Do you need to install a 5x5 vinyl fence post onto wood or concrete.
Vinyl fence post base for concrete.
Once you ve finished digging your post holes add about three to four inches of gravel into the bottom and compact it using a post or a 2x4.
Works on concrete or wood.
Use our 5 in x 5 in.
Made of durable low maintenance vinyl for a classic look this mount works on concrete or wood surfaces.
Fast setting concrete is ideal for installing fence posts since it doesn t need to be mixed in a bucket or a wheelbarrow.
Used for mounting 4 x 4 fence post on top of concrete fence post concrete mount includes galvanized concrete anchors and a base trim.
For use with 5 in.
Works on concrete or wood surfaces.
Made of durable low.
For a fence to withstand the elements regular wear and tear and gravity the posts must be strong and secure.
Best vinyl recommends that vinyl fence posts be installed with concrete for a number of reasons that will be discussed.
Then set your post in place and use a level to ensure that it s perfectly.
If you have an existing concrete slab and you want to mount fence posts directly to the slab you can use metal fence posts with base plates.
Gravel is sometimes used under vinyl fence posts not for drainage but to provide a footing in soft soils so the hollow post doesn t sink into the soil over time.
I cut off the 9 foot vinyl fence posts to six feet and they slid over the towers and the fence is extremely sturdy.
Sometimes called anchor plates a base plate is essentially a flat metal plate at the bottom of your fence post.
4 x 4 x 36 concrete post mount kit 65 00.
Why do you need concrete for vinyl fence posts.
Vinyl fence concrete post mount.
Surface mount fence post with anchor bolts.
I bought and attached four six inch galvanized bolts to the bottom plate in the pre drilled holes and dug a 12 hole and filled with 75 pounds of concrete and set the post towers into the cement level with the base.
Vinyl fence posts are arguably the most important part of a fence.
This post mount feature the mount post base trim and all required hardware needed to attach the mount to the surface.
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Filing the hollow inside of the vinyl fence post that is underground with concrete also helps to keep it from sinking into the ground.