I always use concrete.
Maybe if I tamped down the soil with a 2x4 pushrod and a sledge hammer I could get away with only soil but it seems to me that with only soil the rest of the fence is holding each post vertical rather than the post base.
I have seen a fence blown over with a good wind, concrete and all, the soil was saturated , almost mud.
I have to think about this.What do you think is holding your post with a lump of concrete on it?
I have seen a fence blown over with a good wind, concrete and all, the soil was saturated , almost mud.
:agree:.......................Probably the properties of the soil, the fence height and the post hole depth are the main considerations.
So which resists the post tipping over better? Tight packed & viscous soil or well-drained soil?Sand will not pack as tight as clay soil, but it will drain better.
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