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First I wanna say hi everybody,(noob) I just bought my first home and will probably be an avid member. I am very crafty but never have had a home to make improvements to. Now onto my question.
My summer project is to build a good neighbor fence that will last. I live in the Pacific N.W. Wind and Water are problems, along with my property being next to a creek, the soil is wettttttt :boat:
I understand that concrete absorbs water like a sponge, so wooden fence posts are out. I also hear that if you chip the galvanized layer on steel posts, they can rust pretty quickly. I was wondering in anyone has ever tried using copper fence posts. Copper doesn't corrode or rust. But it is soft and expensive. However if I don't have to replace the fence posts for decades than it will be money well spent.
I think however an 8' piece of copper would have to be pretty think and insanely expensive in order for it not to bend in the wind. I saw this video(Down Below) that would keep the copper part of the fence in the ground(where the rot happens) and the wooden posts above ground.
My questions are could I get copper that would be thick enough for this project to work? Could I mount the copper inside Galvanized steel posts instead of drilling huge holes in wooden posts? If not, is there a machine I could rent to drill these holes in the wooden posts easily? And if I am going in the wrong direction, is there a more durable option I haven't thought about?
Thanks for taking the time.
My summer project is to build a good neighbor fence that will last. I live in the Pacific N.W. Wind and Water are problems, along with my property being next to a creek, the soil is wettttttt :boat:
I understand that concrete absorbs water like a sponge, so wooden fence posts are out. I also hear that if you chip the galvanized layer on steel posts, they can rust pretty quickly. I was wondering in anyone has ever tried using copper fence posts. Copper doesn't corrode or rust. But it is soft and expensive. However if I don't have to replace the fence posts for decades than it will be money well spent.
I think however an 8' piece of copper would have to be pretty think and insanely expensive in order for it not to bend in the wind. I saw this video(Down Below) that would keep the copper part of the fence in the ground(where the rot happens) and the wooden posts above ground.
My questions are could I get copper that would be thick enough for this project to work? Could I mount the copper inside Galvanized steel posts instead of drilling huge holes in wooden posts? If not, is there a machine I could rent to drill these holes in the wooden posts easily? And if I am going in the wrong direction, is there a more durable option I haven't thought about?
Thanks for taking the time.
