Privacy fence posts

[doeburger]

Has anyone ever used landscape timbers instead of 4x4 posts to put up a wooden privacy fence? Big price difference.

[Team Roper]

Don,t do it they will warp in no time.

[Smithwr]

yup. Will look like a drunk snake built your fence

[AlaskaFlyerFan]

Whoever built my fence in Nov 2008 used them. 3 of them broke in a wind storm last year and another one is rotted/broken now and needs to be replaced.

[Charles]

Excellent idea if you want to do it twice

[Electrican]

As said they will warp and you will be redoing it in no time. I would look at using metal if that fits your budget, last forever in concrete.

[Shane]

There's a reason they're cheap.

[doeburger]

Kind of what I figured. Thank you for the input.

[topduarte]

Steel posts is the way to go.

I do not mind replacing pickets or cross member 2" x 4" s. Digging concrete out of wooden posts sucks.

[flywise]

Use steel post 2 3/8 diameter
Expensive but well worth it

[Jared L]

They are called landscape timbers for a reason! If they were meant to be used as fence posts.... They would be called fence posts! Never use them as posts! I've replaced so many of those darn timbers from last months wind storm here. Do it right the first time, you'll be happy you did!

[black dallas]

i used 3x3 metal posts on my fence. cut some 3x3 strap and capped them. its a good way to go

[gig one]

They will not last 2 years

[W-O]

I agree with above. I used wooden fence posts and wish I had spent the money for metal posts. If you do use wooden fence posts (4X4) buy them and the cross timbers a couple of weeks ahead of time and lay them out so if they warp they do it then and not once your fence is built. I had some 2X4s that tried to form an "S" shape and one of my posts twisted about 20 degrees bent over after the fence was finished. Bought some replacements at the local lumber yard and they didn't warp at all.

[mrc]

Yep with all above 100%