Martin wrote:

I went to the local builders merchant this weekend and was appalled by
the quality of the posts they were offering - rough edges and full of
bubbles. I just can't believe they will surviving more than a few years
before the rebar starts to rust.

Other option would be to drive a metspike into the ground and then fit a
wooden post to that. Makes it easy to change posts later if required.

Are there any magic words I can speak when phoning around other
suppliers (e.g. name of a manufacture, name of a product, or particular
type of post) that will ensure that I get good quality posts which will

"have you got any that are not crap?"

last longer than wood. I am looking for posts that I put rails and
featherboards onto, not slotted posts for panels.

Find a specialist fencing place. Our local one makes their own posts and
gravel boards etc to a very high quality.

--
Cheers,

John.

/================================================== ===============\
| Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk |
\================================================= ================/