Vinyl Fence Post Sleeve With Rebar And Concrete

The drawing illustrates the proper installation of in ground vinyl posts.

Vinyl fence post sleeve with rebar and concrete.

Find vinyl fence posts at lowe s today. 6x6 vinyl post sleeve slides over treated wooden 6x6 lumber and are great for decks. It is essential that this be done on every post on 7 and 8 high vinyl fences to add structural integrity to the vinyl fence. It s easy to install with conventional tools.

Railing post kits slide over top an existing wood 4 x 4 post. Our vinyl post sleeves wraps make remodeling faster and easier than ever. They require no fasteners or adhesives. Two pieces of 1 2 rebar are placed in opposite corners of the post and can be held in place during installation by special rebar clips.

4x4 vinyl post sleeve slides over treated wooden 4x4 lumber and are commonly used for fences less than 5 high and for deck railing. Wall thickness 0 130 inches. Wall thickness 0 135 inches. A fence post that you won t need to a fence post that you won t need to paint or stain.

You may be wondering how to remove a vinyl or pvc fence post from concrete. All vinyl fence manufacturers of which i am aware require a wood post usually treated or natural resistant to rot lumber like cedar or redwood to be installed inside the vinyl sleeve. Slowly fill the hole in with about a gallon of water enough so that you ve saturated all of the concrete. Fence post diggers and augers are great tools for removing aged cemented fence posts but even they require a good amount of work to operate and can take the average weekend warrior anywhere from 2 5 hours to disassemble a fence then dig and remove the buried concrete.

These vinyl post sleeves are designed for new construction. This post features a low maintenance design for easy upkeep. All require posts to be concreted into place or permit a modified type stone or gravel base walnut sized stone with fine stone dust tamped into place. Vinyl ranch rail line post.

Stake your post in place with two braces and pour your dry concrete into the hole surrounding the post up to about three inches below the lip.