Hopefully this isn't too hard. Looks pretty straightforward though. I just don't want to spend $10k on a fence when I can do it myself for $1k. And then I'll know how to do a picket fence and I can start a fencing company (picket fences only) if AI takes my job. Thoughts?

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Op remember that rot needs air and moisture. I didn't watch the video but paint your posts and put a little bit of gravel in the hole before sinking it. I've used plastic sheathing around the post where the ground layer comes into contact with it. That's almost always the rot point.

So far this year I have sunk 62 posts in my yard. An electric auger is about $150 on Amazon. Good luck.

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I will take your advice and paint them before putting them in. Planning on gravel. Plastic sheath is also a good idea.

I have to do 24 posts. Currently there is a rotting fence that I need to take out. I might be able to use the holes that are in there now once I remove them (and will have to in a couple spots for the corners). Tho I think theyre only like 12 inches deep.

I was going to try a postdigger but got worn out just thinking about it. Will pick up an auger.

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Why gravel and not concrete? In my experience the gravel always fails. I pour concrete in dry and maybe do some mixing with water in the hole depending on soil moisture. Some people put nails in the bottom of the post to grab the concrete. I think it's a hassle. Buy extra 2x4s for the bracing. Digging a hole is like a mystery each time only what you find is never good.

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Edit: wait, like the two arm manual post digger? I use it because I don't always like bending over in a hole but fuck that for anything more than a couple of holes.

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Thoughts on these 'postsavers' for the wrap where the post meets the ground? https://www.amazon.com/Postsaver-Protector-Guarantee-Dual-Layer-Protection/dp/B0CZ42D79Y/

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Run two string lines for the top and bottom of our posts and brace them with 2x4s as they set. I like to use the bottom rail for the prior post as the support for the next post. It gets your spacing down and it's one less side you have to brace.

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Good point re bell shaped I just watched a youtube vid on that. My area freezes over a lot in the winter.

Good tips man ty.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqCuCgMxz3E

https://sagerestoration.com/products/black-pine-tar?srsltid=AfmBOoo73ZWAq3H4s_7JjE624iiT-9rhdImvHEwQH30BJHTaqgp1lwKL

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