Cedar Wood Fence With Metal Posts

Metal posts last way longer sometimes decades than wood because don t rot or warp.

Cedar wood fence with metal posts.

Assemble the frame pieces with galvanized steel corner brackets. So if you consider the lifetime of your fence or many wood fences. In most cases you can maintain the looks of the wood fence and achieve additional strength by using steel posts. Manufactured from hemlock fir our pressure treated posts are treated with alkaline copper quaternary acq for protection from fungal decay termites and rot and is approved for ground contact.

Find metal fence posts at lowe s today. Cedar boards posts steel posts and rails. When using the fencetrac system to build a wood fence with metal posts we recommend using tongue and groove red cedar fence pickets. The fence posts establish the line of the fence and provide the stability.

The downside to building a fence with wood posts is that you ll likely need to replace the fence in 7 10 years. First construct a metal gate frame using thinner steel pipes than you used for the posts to reduce the weight of the gate. Place the driver over the fence post and carefully lift and release as frequently as necessary to sink the post. Item 140392 model 140392.

Pressure treated fence post. Download the allweather fence post brochure redwood and cedar wood fence post. We have wood or metal posts available at each of our san diego county stores and at our murrieta store. Hang the gate frame to the post hinges then drill holes through the top and bottom rail of the frame and attach wooden rails with carriage bolts.

503 659 6881 call installation dept. Wooden fences are attractive but if you want your wood fence to be durable strong and long lasting it is a good idea to use steel posts during the installation. This style of wooden fence picket nests together to create a strong fence with little to zero visibility through the fence. The steel fence post driver can be used the steel fence post driver can be used to install fence u posts and t posts in the ground with a minimum of effort.

Idaho timber 4 in x 4 in w x 5 1 3 ft h western red cedar wood fence line post.