On Feb 19, 4:34 pm, "Sacramento Dave" wrote:
"MiamiCuse" wrote in message

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

I talked to one contractor and they told me they will need to dig the post
24" deep and pour concrete. Some told me 48" deep. Some said 24" deep at
intermediate posts but 48" deep at corners or gate posts. Any idea what
is a good depth?

I am now thinking I will do it myself.

The posts will be spaced 4' apart. The post will be dug XXX inches deep
and with concrete. Now regarding the standard dog eared pressure trested
privacy wood fence panels, they come in 6'x8' so they will have to be
nailed onto three posts. The panels have three horizontal pieces of wood.
If I nail them right onto the posts, the panel will "stick out" by the
width of the wood member. Should I notch the post a little so the
horizontal member would be mounted flushed?

Thanks in advance,

MC

Good rule of thump 1/3 the height. 6' = 2" deep. Another thing to do if you
are going to poor concrete around the post put about 6" of gravel around the
post otherwise your just making a bucket to hold water around the post.Even
a couple shovel loads of dirt is better than just concrete. Don't think PT
is not going to rot . Another option witch would be even better is metal
post I have even seen them with brackets welded to them to hold your 2X4
runners.


Metal posts? Can you elaborate? Do yo umean the metal posts used by
chain linked fences?

Thanks,

MC