Stop Fence Posts From ROTTING for 20 Years

[@FixitwithFowler]

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[@williemcdonald5646]

Great advice and clear

[@FixitwithFowler]

Awesome! Glad you liked it! Let’s keep those fence posts standing strong for decades!

[@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR]

Never heard of these post savers before, but a great idea. Nice video buddy 💪👍

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks. im glad you like the video! 😁

[@FertanUK]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@FixitwithFowler]

I'm glad you found it helpful! Protecting those fence posts really makes a difference in the long run.

[@t0m541]

I use waste engine oil, always have done, never had one rot out yet. Stand the post in the stuff for a few hours to get a good soak then in it goes and then paint the rest with the remaining oil. I prefer oil from diesel engines as it leaves the post a nice dark oak colour when it's soaked in, then as it weathers it turns more chestnut colour. This stuff looks like bitumen roof flashing with fancy printing on it.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yeah, it is a bitchimen with a plastic heatshrink coating. The only advantage is it has been independently tested and guaranteed for 20 years.

[@MontytheScarlet]

Can't see them giving your money back if it rots before the 20 years has elapsed. Everyone just jumping on the band wagon

[@t0m541]

I wonder how well it stands up to getting clipped with the strimmer etc. I reckon that 20year warranty would get bypassed at the slightest hint of abrasive or puncture damage. Not knocking the video or you Fowler, you get video sponsor money where you can. Maybe do a follow up on how it compares to other means of rot protection or wear and tear in the garden.

[@mikegrimaldi5844]

@@t0m541I was thinking the same thing

[@travellerseko]

@@t0m541 Hi there. I have heavy clay soil. I’ll build a rose arch with 4 legs. I’ll be using 2.4 metre long 4 x 4 treated timber. - My plan is to char the part of the fence post in the ground as much as possible with weed burner. - paint that section with bitumen paint or waste diesel oil if I can find (because I don’t have a car). I live in Glasgow and we have wind most of the time. Do you recommend me to use concrete or, just the heavy clay soil dug out for fence post will be enough?

[@spudedwards5129]

Always wrap mine with Denzo tape and my garden fence posts are still rock solid after 25 years.👍

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yeah it's the same principle, thanks for your comment!

[@robpittstop1797]

Can u show a video of you using the Denzo tape on the fence post?

[@FixitwithFowler]

I wouldn't use denzo tape! These post savers are cheaper and have a 20-year guarantee!

[@wallstreetcrash1]

I never knew this product was available I do NOW..! Nice one.. KCB.👍🇬🇧😁

[@FixitwithFowler]

I think it's great and a good price, especially with the 20-year guarantee

[@djm9937]

Cool never knew something like this existed. Last time I put in a wooden post I covered it with flashband and heated it up. these looks easier and cheaper. Cheers

[@FixitwithFowler]

They are super easy to use and the bonus is they are guaranteed for 20 years!

[@keitho77]

Great instructional video 👍 We may need a video about your dog too at some point. He could be your channel mascot.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks for your comment! Every time i start doing something, he's straight there like a shadow! That's why he gets in most of my videos because i gave up trying to keep him out of the shots!

[@terryblackman6217]

Brilliant. I didn't know you could get such a thing. I have subscribed. 🙂

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks for the sub! Glad you liked the video!

[@oo-py9wk]

Hi Fowler, I just subscribed. Good stuff you're putting up, thank you. John-Usa

[@FixitwithFowler]

Hi John, Thanks for subscribing to my channel. Hopefully, something will be useful for you in the Usa!!!

[@megapangolin1093]

Amazing product and great explanation on how to use it. Never heard of this before. Well done, now subscribed. Thanks.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks for subscribing! Im really impressed, if you visit thier website they do a test over 6 months with the posts soaking in a large container filled with dyed water. They then cut the posts lengthways to show how good the postsavers are!

[@megapangolin1093]

@@FixitwithFowler They seem a pretty thorough sort of outfit. Good to see quality in action. Keep up the good work recommending ways to help people.

[@FixitwithFowler]

@megapangolin1093 yeah the post savers are really good. Thanks for your comment!

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍. Thank you Steve

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks for your comment!

[@mmontagart]

This should work for some of my sculptures I've cemented in for patrons!

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yeah im sure it would, they give a guarantee for 20 years!

[@lyndhurstcollins9189]

Excellent little no nonsense presentation…wish I had known about them before. Too many others are too wordy.

[@FixitwithFowler]

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[@Falstaff1893]

Used to leave them soaking in a bucket of fence paint for a few days works wonders I noticed you clean your chimney with no mask or hoover the fine soot particle's in Chimneys contain carcinogens which can be deadly to humans so mask up & stay safe !

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks for your comment and yes you are definitely right about the chimney!

[@neiledwards8931]

Sound advice 👌

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks for your comment, im glad you liked the video!

