10/01/2026
1st Trex Post
Short Description…
In these Before-and-After with some During pics, our team tore out and hauled away approximately 151 linear feet of the old fence and installed 260 linear feet of 8ft tall Trex Wi******er Grey Seclusions Privacy Fence using Flat Caps with 2 Walk Gates using the 5 inch square and 12 ft or 144 inches long Trex Seclusions posts with 2 galvanized steel 7 gauge post stiffeners/metal inserts (used for Hinge Gate Posts) set at least 32 inches in the ground in at least 160 pounds (240 pounds for Latch & Hinge Gate Posts) of wet mixed concrete once we got the material. The custom gate panels/leafs have a galvanized fully-welded internal frame along with the black-coated stainless steel gate hardware to accompany it.
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Long Detailed Description.
A customer wanted the best composite fence which had to be ordered and couldn’t be picked up from our fence supply stores. Once it arrived, we had to pick it up to store at our storage location until the property could have some concrete work completed and its utilities located. Please go with me as I walk and try to take you through this fence installation that gives this property a transformation. We will start at the neighbors house on the left side of the customer’s house where 6 linear feet of old 6ft tall fence was removed, new sidewalk put in, and 6 linear feet of 8ft tall fence with a walk gate was put in. It’s very vitally important that gate posts along will all the other posts are set a certain distance between each other and will make putting a fence in much easier. All new posts are 5 inches square and 12ft or 144 inches long originally and they were all put into at least 9 inch diameter holes that were at least 32 inches deep and set in at least 240 pounds of wet mixed concrete. The Latch Post is the post closer to the house that’s over 32 if not closer to 36 inches in the ground set in over 240 pounds of concrete for just that post for sure and doesn’t include the new sidewalk that was poured. The Hinge Gate Post that’s also considered the Corner Post had a post stiffener/metal insert attached to the inside of it since it would be supporting a gate and was put into at least 32 if not 36 inches in the ground with 240 pounds also. These posts weigh approximately 57 pounds and the 7 gauge galvanized steel post stiffener/metal insert was said to weigh at least 102 pounds. So at 159 pounds not including the 240 pounds of concrete, it was already heavy and strong. Going down this side, they tore out at least 77 linear feet of old fence and added 6ft as they moved the new fence 6ft closer to the front corner of the house making it a total that ended up being 84 linear fees instead of 83. All the posts going down or up the sides and across the back are considered line posts placed at least 32 inches in the ground in at least 160 pounds of wet mixed concrete. I can’t speak for the crew, but I think they would say that it’s just like doing any other fence the best they can except for bigger diameter holes that are deeper in the ground and having more dirt to work with since most of it couldn’t be raked into the grass due to the surrounding landscape. As our team got to the very back corner, they faced some hurdles being big tree roots, utility lines, and sprinkler lines for the customer and neighbor across the back fence. Going across the back as the team tore out like 68 linear feet of an old 6ft tall fence and set posts for an 8ft tall fence, it seemed to go smoother until the last 2 line posts which had a tree, tree roots, and some close utilities in the way I think. They overcame the tree roots and utility lines easily and it was later decided to just remove the whole tree instead of one big branch. It may have not been a problem for this old fence to be there next to this tree at only 6ft tall, but it was in the way when it was going to be 8ft tall and a large tree trunk or branch that grew over the old fence was in the way. Once the team was moving up the other side of the house, I do think they moved even more smoothly even though it was 97 linear feet being the biggest linear footage or fence line on this project until they got to the next corner post, also being the next Corner or Hinge Gate Post that was 57 pounds plus that 7 gauge galvanized steel 102 pound post stiffener/metal insert equaling at least 159 pounds and not including the 240 pounds of concrete or the concrete sidewalk put on top of it. Once they put that in, it was approximately 6 linear feet of 8ft tall Trex Seclusions fence with a walk gate into the house. Around ⅔ of it or 151 linear feet to try to be more exact was a fence replacement while the other ⅓ is a whole new fence I believe. The fence put in was 260 linear feet of an 8ft tall Trex Wi******er Grey Seclusions Privacy Fence using Flat Caps. The Gates Hinge post has a galvanized steel 7 gauge post stiffeners/metal inserts attached to the inside of the post and set at least 32 inches in the ground in at least 240 pounds of wet mixed concrete and custom gate panels/leafs have a galvanized fully-welded internal frame along with the black-coated stainless steel gate hardware to accompany it. Our gates were custom on top of custom since the new concrete sidewalk was put in that had to raise the bottom rail to clear the walkway. Due to Trex Fence Company transitions along with a big line of gate orders, our gates took a little longer to receive and install. Our team did install them the same day they arrived from our fence supply store. I’ll say again that the rails and pickets were much easier to be installed since the posts were put in exactly to the ⅛ of an inch where they’re supposed to be. Again, I think I can speak for our team in saying that this fence installation was really fun other than being 8ft tall instead of 4 or 6ft tall, the posts being 5 inches in diameter instead of like 4 inch making the depth of the post hole at least 5-8 inches deeper and the diameter of the hole to be 3-10 inches wider, and the rails and pickets being much heavier making it more difficult or challenging to move with a slower time-consuming installation. Trex fencing is a low-maintenance, composite option worth considering for long-term durability that resists rot/insects, won’t need painting/staining, consistent look, good total privacy panels, but there are higher upfront cost and like only 4 limited styles/colors. I really do sincerely hope you enjoy these fine pics as a tasty sample of our team's continuing hard work and of course as always…take care and God bless everyone!!!
