And in 5 years the company will be renamed and branded having answered no warranty.

@woodbullyltd

3 ай бұрын

Who told you that?

@user-tr3kc7ep7n

3 ай бұрын

Good luck with suing DuPont et al... Tar was the key word, and it will be on that post in 50 years. The vinyl is to keep us and animals safer from the tar, and doubles as a years-long advertisement for the product. We've doubled and tripled the amount of electric poles we replace after banning tar from ground-touching products.

@emilysheffer6955

3 ай бұрын

@@woodbullyltdCommon sense.

@Hike_and_Yap

3 ай бұрын

@@woodbullyltdhappens all the time. The companies go bankrupt or dissolve

@speedyz28

3 ай бұрын

Just like solar companies lol

I just bought a can of roofing rubber. Coated from 6in above the frost line down about 18in. Cost me 20$ to do every post. No torch needed.

@walmars3curity

3 ай бұрын

Took a fraction of the time too

@thepopeofkeke

3 ай бұрын

Haha, just said the same thing

@kade12345678910

2 ай бұрын

Use Henry 107. The company even recommended it for posts

@Readyforcivilwar

2 ай бұрын

Should have used used oil would have cost you nothing. Plus saves the environment .

@BlGGESTBROTHER

2 ай бұрын

I hope you meant you spent $20 total to coat all of the posts, and not that you spent $20 to do every post.

Instructions unclear. My backyard is on fire, I’m missing half a fence, and my neighbor is yelling something in Spanish.

@flatpedalswinmedals7274

3 ай бұрын

Ole!

@Callsign_Sturm

2 ай бұрын

Typical Tuesday here LOL

@animoetprudentia2865

2 ай бұрын

hahaha!! 😂

@stevej00

2 ай бұрын

Does he not have a translate button?

@aaronh1372

2 ай бұрын

😅

I maintain 8 miles of cattle fence i buy asphalt sealer. Mix 10 gal asphalt seal with 5 gallons of kerosene i fill a 55 gal drum 2/3 full and i can usually stand up 8 to 12 posts and i let them set overnight..that usually coats them about 4 feet. Works great for me. I thin this same mixture 1 to 1 every spring and give the posts a quick spray coat from ground up about a foot. Also i cut all the tip of my posts on a 45°angle and paint that with roofing tar...that has worked great for me for 30 years

@kilodave77

2 ай бұрын

I’ve been proudly polluting the soil and my cattle for 30 years. Works great for me 👍🏼

@CaptainHowdy420

2 ай бұрын

That's the way to do it! don't listen to other people nay saying what works and has worked for hundreds of years. That's the way the railroad companies have done it...

@scotgarland7526

2 ай бұрын

@@CaptainHowdy420 there's always that 1 that worships Greta Thornburg and is separated from reality

@locolalo1364

2 ай бұрын

You people are no better than the Jews ​@@scotgarland7526

@jamesortolano3983

2 ай бұрын

Oh I'm sure he does ,but someone should ask him where the crude oil came from in the first place ? Hummmm ,7th grade geology ​@@scotgarland7526

Remember when posts used to last 20 years without a wrap, Pepperidge farm remembers.

@marksevastipol1946

3 ай бұрын

Damnit that got me😂🎉

@budgroweryt9947

3 ай бұрын

They still do if you treat them the same way we used to.

@michaelmanos2296

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the giggle 🤭

@andreahighsides7756

3 ай бұрын

It’s because people were pouring motor oil on them and poisoning the land/water with dioxin

@MatthewSmith-eg2dl

3 ай бұрын

You remember when you used to use 10W40 and a 55 gallon drum? Put your post in and Soak them for 15 days or so.

Companies are selling salt to snails at this point 🤦🏽‍♂️

@thebrowns5337

2 ай бұрын

Wait... snails have money?

@bonnieclyde3615

Ай бұрын

Like selling a cherry popsicle to a bride in her dress.

“Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will.”😂😂😂

@nicholasr7987

2 ай бұрын

I always look in the horses ass myself.

@jeffro4080

2 ай бұрын

Classic

@ThePerpetualStudent

2 ай бұрын

God bless you!!! Miss him so

@lachutequimarche8074

2 ай бұрын

Tommy want wingy! Quit playin with yer dinghy!

