Find Your Perfect Fence System: A Guide To Choosing The Right One For You

I've found that within a relatively short period, the Postsaver becomes baggy above ground level and rain water accumulates between the inside of the Postsaver and the post, accelerating the rot. It's too late for me - save yourselves!

I like that you do Sunday morning videos

I’ve gone over to using wooden posts in steel post sockets. There’s several different makes and types; ground spikes, concrete-in and bolt down ones. They keep the post out of the ground and, so far, I’ve had very good results. Plus, they also have the advantage that, when the post does need replacing, it can just be swapped out.

Can’t beat a Sunday morning video Stuart. Gets you in the mood for doing a bit of diy round the house

We've always secure posts by cementing a metal u-shaped foot to the ground, and then bolt the wooden post to that. The wood is is then never in the ground, but it's also really easy to replace, since you never have to dig the hole back up. And it's really easy to get things level, since you can just compare all metal feets before even putting the posts up. You should give that a try.

I've used self adhesive roof flashing for years in the same way with a little heat from the heat gun it really sticks to the post, especially with a bit of black jack, much better than the post wrap

Nice solution - the problem is, the Bitumen will harden and when the wood cracks, so will it. May I suggest using a product called Isoflex Liquid Rubber. It's a roofing product that's impermeable to water, hard wearing and stays flexible. You can literally just paint it on the section you want to protect.

12 , 1/2 stone😂 yeah right. On serious note I look forward to your videos every week. You're a funny guy.

Just paint your concrete posts and gravel boards with the ‘Ronseal’-type paint you use on the fence… blends them in, they look just like the wood from a few feet away, and the finish lasts just as long as the paint on the fence. So repaint the fence, repaint the posts etc. Looks great!

I used Durapost 2 years ago when replacing a very rotten fence. We've been very happy with them, and have just used it again when replacing another fence. I used their anthracite composite gravel boards and Jackson hit&miss fence panels and it looks very smart and is solid.

12 12 1/2 stone 🤣 love it, Great content as usual, Thank you😁

Funnily enough, we were in Wickes the other day and saw the Durapost. My other half said, 'That looks nice and won't rot.' I couldn't think of any downside other than the price - but then I'd rather pay once rather than have the hassle of changing wooden posts every few years. Really looking forward to the installation video as I would be worried about making sure the posts are lined up square (plumb or whatever). Always love your sense of humour 🙂and the experiments show how you think everything through.

As always an interesting video, it made me think of one of the ways we used to use to preserve wooden posts. One of them was to burn the section that would be below the ground level. Just enough to seal the surface,so it would not soak up moisture. A blowlamp was usually good enough to do it, if it was on show I would shield the area i didn't want to see scorched with a piece of metal or similar while i did it. A cheap way and environmentally friendly. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

my house is build in 1975 and is build mostly from thick reinforced concrete and bricks. It also has concrete fences with chickenwire with hedges growing them. They all are still in good shape.

I had/have exactly the same issues with my wooden posts….generally lasting 10 years before rots causes the failure… I’ve now had to replace 8 posts out of 60 where the wind has toppled the fence, highly likely that the rest are in a similar state but haven’t “shown” the failure as they are not so exposed to wind. I look forward to seeing the metal installation, it might just inspire me to replace….love the videos, great to see that you’re 12 stone as I’m the same shape and that means I am too…😂

I put up a fence using concrete posts and gravel boards over 35 years ago. It is set into heavy wet clay soil and is still as good as the day I put it up. I don't think it can be beaten for durability by any other system. I'm not convinced that a powder coated steel post will last anywhere near as long as a concrete one that's almost the same price.

I did chuckle when you said “what”

I appreciated the intro and anticipating the post production effects. Nice. As an editor for a lot of corporate video I must say your programme making is excellent. I always watch even if the subject doesn’t excite me because I know I’ll be entertained.

I replaced my rotted and failing wooden fence posts with the galvanised DuraPost system, set in concrete footings. And I've been extremely satisfied. My back garden can only be accessed through the house, and because its built into a hillside, it involves carrying materials up a flight of stairs. The lightness of the posts was an immediate benefit. These posts are incredibly strong, and easily handle any conceivable wind load the fence is likely to see. The DuraPost system also includes C-shaped sections which can be attached to a masonry wall. And the open section is designed to accept standard UK fence panels. You can dress up the tops with architectural caps. The fence panels themselves may well fail in time. But repair will be a matter of simply sliding new panels into place. The posts have a 25 year guarantee against rust, but I really don't see them needing replacement in my lifetime. I suspect the next owners of my house will thank me for the decision I made. Can't recommend these panels too much. I think you've made a great decision.

After replacing two wooden fences in 38 years (& patching them up in between with repair spikes) I finally bit the bullet went for concrete posts & gravel boards with low wind resistance Hit & Miss fences panels. All installed by a local landscaping guy who did a great job. Looks great, will outlast me &, as you said, if the panels do need replacing it's just an easy slide out / in job. I was not aware of the Steel post option so I'm interested to see how you get on installing it & what it looks like in-situ.