[@oojimmyflip]

I paint mine with bitumen paint 3 coats. I also attach galvanised garage wall ties flattened with a 4lb lump hammer front and back of each post for extra strength.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Im sure that would do it, but for the average person and £3 each, these are an ideal solution, especially with a 20-year guarantee!

[@AndiWard]

I used 12 inch flashing tape, 10m roll enough to do 30 posts at a cost of £20.

[@FixitwithFowler]

@AndiWard good value but not the same guarantee!

[@AndiWard]

@@FixitwithFowler I agree, but it does do the same job.

[@philipdavison4066sawdust]

My boy has already told me about it mate he do use them ❤

[@FixitwithFowler]

They are reasonably priced for the guarantee you get. I wish i knew about these when i put my fence up!

[@ginginthing]

They sell these in the US at places like Lowes and Home Depot. Since they cost the same as a 4x4x6' or 8' pt wood post, most people won't use them especially if they are doing the job for a customer, unless the customer wants them and has a lot of extra money to burn. I use to always use a brush on liquid quick dry that has copper in it. I put a bunch of 4x4 PT post in the ground 25 years ago and they are still mostly doing fine. It's $20 per qt now so it's also pricey, but much faster to apply. Had to replace a couple a few years ago, but it might have been a bad piece of wood to start with.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Hi, in the uk, they are only £3 per post, so relatively cheap.

[@BLUEHORIZON-g2b]

Nice ! 👍

[@FixitwithFowler]

Thanks for your comment

[@markvincent5241]

Great stuff, definitely would have stopped my pergola post rotting away at the bottom.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Hi, i am the same. I put a fence in 10 years ago, and out of 50 posts, half are now rotten. I wish i had known about these then as now i have got to replace them 😵

[@travellerseko]

⁠ Hi there. I have heavy clay soil. I’ll build a rose arch with 4 legs. I’ll be using 2.4 metre long 4 x 4 treated timber. - My plan is to char the part of the fence post in the ground as much as possible with weed burner. - paint that section with bitumen paint or waste diesel oil if I can find (because I don’t have a car). I live in Glasgow city and we have wind most of the time. Do you recommend me to use concrete or, just the heavy clay soil dug out for fence post will be enough?

[@FixitwithFowler]

Even in heavy clay i would use postcrete or concrete.

[@travellerseko]

@@FixitwithFowlerthanks very much🙏🏻

[@HamishGardiner-ru7xg]

These post savers are fine as far as they go. I have used a post boot before now, which is basically the same thing but encases the entire lower 80cm of the post. The problem is that they won’t stop the post rotting if unbeknownst to you, your neighbours raise the level of their soil to the top of the gravel board. Meaning the gravel board and then your post rotting out at the very top of the post saver! It would be far better if the UK timber industry actually tannilised the posts properly. Here in the UK timber is ‘dipped’ in the treatment chemical rather than pressure injected. The outward look of the two types of treatment appears identical, enabling the UK producers to sell their ‘treated’ timber at premium prices but at a minimum of the production cost thus maximising their profits. However if you took two identical posts, one from the UK and one from my native NZ and cut them in half, you would see clearly that the green tannilisation goes right to the centre of the NZ post but only 10mm in from the surface of the UK post. That is why UK posts rot!

[@FixitwithFowler]

I agree totally, UK timber seems like (in general) it is groen, cut, and processed too quickly. The whole treating of the timber (tanalised) seems to only treat the surface of the timber and doesn't penatrate the timber deep enough. 35 year ago, my Dad put a fence up at their house and treated all the timber with creosote. He then treated it every few years, and that fence is still standing today.

[@ChrisBardgett]

Nice one 😊 Does it work on round posts?

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yes, it does. Just apply the postsavers exactly the same way!

[@nafcd]

I cant say i have used any of your tips yet but you do put out very interesting videos. I have never seen or heard of post savers. Here in nz we just use treated posts. Is that an option in the UK.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yes, the posts are treated (tanalised), but they just dont last. I put 50 posts in about 10 years ago, and nearly half of them are rotten.

[@andyliv78]

​@@FixitwithFowlerhave you used incised posts?

[@FixitwithFowler]

These posts are incised and tanalised

[@mikem8563]

I use felt paper. put nails in it to lock into the concrete

[@FixitwithFowler]

Good idea but just doesn't have the same guarantee!

[@JulianLane-l8v]

Having installed a few 4” posts for my fence and not protecting them like this 🤦 I regretted not black jacking them as Id never heard of this method. Thanks for this, are these widely available? 👍🏼

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yes, in the uk, you can buy them directly from post saver. You can also open a trade account for more discount.

[@JulianLane-l8v]

@ great thanks. Have subbed and will catch up on your past vids 👍🏼 Thanks for your help.