@Aatell764

2 ай бұрын

LMAO

We always dipped the bottom of the post in used motor oil. Cut the top off at an angle so the water doesn’t sit on the flat surface and it lasts forever. I have pine posts that have been in the ground 40 years that are still sold.

@hodun8

2 ай бұрын

Used motor oil is the way. I grew up on a farm and my dad did this every fence post

@marquezfamily3524

Ай бұрын

Used motor oil + diesel. = lifetime warranty

@stephendallas9709

Ай бұрын

Love it! Oil makes sense because it sheds water, but gives the wood some ability to breathe and weep out any moisture that wicks into the grain. (Motor oil might be better replaced with an oil-based marine varnish/sealer)

Another overly complicated, over-chemicalized gimmick. This is a product a homeowner would buy lol

@phillylove7290

3 ай бұрын

It's because of e p a regulations. No longer can tar or creosote be used residentially and some states have banned commercially

@HeadsDisplay

3 ай бұрын

Char the wood that contacts the ground and your good

@lagartx3

3 ай бұрын

​@@phillylove7290for real? I had no idea, tar is the best at waterproofing stuff like that

@FrancisoDoncona

3 ай бұрын

@@HeadsDisplay as if all the trees never rot away after a forest fire

@BleedingWhiteKnuckles

3 ай бұрын

​@@phillylove7290 that's a lie because they still sell railroad ties at lowes which have both. Also I've never heard of the epa messing with the typical residential home owner or private party vehicle owner, but I do know they will go after even the small business owners for selling products.

Wondering how that holds up against the local grass cutting weed Wackers

@jeremylunning654

3 ай бұрын

It goes below ground.

@cmpremlap

3 ай бұрын

💯It repels them😂

@cmpremlap

3 ай бұрын

@@jeremylunning654anything above the dotted line is fair game

@scumbaggo

3 ай бұрын

@@jeremylunning654 no it doesnt.

@jeremylunning654

3 ай бұрын

@@scumbaggo doesn't do much good above ground lol

Paint with creosote and wrap with black plastic, staple. Quicker, cheaper and equally effective.

@IamTeknik

3 ай бұрын

My father and grandfather has been doing it that way for decades and theyve never had an issue before. We recently did a small carport at home and i soaked the timber in old engine oil for a week before we set the post. We even have numerous tree stumps soaked in the same engine oil that we scattered around the gardens and turned into a feature. No sign of rot after roughly 5 years now.

@nriqueog

3 ай бұрын

@@IamTeknik Has anyone developed cancer? If so, it's probably from exposure to the liquid creosote. That stuff is packed full of carcinogens. The dried stuff isn't so bad as long as you're wearing gloves and don't ingest any of it.

@cannack

3 ай бұрын

​@@nriqueog liquid creosote is *nasty* stuff, but most particularly with chronic (often occupational) exposure. keep it off your skin & downwind as a home-gamer, at least it is better than liquid arsenic compounds.

@bb-fe9ur

3 ай бұрын

You can't buy creosote now

@notstrong5789

3 ай бұрын

Used motor oil works like a charm to preserve wood posts. but don't get caught. ​@@bb-fe9ur

Nothing like needing a roofing torch for your fence job

@aterack833

3 ай бұрын

Shovels or cement or whatever else are usually needed too, not too crazy, now if it was more induction BS that you can’t even buy, then you would have a point

@ripnlips9671

3 ай бұрын

I have installed these on customers' fences, and you can also use a heat gun.

@romantorres4828

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@StephenButlerOne

3 ай бұрын

You are correct. Put concrete posts in first time.​@@wojtek-33

@StephenButlerOne

3 ай бұрын

@@wojtek-33 it's all we use really in the UK. Been a couple of decades since Ive done fencing, the 9 foot concrete posts were never fun to lump around.

My son recently came out as gay. It was difficult for my family since were in the south and deeply christian. I love my son though and am doing my best to be supportive. The other day i went up to get him for church and walked in on him with another boy. I was shocked. There my boy was on his knees with another man. Id almost forgotten about it until i saw this video because they both wear the same jeans as you.

