Follow our step-by-step instructions in this blog post so that you’ll be installing privacy cedar fence pickets correctly.
There are several methods for installing wooden posts for privacy fence pickets.
First, you need to dig a hole that’s two feet deep and eight inches in diameter.
One way is to place the post down into the hole and use the existing dirt from the hole to compact the dirt equally around the post.
But another way to do this, and what we, here at Cedar Supply recommend, is to concrete the post. If you compact dirt you could end up with problems later – especially when high winds come along, which seem to be getting more prevalent each year.
A six-foot fence will act as a “sail” and will cause a section of the fence to tilt. If you were to use dirt instead of concrete, you would constantly be trying to upright these tilted sections.
Concrete is the best solution because it secures the post in position. The maintenance to keep the fence line straight should be practically non-existent.
