Post Spikes Vs Concrete

The spike part has the advantage that the wood is not in contact with the ground or concrete and has a chance.

Post spikes vs concrete.

Are there any advantages to using metal post spikes set in concrete when building a privacy fence. Tester101 jul 22 10 at 15 50. Check the vertical position of the post with a spirit level before filling the hole with concrete use a mixture of 1 2 3 cement sand aggregate. However most concrete deck blocks can only hold 4x4 posts not 6x6s and they have no lateral strength at the base of the post.

They had a much longer section of fence built 40 feet built in less time than it took them to put up 26 5 feet. He is thinking we can set them in concrete as it should last longer and should be easy to level. The biggest drawback with wood in concrete posts is that the wood rots in the concrete. Also if you drop set the framing into the groove the underside of the joist is still 5 6 above grade.

Use them where you don t want to dig holes or use concrete. He has a metal post spike that looks like this. Obviously the concrete setting is more expensive than the spikes but from an observer s point of view things moved along much more quickly with the concrete posts than the spiked posts. Posted 9 years ago.

This will help to. So you may want to build a deck that is lower to the ground. Support the post into position with battens and stakes. If the post is concrete stabalise its position with guy ropes.

Concrete in or those metal spikes. Use them where you don t want to dig holes or use concrete. Our high quality spikes will keep your fence secure great looking and functional for a long time.