@kirkjohnson6638

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 I was trying to figure out where you were going with your comment.

@realityisabitch6446

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@randallsmerna384

3 ай бұрын

This product will definitely work for your son! TF?

@kirkjohnson6638

3 ай бұрын

@@randallsmerna384 Reading comprehension problem?

@chickenmonger123

3 ай бұрын

Holy Jeans? Thought you Love your Son dressing in the Spiritual Raiment. Though, I think he probably has a different use for his Holey Jeans.

Or you just buy charcoal treated timbers like what we used to do. That's what they do with telephone poles and that shit still works

@w9006

3 ай бұрын

That’s not what we put on telephone poles anymore we have a company named osmose that puts a saltwater based tx on the poles along with fumagating them

@randallsmerna384

3 ай бұрын

Creosote was the go-to.

@davidsonnow

3 ай бұрын

@@w9006tx?

@themrjones420

3 ай бұрын

I actually worked for them briefly. Terrible company and God awful back breaking work. You dig down 36 inches, chip off any rotting wood, drill 3 holes, fill with powder, hammer a plastic cap, paint with creasol, wrap with butcher paper, then fill the hole back in. Then repeat 100 times a day.

@w9006

3 ай бұрын

@@themrjones420 hey make sure that bevel on that chipper is right or it would be a pain in the ass or carrying that bucket with mop wrapped in paper to get to a pole on a sandbank in the middle of a stream i did the foreman program passed it all and they wanted me to fire a digger when he had to take emergency leave for his paw anyways I didn’t wanna be in that position to take a way of life to earn money from someone when I only have been with the company for 7months and he’s been there for 4yrs still a digger!!!!

I initially read that as "Pot Roast Defender". Needless to say I am massively disappointed.

This is probably good for the guys and gals that do one project a year. Can’t fault these guys for putting out a product that will help some people. Not everyone knows how to do DIY projects.

you can also use driveway sealant! Works like a charm

@aterack833

3 ай бұрын

But is illegal

Set the post in a 55 gallon drum of old motor oil, I don’t have time to shrink wrap every post I put in the ground,for God sakes who does😂

@garyphillips5252

3 ай бұрын

How long do you soak them for?

@t-bone7782

3 ай бұрын

@@garyphillips5252I currently have a handful of 6” posts that have been soaking for about 4 months but I have been too lazy to take them out is why. All the others I soaked for a couple of days. In addition to soaking I add a coat or 2 of roofing tar to the buried end, gives the post that extra little zing 🤌

@100GTAGUY

3 ай бұрын

Ive always just drilled a one inch hole at a downward angle, topped it up with oil and jammed a dowl plug in. Just keep some old motor oil around and top em off every five to ten years.

@benische

3 ай бұрын

Don't have time to wrap it, but have time to collect 55 gallons of oil and soak posts for 4 months though......

@garyphillips5252

3 ай бұрын

@@benische the soak time is why I asked my question. Depending on his answer I was going to compare actual time of job

there’s a stuff called flexseal, it’s like liquid rubber goes on thick and drives fast. Once set it creates a protective layer that will last at least 40 years ! You can even put a double layer on for extra protection. It’s so thick and durable that the weed whacker can’t get through! Tar works great too but more mess.

@JLHOUSTON

2 ай бұрын

So you wanna completely trap in all moisture and not let the post breathe causing rot with flexseal? Makes sense

@mattp334

Ай бұрын

​@JLHOUSTON isn't that what this wrap is doing?

@JLHOUSTON

Ай бұрын

@@mattp334 that's why non of this is a good idea. It's the point

@mattp334

Ай бұрын

@@JLHOUSTON Perhaps the old way of burning the end of the post that goes in the ground is the better method?

Q) how expensive do you want your fence? A) Yes

@needbettername8583

2 ай бұрын

It's really cheap actually.

