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Default How deep to bury posts for fence?

MiamiCuse wrote:
I am going to try to put up some wood fences 6' tall located in south
Florida.


Consider 2.5" metal posts. They're cheaper, stronger, need less foundation,
never rot, and are easier to work with. With ours, we drilled them and used
lag-bolts to attach horizontal runners. The pickets were screwed to the
runners.