[@FixitwithFowler]

@JulianLane-l8v, that's brilliant. Thanks so much for subscribing i really appreciate it!

[@hectormata449]

Now how-to advice on removing just one fence post in the middle of the fence line and keep the horizontal boards with their vertical fence slats in place and attached all-the-while while replacing the old rotten post with the new one. 😱⁉️👀 🤔

[@FixitwithFowler]

Good idea, but i dont have such a dilemma. However i have done such a job a while ago. I used offcuts of wood to support the existing fence and then replaced the rotten fence post. It was a pain to do but sometimes you have no choice!

[@johnwarner4513]

£3.50 per post + about £8 a post(depending on size) thats £11.50 ish,. I've just bought a concrete 8ft post for £16. Sorry mucka, and I do love your videos. Keep up the good work, to make people like me look stupid🤣👍

[@FixitwithFowler]

Lol, i think they are a good product to protect wooden posts, but concrete posts for fencing are definitely the best option!

[@johnwarner4513]

@@FixitwithFowler 🤣

[@andymartin86]

Great channel. Subscribed 👍 Is that the Makita DLS110 mitre saw?

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yeah thats right, amazing bit of kit. I have had it for about 12 months

[@andymartin86]

@@FixitwithFowler​​⁠ fantastic, just bought one. Glad I went with the 36V instead of mains. Will be building a floating shelf next. week 👍

[@FixitwithFowler]

It is brilliant. Make sure you read the instructions as i never bothered then struggled with some adjustments (the bevel in particular). Two batteries last me all day with ease, so there is no problems there.

[@waynekerrr9027]

Or even better..concrete posts...lasts forever..ive had mine in 35 years, still look new...

[@FixitwithFowler]

I agree, i always use concrete posts for fencing, but sometimes people prefer wood or if you are building a pergola!

[@CeleWolf]

Sometimes people can't afford the extra for concrete

[@FixitwithFowler]

No, that's true. This is a great way of ensuring wooden posts last a long time!

[@waynekerrr9027]

@@CeleWolf ok, get wooden posts, and work out the cost of removing old rotted wooden posts and replacements after a few years, then thank me ..

[@stogmot1]

worst thing about getting older is the 10 years posts need replacing , it seem to come round much quicker these days 😆

[@FixitwithFowler]

Oh yeah i definitely agree with that!

[@rockyrowlands3652]

A lot simpler and cheaper to paint bottom of posts with black tar paint. My post been in for over ten years without the slightest bit of rot.

[@FixitwithFowler]

I see your point, but its not a 20 year guarantee and for £3 its not expensive!

[@azza1793]

I just paint the bottoms with bitumen paint, cheaper and quicker.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Im sure that works great, but just not guaranteed for 20 years!

[@tonymcwhirter]

But the bottom of the fence post was still uncovered underneath??😮, & surely flashing tape heated up do simular??😊

[@FixitwithFowler]

Did you listen to the part about why the posts rot in the first 8 inches of the ground and no where else?

[@richpeas1924]

I like the idea of these, but, I'm not keen on being able to see the post saver, as I'm due to fit a pergola with four posts & it'll spoil the look of the posts with black bitumen & melted plastic showing.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Yeah, it is a shame you can see them. I think the idea is to prevent moisture from the ground entering the post above ground level!

[@mfr58]

I'm surprised that the rot doesn't work it's way into the post from the uncovered bottom part.....

[@FixitwithFowler]

The rot can only form in the upper section of the soil where there is oxygen and moisture. that is what allows the fungi to grow and attack the wood.

[@genoromero5550]

Easier and cheaper if you use roof cememt

[@FixitwithFowler]

Roof cement? Never heard of it, what is it?

[@genoromero5550]

@FixitwithFowler Henry's roof cement, you apply it but will have to let it dry 24 hrs

[@sniper-lt9pd]

TOO EXPENSIVE. I DO IT BY SUBMERGING THE FIRST HALF METER OF THE POLE IN DIESEL FUEL AND LEAVING IT LIKE THAT FOR 24 HOURS. THAT PART GOES INTO THE GROUND AND ABOVE THE GROUND.

[@FixitwithFowler]

Well, dont let the environmentalist see that 🤣🤣🤣

[@sniper-lt9pd]

@@FixitwithFowler Do you think that ROUNDAP IS LESS HARMFUL

[@martinlarge2614]

A container of diesel half a metre deep will cost more than the wrap.

[@FixitwithFowler]

@martinlarge2614 definitely, who has a container of diesel over half a meter deep? For £3 and a 20-year guarantee, it just makes perfect sense to use these post savers!

[@sniper-lt9pd]

@@martinlarge2614 It's incredible how many uneducated people follow KZbin. If you know a little physics, then you understand that if you put an 8-inch column in a 10-inch diameter pipe, the amount of diesel only needs to fill the 2-inch difference around the pole.