On Aug 28, 6:41*pm, wrote:
I'm having a cedar 6' fence installed by a local, reputable company,
and I have a question. The posts have been installed, and the workers
did a wonderful job, especially with the concrete - crowned nicely,
etc. They placed the posts exactly where we had agreed upon.

The quibble I have is one post is about 1.5 inches off plumb toward
the neighbor post (not in and out as you face the fence, but side to
side). It looks like one just got away from them. My question is -
what is the acceptable tolerance level of post variances? Is this
within the bounds of normal? Should it be redone?

Advice appreciated!

John

Vertical tolerance for a block wall is about 1/2" or so over the
height.....slightly less than .5 deg

I'd think something similar should apply to fences

An inch & a half is a little much....... about 3x too much.
If I was doing the work & I noticed it or had it pointed out to
me...I'd replace the post.

Talk to the foreman, GC or owner...who ever is your contact or the guy
who's responsible.
They can pull it & replace with quick dry setting mix to avoid a
construction delay.

Can you live with it or is it going to bother you? The fact that the
rest are good proves they can do it easily....they just missed one.


cheers
Bob