Way I did it back in 1980(you do the math!) was to dig out the hole with a post hole digger(manual, no augers), then drop a pressure treated 4x4 into the hole to the required depth. Then drop some wet concrete down the hole to about 1 ft from the bottom, then grab the 4x4 and pull it up a little and let the concrete flow underneath the post. Doing that would encase the bottom of the post in concrete which kept water out. I would then fill the hole with more concrete until it formed a slight mound at the top of the hole around the post. Water would drain off around the post and the posts never rotted. 😊

@needbettername8583

2 ай бұрын

Posts tend to rot when sat on surface water, that's why this wrap doesn't go around the bottom of the post. This stuff is a good alternative and saves money on cement

@onedayiwillmakesomecontent

Ай бұрын

4x4... ram, F truck or silverado...? Dang this fence post thread has a multiverse....

Used engine oil warranty for lifetime 😂

@coryernewein

2 ай бұрын

Building a post and beam barn right now...that's how Papa did it on his barn 50 years ago and that's my goto🤙

@BigBing1987

Ай бұрын

Also great for farm/ equipment trailers with wood deck boards, "paint" them every 4 years or so with a little used motor oil and deck lasts forever

better not lose that receipt for 20 years

now just repeat 414 more times and you've got yourself a fence

Anyone that has ever put heat shrink of a cable is thinking exactly what I'm thinking right now.

@rootbeer666

2 ай бұрын

And that is?

@whatusernameis5295

2 ай бұрын

heat shrink is really nice. what are you thinking? also probably the most common mistake is having too big diameter heat shrink

@michaelr5606

2 ай бұрын

I’ve used lots of heat shrink and unless you’re thinking “I’m glad I didn’t have to use a roofing torch under my dash or in my freezer” I have no idea what you’re thinking.

@thebrowns5337

2 ай бұрын

​@@rootbeer666 'wow my penis is huge'

Fence posts will last 70 years without rotting out. My house was built in the 50's, I recently replaced the fence due to a garage fire and none of them had rot. I live in the midwest where we get tons of rain and snow every year.

@jamesb2291

2 ай бұрын

I have some untreated posts that are over a hundred years old on my property that are not rotted

@DonYuJuana

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like older growth posts. Posts today are made from trees that are maybe a few years old; looser/weaker grain.

@natevanlandingham1945

2 ай бұрын

Ha, yea but the treatment chemicals back then was different!! They used to use CCA it was outlawed on consumer wood products in the early 00s! Now the crappy treatment lets posts rot out in 10-15 years!!

@thebrowns5337

2 ай бұрын

Incas built my fence out of paper mache using their saliva and it's like new

@rhettlyerly545

Ай бұрын

I take it that you don’t have any experience using modern pressure treated lumber. Older arsenic based CCA treatments were very effective. Modern MCA, MCQ and other arsenic free treatments are terrible, often experiencing substantial rot within 10 years.

Yeah I remember when they tried to sell garbage like this in the 90s. Here in Arizona it just flakes off because of the Heat

I used these for pipeline construction. Seals the welded joints. Smart

I’ll be dead before it rots though, somebody else can deal with it…

That’s why I used steel square tubing for my posts. Then filled the tube with cement and then cement around it. Should last 100 years.

@djt7387

3 ай бұрын

Lol

@backcountry_pete

3 ай бұрын

When I was a kid my dad made forms and made 4*4 reinforced concrete posts. I visited the old house recently and the new owners have replaced the fence but still use my dad's posts. That was 50 years ago.

@Sum-Ting-Wong71

2 ай бұрын

All you did was trap water with the cement.

@AustinTA-cd9rs

2 ай бұрын

@@Sum-Ting-Wong71 how? The steel posts are capped on the top.

@thebrowns5337

2 ай бұрын

​@@AustinTA-cd9rs Did you cap the bottom to? Cement will draw water up from the ground as it's porous. I inspected bridges for years and on a wet day the underside of a concrete deck, which you'd think would be dry, absorbs a lot of moisture from the air. People don't realise we waterproof the top of a concrete bridge deck to protect the steel reinforcement from the water that soaks through the road surface. In the UK we use salt grit to de-ice roads and if salty water got through you'd be done for.

And in less than 10 minutes I can roll on tar onto about 20 posts. Which is what my grandpops did. Fence posts still standing.

