Fed up with rotting fence posts!!!

[Deleted]

I've put heavy duty gaffer tape around the bottom of my posts, the idea being that it will keep them dry and stop the rot.

Will it work?, ask me in five years time

[newport]

not if it traps water behind it

[Deleted]

Time will tell

[Ali]

Very smart - shame they'll be under ground really....

Do you have a tekky drawing showing the width and depth of said tape?

[wibble]

It won't work what does help is if you get a bucket of tar or really thick very old engine oil and let your posts soak in that for a while before embedding in the ground and when you do put in the gound try and put them in gravel / concrete

[4STIX]

Apr 22, 2013 16:40:18 GMT 1 Ali said:

Very smart - shame they'll be under ground really....

Do you have a tekky drawing showing the width and depth of said tape?

[Ali]

4STIX is so trying to get pinked again

[JohnP]

I use a product called noir protecteur available from pont verte type outlets. It is a thick tarry type product similar to underseal. I use it on fence posts and all sorts of things including the inside of my mower deck at the end of each season. It costs around 15€ for a 2 litre tin.

[mrpastry]

Brilliant idea about the lawnmower deck,thanks.

[coolbriezh]

Yep, the tar or bitumen and or old engine oil works a treat!
Even the pressure treated posts you can buy still rot and break after 5 minutes in damp ground!
We soak all ours in old oil for several weeks before using them, never had any problems;)
And we've used it on the mower deck to great effect too!
Oh, and on a side note, don't bother buying those plastic 'Recycled' pvc posts.
Not only are they quite expensive, they're also really pathetic and flimsy! (Though they don't rot lol)