Re: Wood to concrete fence posts - advice?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:07 pm
I'm replacing posts this spring as the wind snapped them off at the point they go into the post spike. They aren't rotten just weren't strong enough to take a 6ft panel in a hurricane. 
Looked at concrete and wood. Similar price but still no contest...... wood wins hands down.
Wood : I can get 6 x 2.4m posts in the car to get home, and then fit myself.
Concrete : Would have to be delivered, then would need to stage a world's strongest man competition to get them round to the back.
Easily 4 times the weight of wood, so with delivery and hefty fence erectors, the costs would spiral upwards.
Looked at concrete and wood. Similar price but still no contest...... wood wins hands down.
Wood : I can get 6 x 2.4m posts in the car to get home, and then fit myself.
Concrete : Would have to be delivered, then would need to stage a world's strongest man competition to get them round to the back.
Easily 4 times the weight of wood, so with delivery and hefty fence erectors, the costs would spiral upwards.