I would be more inclined to bitumen-treat the post the old way with solvents. It's a bit of a messy job, but the materials are very cheap and available almost anywhere. This stuff on every post is going to add up in cost pretty quick. My main concern is that it covers such a small section. Maybe it would last if your drainage was optimal, but that is rarely the case, and covering everything touching earth is going to have a much better chance IMO. Thats what every old-timer farmer did on posts that stood the test of time over generations.

I would expect a fence post to last 20 years, regardless.

@OOOOOO12345

3 ай бұрын

This

@ShortHandedNow

3 ай бұрын

Thats the scam... The posts almost always last 20+ years without this gimmick.

Just keep the damn concrete above ground level.

@Magic-Conk

3 ай бұрын

That can look pretty tacky

@patrickcoyne1292

3 ай бұрын

what if you don’t use concrete….

@paradiseprod6153

3 ай бұрын

@@patrickcoyne1292 what you using? foam???\

@patrickcoyne1292

3 ай бұрын

@@paradiseprod6153 nothing. where i live if you put wood in the ground with anything other than the post. it will heave within a winter.

@paradiseprod6153

3 ай бұрын

@@patrickcoyne1292 damn what type of soil yall got

There isn’t a fence installer in America that will use that.

Not a bad idea. As long as water and dirt do not wick through the end grain fibers up through the entire post. That is the second biggest form of post rot vs just direct contact with side grain. While you have the torch out you might as well char the end. Shou Sugi Ban has been practiced in Japan for centuries and preserves wood for many decades to centuries. You cover the wood in a charred finish which makes it something insects will not touch, will not rot, and if you saturate the charred carbon with any good preservative it will be nearly waterproof for decades before needing re-application.

The reason they always break right there at the grass line is because that’s where all the micro bacteria are working kind of like compost gets broken down from the microbes same thing when it comes to growth in the ground, the root structures of the plant have micro bacteria that break the post and eat the post

Works with untreated posts? I have 4 acre yard at home here that im about to start a 3 rail fence on... Was plannin on buyin treated 4x4s but would rather mill that sht myself for the cose of a cpl oaks trees. ( Have 2 acres of standing timber) Also, im kinda surprised at how many folks dont know that wood doesnt rot underground. My property in eastern ky was last logged around 1900.. i was moving some earth with tractor and dug up an OLD 10' log bridge that they made, i guess to get equipment over a brook. 120 yrs and a hillside coming down had buried it all what had to be shortly after... Cuz those logs are still perfectly preserved. Been dryin em out in the barn for the last 2 yrs. Gonna make all the cabin furniture out of em.

@-KIMISAFOX

3 ай бұрын

Wood doesn't rot. Organisms eat wood.

The end grain of wood is what soaks up water and rots wood fast. While the sides do wick moisture that is not what causes early rot

I've had posts go past 20 years without ever putting a mini skirt on them. 🤦😂

A bucket of tar works pretty good to.

@woodbullyltd

3 ай бұрын

Yes it does

What about the rest of the post in the ground???

@woodbullyltd

3 ай бұрын

As long as the area where the post meets the ground is protected the buried part will never rot. Rot only occurs where moisture and air are available

@Astrnauted

3 ай бұрын

Man OP failed chemistry

I pulled out a 4x4 post last week that was put in the ground in 1982, the part in the ground looked better than the part outside the ground. Don’t waste you money, pressure treated lasts forever.

@paulcaruana4090

25 күн бұрын

Not the new shit. The old school stuff had arsenic in it. Then kids licked their playgrounds and the govt got involved and of course now the P.T. BLOWS

Heat gun would be a better heat source. So you wouldn't melt the membrane so quickly.

You can see old farms ( upstate NY ) with old locust fence posts still standing for 50 plus years at the least .

@Robinhood179

Ай бұрын

Black Locust doesnt count. Thats the wood the devil uses to stoke the fires of hell 😂

I got a cedar mailbox ppst at the road. All I did was paint the bottom before sticking it in the ground. Then the rest. 18 years later the post is still good.

For 20 bucks extra per posts you are out of your mind. Inventions like this always suck until years later when amazon will give you a dozen for half that price.

I mix my own cement, dig my own holes, don't use sonotubes, and I have yet to have a post rot in 25 years. I DID lose a post when a moose decided to use it as a back scratcher before the rest of the fence was installed. Lol.

