Secrets of Successfully Building a Fence on a Hill If you’re one of the somewhat fearless and DIY handy people who opt to build their own fence, then you’ll most likely know that constructing it on a hill or slope can add a set of challenges to the project. Whether you’re an amateur or even […]
Why Do Wooden Fence Posts & Utility Poles Rot Through At Ground Level & Fail? Our customers tell us that this is leading to a reduction in pole and post lifespan. This is bad enough for a domestic fence post but much worse when the pole is being used to support high-value commercial vines, fruit […]
Why Do Wooden Fence Posts Rot Through At Ground Level & Fail? For this destructive process to be successful, all that is needed are a few simple ingredients, wood, moisture, oxygen, decaying organisms, nutrients from the soil and a temperature above 10 C, and away you go. At depths over 200mm below ground level, the […]
Farmer Keeping Fence Post Rot At Bay He has fenced a 10-acre field at his East Midlands farm using 400 posts fitted with Postsaver protective sleeves, which are specially designed to keep timber preservatives in and decay out. Richard, who is chairman of the Notts branch of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), hopes […]
The true cost of Fence Post failures to the average stock Farmer It is probably fair to say that most farmers think they have a rough idea of the cost, but the reality is perhaps a bit different. Research shows that the average UK farm covers 58 Hectares (145 acres) If it is a farm […]
