What size concrete post for 6ft fence with gravel board

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Most advice seems to talk about 6ft panels on their own, but I’m not clear how much extra height the gravel board adds or how that affects what post size is actually correct.

Wayne · Answer

10ft with gravel boards 8ft with just post and panels dig about 2 ft or there abouts

Lee · Answer

You want a 5ft panel with a 1 fott gravel board and a 2.4m post gives you a 6ft finish height

Andrii · Answer

For a standard 6-foot (1.83 m) high fence with gravel board, the most suitable concrete post size is 8 feet 6 inches (2.6-2.7 m).
The total height of the structure above the ground consists of the height of the panel (6 feet) and the height of the gravel board (usually 6 or 12 inches):
6' + 6" Construction: Total height above the ground will be 6' 6" (1.98 m). Given that the post must be buried at least 2 feet (0.6 m), the total length of the post must be 8 feet 6 inches.
6-foot + 12-inch construction: For this height, 9-foot poles are required to ensure a secure anchorage in the ground.

Mitchell · Answer

If you have a 6ft panel then you would need a 8ft post.  This will be the correct height by the time it’s in the ground

Aaron · Answer

9 foot concrete post is the correct size post for a 6 foot femce post

Andrew · Answer

Gravel boards are typically 6’’ or 12’’.  I would want a 9’ post

Jim · Answer

8 feet ,  at least 2 feet in the ground, and ideally the post shud be pressure treated

Matthew · Answer

9ft post and 6ft panels, that would give you enough to plant securely in ground

Will · Answer

The gravel boards will add an additional 6 inches to 1 foot in total height meaning you would require a 9 foot post, so as to have a minimum of 2 foot embedded in the ground and surrounded by concrete.

Lee · Answer

Gravel boards are 1 ft so if you have a 6ft fence you would need 5 ft panels with a 1 ft gravel board and a 8ft post to make a 6 ft fence

What size concrete post for 6ft fence with gravel board

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