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<blockquote data-quote="Colt45" data-source="post: 162358" data-attributes="member: 1693"><p>I put up my fence 25 years ago this summer, used the brown treated lumber from Menards, don't think they even sell brown treated any longer and I cant remember what if any difference it was than green treated. It was a little more expensive though. Anyways, I put my posts 6 feet on center instead of 8, and while lots of neighbor fences have blown over in wind storms with 8 foot OC posts, mine has never blown over. I also used 3 string boards between posts, instead of 2. I used a hand operated post hole digger and dug all the holes myself, I was much younger man back then, and the posts are about 3-4 feet into the ground, the deeper you can get them the better. I do stain it every 4-5 years also. Fence still looks good. I sold my shed 4 years ago and to get it out of the yard I had to remove a gate and corner post. I king authored the post out of the ground, wasn't easy. I figured the post would be rotted and had bought a replacement green treated post. The post I pulled out was like brand new though, couldn't believe the condition it was in, so I reused it. That brown treated wood is some good stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Colt45, post: 162358, member: 1693"] I put up my fence 25 years ago this summer, used the brown treated lumber from Menards, don't think they even sell brown treated any longer and I cant remember what if any difference it was than green treated. It was a little more expensive though. Anyways, I put my posts 6 feet on center instead of 8, and while lots of neighbor fences have blown over in wind storms with 8 foot OC posts, mine has never blown over. I also used 3 string boards between posts, instead of 2. I used a hand operated post hole digger and dug all the holes myself, I was much younger man back then, and the posts are about 3-4 feet into the ground, the deeper you can get them the better. I do stain it every 4-5 years also. Fence still looks good. I sold my shed 4 years ago and to get it out of the yard I had to remove a gate and corner post. I king authored the post out of the ground, wasn't easy. I figured the post would be rotted and had bought a replacement green treated post. The post I pulled out was like brand new though, couldn't believe the condition it was in, so I reused it. That brown treated wood is some good stuff. [/QUOTE]

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