Fence posts add the much-needed beauty and spark to the fence you have installed around your house.
But that is not all to the fence posts. They prove to be highly useful for preventing the fence from falling off with time, especially with weather lashes when the mud creeps up from the monsoon rains.
As a result, your fence is exposed to moisture which, in turn, invites termites and keeps away lumber. Here enter the fence posts that are essential for keeping the base dry and free from pests. Apart from protecting your house from strangers and enemies, fence posts separate the yard from your neighbors, establish a private screen, prevent your pets from running hither and thither, and protecting your vegetable garden from animals. These are just a few of the many reasons for setting up fence posts.You can install fence posts on your own.
Setting fence posts in mud Materials Required
■ Mattock
■ Post Hole Digger
■ Level
■ Shovel
■ Iron Tamping Rod Procedure
■ To plant a fence post, you must dig out mud equivalent to 1/3 of the average length of the fence post. Break up the toughest mud using a mattock and remove the loosen dirt with a post hole digger.
You should have a round hole to firmly place the fence post. Pile the dirt next to the hole you have just dug.
■ Place the fence post in the hole and hold it in an upright and level position.
Place a level adjacent to the post and check whether the fence post is straight or not.
Adjust accordingly.
■ Push back the dirt into the hole using the shovel. Fill the hole about halfway up.
■ Pack the dirt down into the hole using an iron tamping rod. Continue tamping until the hole is completely compacted.
■ Add more dirt, if required, to compact the hole and level the dirt to the nearby areas.
Repeat the process of adding dirt and tamping until the hole is completely stuffed with solidly compacted earth.
■ Following the same procedure, set the other