like any project, $7*x adds up real fast though. I still have an additional 300' to do at some point.
I do like the finished, thinner look. My main goal would be eliminating one of the major sources of undulating fence. Even nice new fences tend to look like shite after a few years down here.
I do like the finished, thinner look. My main goal would be eliminating one of the major sources of undulating fence. Even nice new fences tend to look like shite after a few years down here.
Posted on 8/29/20 at 9:21 pm to RaginCajunz
Don’t forget the cost of the 1x4 to cover it also
Posted on 8/29/20 at 9:24 pm to RaginCajunz
Two thoughts:
How well do these work on sloped areas?
It seems like there is little to no room for margin of error in distancing these exactly 8' apart, unless you're willing to cut down every 2x4 you use.
How well do these work on sloped areas?
It seems like there is little to no room for margin of error in distancing these exactly 8' apart, unless you're willing to cut down every 2x4 you use.
Posted on 8/29/20 at 9:28 pm to East Coast Band
I’d imagine on a slope would be difficult. I’d assume lots of angle trims. And I agree and had thought about the unforgiving nature of each stringer length.
Also, difficult to brace in x & y when setting
Also, difficult to brace in x & y when setting
Posted on 8/29/20 at 11:51 pm to RaginCajunz
Fence guy that I know refuses to put up privacy fences with wooden posts.If customer insists on wooden posts he tells them to find someone else.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 7:02 am to RaginCajunz
Does it come w/such pretty looking lumber as well?
Ad's they're always so picture purr'fect.
Ad's they're always so picture purr'fect.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 7:19 am to awestruck
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Does it come w/such pretty looking lumber as well?
Ad's they're always so picture purr'fect.
I wish. That's probably the pick of the chick boards from 3-4 truckloads
Posted on 8/30/20 at 8:07 am to LSUA 75
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Fence guy that I know refuses to put up privacy fences with wooden posts.If customer insists on wooden posts he tells them to find someone else.
Why is that? If that’s a business decision due to working with the metal post company only that’s fine. But I don’t know why a builder would care what material an owner uses.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 8:29 am to baldona
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Why is that? If that’s a business decision due to working with the metal post company only that’s fine. But I don’t know why a builder would care what material an owner uses.
I'm assuming because wood always warps, and seemingly fast. Wood posts probably increases his unhappy callback. "the fence you put in for me last year is all warpy"
This post was edited on 8/30/20 at 8:30 am
Posted on 8/30/20 at 8:30 am to RaginCajunz
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My main goal would be eliminating one of the major sources of undulating fence.
This system will undulate more than a traditional fence will bc you cannot stagger the joints of the runners like a properly built fence should have.
Using this system all runners must stop at the post which will certainly cause your runners to sag.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 9:02 am to MikeBRLA
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This system will undulate more than a traditional fence will bc you cannot stagger the joints of the runners like a properly built fence should have.
Using this system all runners must stop at the post which will certainly cause your runners to sag.
Good point. The fence repairs and small sections I have redone have all been with 8' sections and nearly all have warped runners in one direction or another. I haven't done anything with 16' staggered sections, and I suppose that would fix a lot of issues.
Is the logic that a board will warp from the ends, but a 16' section is pinned in the middle and it won't warp to the left and right of the center post?
Posted on 8/30/20 at 9:22 am to RaginCajunz
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Is the logic that a board will warp from the ends, but a 16' section is pinned in the middle and it won't warp to the left and right of the center post?
Correct.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 10:06 am to MikeBRLA
The fence guy said he won’t use wooden posts because when the fence starts falling over in 3-4 years the customer calls raising hell and badmouths him all over the place.
He admits wood posts look better and are easier to put up but they don’t last.
The Postmaster Fence loooks like the perfect solution but it does cost more initially.
He admits wood posts look better and are easier to put up but they don’t last.
The Postmaster Fence loooks like the perfect solution but it does cost more initially.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 12:32 pm to LSUA 75
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The fence guy said he won’t use wooden posts because when the fence starts falling over in 3-4 years
That fence guy doesn’t know how to install fence posts if they start falling over in 3-4 years.
I’ve built a few fences and have never had any issues with them falling over.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 5:08 pm to MikeBRLA
Yeah I’d think using screws would solve more of those issues then metal posts. Wood for fences seems fine, there’s quite a few things people can do to make them better. Just plenty of people want it done as cheap as possible.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 9:25 pm to baldona
quote:Except wood preservatives are not near as effective as in years past. The green/arsenic formula from years past would last years longer than today's yallo* type of preservation.
Wood for fences seems fine
(* so as to not bad mouth (only) the yellow brand)
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