@Robinhood179

Ай бұрын

But what type of wood are you using and are you using a special method to keep them lasting so long?

See all the air bubbles escaping like the money from your wallet...

" And ah we just burn it on" .. he definitely burnt through the membrane

A weed eater doesn't care about your 20 year warranty. That will be history after just one summer.

@woodbullyltd

Ай бұрын

We ad the fence Armor for that reason

@ChrisGrav

Ай бұрын

@@woodbullyltd It won't stand up to a weed eater.

Why dont we just do whatever fence builders did 50 yrs ago and stop putting pointless chemicals into the ground. Points for pointlessly using a baby flame thrower.

@junghunt8645

3 ай бұрын

They used many carcinogenic chemicals that harmed workers and I’m sure weren’t great for the soil either.

We are Motorhead and we play rock and roll!!!!

Fence posts rot because people damage the post with their trimmer, and the pressure treatment isn't very deep into the post. Wrap with metal or plastic to prevent damage. If water is sitting around the base, you didn't slope the concrete away from the post at the top of the hole. If done correctly, the concrete should extend slightly higher than the soil line where the slope meets the post. The other mistake is no gravel at the bottom of the hole. If the wood contacts the clay, the moisture will migrate from the clay into the end grain.

My dad used to take used motor oil and paint the bottom of the fence post that was in the ground with a paintbrush. Just with the oil soaking into it it repels water quite well. I know it’s not the most go green thing but either is treated or creosote lumber.

What is the black rubber piece that is already on the fence post before you put that plastic wrapping over it ? The stuff that oozes out after you roll it?

Have posts that were dipped in asphalt sealer for over 50 years and still strong.

I used roof tar, double dipped, 19 years later still just as fresh as day one

SO. YOU MADE A PLASTIC BARRIER, To Hold In The Moisture There 😳 ... if only telephone polls had the same technology 😂 , we're doomed

That is fkn genius. I live out in the country and I always just use gravel to pack my post in for this exact reason. I have a New Zealand style fence. Also by doing them in gravel I can remove them later if need be and replace them. I wish I would have put these around them first though.

Might as well say it’s a 100 year warranty, no one on earth is ever getting a dime down the road 😂

I've pulled up a lot of old fence posts that were encased in concrete and none of them were rotten below the ground or at the ground level. They either started rotting from the top down or on the sides where the top, middle, or bottom boards connect to the posts. Water sits on top of the post or gets caught between the post and 2×4 and causes dry rot. All exterior wood needs to be resealed periodically to prevent dry rot

Interesting, I work in a place where there is still a poll fence standing from 1886 surrounding a famous ranch. I wonder if they used the same brand of heat shrink.

Cheaper and better to dip in roofing tar just buy a bucket and dip several post

Im a man of many words. Drill angled hole. Add oil. Install plug. Thanks, that's my Ted talk.

@jayehm9446

3 ай бұрын

Just like my boy wranglerstar

Would a heat gun still work on this but just take longer?

@huskeeloins

3 ай бұрын

Pretty much anything besides a roofing torch. Idk why he used that

@goosenotmaverick1156

3 ай бұрын

It would probably work better with less worry about damaging the membrane with an open flame. Also an adjustable temp one could get set just right to do it quick without burning through. A flame is not as adjustable or consistent. Dude just wanted to use his brush burner for a video.

So I pretty much can take shrink wrap with a heat gun and get the same effect for half the price or really free since I own both already Thanks

One hour later... your first fence pole is ready to be used!

I've used Ultrashield or other asphalt driveway coatings. It's $25 for a 5 gallon bucket and works great for sealing the posts.

I've been using this stuff for years, it's really good it's called Post wrap. You can probably the same result with tar but then you've got to heat it up. My question is, why don't you just use a blow lamp? Seems so overkill to use a roofing torch. As for the guys in here complaining its expensive, its not. You can buy a whole roll of post wrap and its cheap. Only people i know who dont have this done is property developers because they dont want stuff to last.

So basically, I could just dump it in roofing tar, then use some saran wrap and then putting it in the ground

What about end grain? Woodworking I was taught to seal the end grain with tight bond but every house I see has posts and wood siding absorbing water. Does the concrete seal it. Want do my fence and shed properly but nine seems worried about rot. And it’s getting impossible to find heartwood.

