Water proofing the bottom of fence posts idea

[colinvansmith]

Hi, I'm looking to build a new fence i am going to be buying trated fence posts and them also treat them with cuprinol before i concrete them in the ground.

The problem i'm trying to fix is through time water runs down the post into the soil and sits on the concrete rotting the fence post where it goes into the concrete. i was going to try and paint the part of the post under the soil along with the top surface of the concrete with bitumen paint effectively tar as a way of water proofing them for longer, do you guys reckon this might work or do you have any other ideas to tackle this problem to make the posts last longer.

Col

 

[big-all]

bungee cord large bucket sit 3 or 4 posts in preservative for a weak or at least 2 days

cover to stop rain diluting it and secure the top off the posts to stop falling over

 

[Arthur2shedsJackson]

Or you can paint the section to be buried in concrete with bitumen.

Or even do that in addition to Big Al's suggestion.

 

[Trazor]

Concrete posts.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Or you can paint the section to be buried in concrete with bitumen.

The part of the post in the concrete doesn't rot, it's at ground level that the rot sets in.

Use concrete posts.

Andy

 

[JohnD]

another vote for concrete posts.

If you ever have to dig out an old post that has rotted or broken, you will swear never to use wooden posts again.

they can be made even more beautiful by painting with masonry paint to match the colour of the stained woodwork.

Here's one I did earlier


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[Cheesy1]

The part of the post in the concrete doesn't rot, it's at ground level that the rot sets in.

Use concrete posts.

Andy

agreed, or there was that idea on Dragons Den, I just found their web site.
http://www.postsaver.co.uk/postsaver_news.html

btw, my BIL is called Colin Smith.

 

[JohnD]

I like those post savers.

The rot usually occurs around ground level, because well below the surface it is too wet to rot quickly, and well above it is too dry, so they are protecting the most vulnerable part of a wooden post.

But concrete posts wil last far longer.