The fence is typical 47 inch wire field fencing. I am putting it on a one acre lot with the post being placed every 15 feet. I am using landscaping post as they are cheaper then regular post and i have worked with them before on my stockade fencing with no problem. I am installing two 10 foot farm gates which are 1 and 3/4 inch tubular steel. I will be using 4x4 pressure treated post on the 4 corners and the post holding the gates.I need to know how much concrete i would need for the 60 land scaping post and the 6 4x4 post. I am figuring one 60 pound bag of cement (the kind you get for about $2.50 a bag) for every two landscaping post and one full bag for each of the 4x4 post giving me a total of 36 bags. I am presently not planning on adding any stones to the mix, just water.The post will be 2 feet in the ground and 6 feet above. Barb wire across the top.Does this sound right or am way off on how many post will do one bag? The total feet of fencing is 900 feet.
Do not skimp on the cement, really allow a full sack per post when doing your budget, 2 for each gate post and each corner post. Then get bids for the total amount and haggle down the price. The extra cement will give a solid fence that will last. If you have any left over, sell them to a neighbor.
Cement is good, but we like to use crushed stone on all our fences that we install (if it is wood). Reason being, the crushed stone allows the water to drain away from the wood and you get less rot over the course of time than you would with cement. Also, once you set the post in cement, it is a royal pain to remove/adjust. Not to mention the ease of having buckets of crushed stone instead of having to mix cement and all the hastle which goes along with that. just a thought
