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Politics : Sioux Nation -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (19584)	5/31/2005 4:53:10 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361152

Nah, it's the Post Toasties of the day.

To: one_less who wrote (19584)	5/31/2005 6:32:20 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 361152

Maybe this is the post of the day? How to Choose Fence Posts Congratulations on your decision to put in a new fence! Now for some big choices - what kind of fence posts should you use? Here's how to make your way through the mire of options and pick the best kind for your fence. Steps: 1. Determine how much support your fence will need. While there's no point in putting up concrete posts for a chain-link fence, you may be disappointed with the lack of support a flimsy metal post gives your concrete fencing. 2. Select plastic posts for small or light-duty fences such as picket-style. (Be aware that if the fence will be more than 2 1/2 feet high, you may have to reinforce plastic posts with wooden inserts.) 3. Pick metal posts (round or square) for chain-link and plastic fences. 4. Take a good look at wooden post choices. They come in a variety of sizes and types of wood. Pine is cheap and is available in treated forms for outdoor use. Heavier woods, especially hardwoods, look excellent stained and will last a long time, but are much more expensive. 5. Consider concrete posts. They come in 4-by-4-inch size and vary in height. They're available predrilled for different fence styles - chain-link, panels and rails. These are very solid - and may look odd with some fences. 6. Keep in mind that concrete and wooden posts can be painted but that they'll require repainting every so often. Tips: Be sure to look at available post caps for the posts you choose. Wooden posts, especially, are prone to problems from weather if not protected properly. Tips from eHow Users: Watch for humidity by Al A. Pay attention to how wet the wood is when installing a fence. Only put beams in the posts tight if you know they're saturated with water. Otherwise, leave some space to compensate for the wood expanding when it gets wet, especially with split rails. You don't want to put together a split rail fence completely dry, hammer the beams in tight and then have it rain so all the wood expands and the split rail posts, with their extra large holes, split! Leave some room for wood expansion particularly if the wood for the fence is extremely dry. ehow.com