Cost wise and service life wise how does it compare to just using the roofing torch and charring the post and just skipping the tar?

Seems like there is not enough adhesive between the post and the protector to keep water out. Looks lovely too!!

For the cost of 1 shrink wrap sleeve you could buy a whole can of roofing tar and roll the tar onto the fence post and still have enough left over to do the rest of the fence posts and have some left over.

I like his medieval science. Not even medieval, ancient.

Imagine doing this to 1200 fence posts on that new fence your putting up

Thanks for the tip. If I ever have to install a fence I’m going to do this a cheaper way without needing to buy your branded shrink wrap.

A better option to preserve the wood post’s lifespan and decrease contamination of toxins otherwise released by tar that are harmful to humans, animals, and vegetation is to simply seal the wood. When you first purchase treated lumber, if that’s your choice of wood, allow it to dry out for about two weeks. Seal the post just as you would a wooden deck. Ensure to do the same at the tops and bottom. When you take the whole install several inches worth of gravel. When applying for cement, make sure you have 2 inches sticking out of the ground and sloped away from the post to prevent water from pooling. And finally, install a post cop on the top of each post. These preparations will significantly extend the lifespan of your posts. if you have the money, I strongly recommend using aluminum posts, and any wood you use in short it is cedar. Then, seal the cedar. That would be a much better warranty on your project then any empty promise made by dirty companies.

Might as well just wrap the whole post. All this does is move the issue up 8”, not allowing the area behind the barrier to properly dry.

My dad did this type of thing 40 years + ago . He would wrap a plastic feed bag around the post so he could treat it by pouring creosote around it every year .

We just soak our post bottoms in old engine oil .. Last for decades..

I had to replace the 4 x 4 treated post for my mailbox when it was 25 years old. This has a 20 year warranty?

Doesn't using the blow torch to char the outside of the post provide rot and insect resistance?

You can char the end of them too… the Japanese have done that for hundreds of years for the wooden structures they traditionally built

The key to 20 year warranties like this and why they are calculated B.S. The median duration of homeownership in the U.S. is 12.3 years and most are not transferable.

Making sure the bottom below the protection are on some type of concrete that water does not continue to rot and also Earth bugs

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Water doesn't rot wood.

That post ain't going to rot in a rush I would like to see a 4x4 wrap it in what you like it's going to rot

We used shrink wrap on our posts more than a few decades ago. Is this a rebranding?

Hot tip: you'd probably be better off just burning the wood directly instead of buying a warrantied sleeve off of a company that may not be around 5 years from now.

I like the way the Walton's did it..... Grampa, John and John boy.... Did it for years......

It's funny it has a 20 year warranty. That's exactly how long the post would last on its own. Save your money

Or you can do it like they did years ago. Drill an angled hole in the post about 6 inches above the ground. Don’t drill through but half way. Pour old motor oil in there and let it soak into the wood. You can coat the wood prior to burial as well to help even further. Used motor gets a purpose and you keep your fence posts for more than 20 years. You can reapply to help keep for even longer.

Hahahahahahah , stupidest thing I've ever seen as a builder. The post will last over 20 years

Bro still rocking the smedium

I coat mine in silicone, also the end grain

Well, I'm still reusing old fence posts that where cut, mill, and installed before I was born. They were underground, for more than 40 years and they are just fine with a patina. But, that's the difference with fine tropical materials, like Ebony, Dogwood or Guayacán

Warranty even when you burn the membrane part? Heat gun not better?

Warranty from a company that wont be around or wil restructure by 20yrs to lose its liabilities means absolutely nothing. Ive helped plenty of farmers build fences over the years, and a 5 gallon buccket of 50/50 used motor oil and diesel fuel is all you need, dip end of post in bucket for couple minutes before setting them and they have lasted at least 20 years so far. Cut top of post at an angle so water wont collect and critters wont build nests and they dont rot from top either.

A big piece of shrink tube. Sounds like it would work. Clear shrink tube might look better. The only thing to worry about then is UV breaking down the plastic.