How to Dig a Fence Post

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Tip 1 - How to Dig Post Holes

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sara Petry | permalink

Whether you are building a fence or putting up a flagpole or a bird house on a pole, you may find the need to dig a small diameter hole. Using a shovel for this job means making your hole larger than you need, so you may choose to use post...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Dig-Post-Holes ^[1]

Tip 2 - Concrete is a no-no for fence posts

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kim Person | permalink

It has been awhile since I wrote about fence posts, but a buddy asked about replacing some a few weeks ago, so I decided it was time again.
Tags: lifestyles, columns, natl, houseworks

For further reading: http://poststar.com/lifestyles/columns/natl/houseworks/concrete-is-a-no-no-for-fence-posts/article_eee2a8aa-9bd9-11e1-a9c4-0019bb2963f4.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Use a Post Hole Digger

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by AHE La red social cristiana | permalink

In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to dig fence-post holes
Tags: Hand Tools , Home Improvement Tools & Equipment, Yard, Yard Details, Fences, Other Hand Tools, How-To & Repair, Install, Video

For further reading: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,20045323,00.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Dig a Post Hole

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by PYR | permalink

To dig a post hole, you need this. And it's nice to have this...though many a post hole has been d...

For further reading: http://thepioneerwoman.com/blog/2013/06/how-to-dig-a-post-hole/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Installing Fence Posts | Home Depot Canada

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by ali musani | permalink

If you want your fence to outlast its first summer, you need to set the posts deep enough in the gro...
Tags: auger, post hole, footing, fence, post, concrete

For further reading: http://www.homedepot.ca/know-how/projects/installing-fence-posts ^[5]