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Default Concrete fence posts

The Medway Handyman wrote:

Pressure treated wood should last 25 years.
I always set them into gravel rather than comcrete. That way any water
can drain away rather than sitting in a concrete cup full of wood
post.



How do you get the post rigid enough to withstand a high wind?


As long as it is gravel with nice sharp edges, I expect that would hold
it rather well.

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John.

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