Hi,
I am going to build a garden fence with posts which will be in very close proximity to the foundations of an adjacent area of paving. For this I want posts which won't need replacing every 10 years (with consequential disturbance of the foundation) and I am thinking that concrete posts will be better than wood for this.
I went to the local builders merchant this weekend and was appalled by the quality of the posts they were offering - rough edges and full of bubbles. I just can't believe they will surviving more than a few years before the rebar starts to rust.
Are there any magic words I can speak when phoning around other suppliers (e.g. name of a manufacture, name of a product, or particular type of post) that will ensure that I get good quality posts which will last longer than wood. I am looking for posts that I put rails and featherboards onto, not slotted posts for panels.
Thanks, Martin.