puttin 4x4's in the ground

blockonut · Criminal Joined: 23 Feb 2003 Posts: 71 City: sandusky

if you use a fence post digger do the ends of the 4x4 need to be sharp?

chaz28o · Posted: Jul 20, 2004 3:48 pm Post subject:

Naw - and in fact it makes it harder to make it plumb if you do

blockonut · Criminal Joined: 23 Feb 2003 Posts: 71 City: sandusky

thanks

freerider4 · Posted: Jul 20, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject:

so you should not make the ends sharp?

chaz28o · Posted: Jul 20, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject:

The only reason to make the ends sharp, would be if you're pile driving the boards into the ground

Since blockonut has a post hole digger - sharpening the ends will gain him nothing

And as mentioned. It's easier to plumb the posts from a flat bottom than a pointed bottom

freerider4 · Posted: Jul 21, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject:

what do you mean by plumb?

south · Posted: Jul 21, 2004 8:04 pm Post subject:

get it vertical

wkbrdr · Posted: Jul 28, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject:

we just sunk these in and put cynder blocks on it and bags of cement

blockonut · Criminal Joined: 23 Feb 2003 Posts: 71 City: sandusky

what do you mean u put cinder blocks on it? So did you actually put the posts in the ground and also put cinder blocks in the ground hanging down from the rail?

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 4:38 pm Post subject:

i think he took the bottom part that goes into the ground and attached a piece of plywood to the bottem sunk it and put the cynder blocks and bags of cement on top of the ply wood

ridetilludie · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 19 City: Wrightwood

how would it be sturdy enough if the post are not sunk just sitting on bottom with weigh on it

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 17, 2004 3:30 pm Post subject:

ridetilludie, it works ok!! Smile

throwintantrums · Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 6 City: Orlando

how do u attach the trex decking to the wood?

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 24, 2004 2:44 pm Post subject:

ummmmmmmmmm............ screws Rolling Eyes

throwintantrums · Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 6 City: Orlando

WCR, doesn't that mess your board up when u slide on it. Won't your board catch on the screws

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 25, 2004 6:26 am Post subject:

you in set the screws in to the Fibercon/Trex ----- _ -----------
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Maestro · Posted: Sep 29, 2004 5:07 pm Post subject:

Yeah, countersink the trex a bit then throw in some screws... works like a charm, although watch out for the screw heads popping up - they tend to do that once in a while...

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 30, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject:

Ctipping · Posted: Jan 18, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject:

trex kills the rails of your board after a season... Rolling Eyes