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Olafhenny · 04-05-2016, 07:11 PM

Hi Kat,

wooden posts should never be placed directly into concrete, but you should use a post
bracket as intermediary like the ones shown here:
Materials - Posts, Spikes and Supports: Post Bases and Brackets | RONA
concrete attracts moisture and wood in direct contact with it will accordingly rot a lot
faster. If you have a carport or if there is one in your neighbourhood, check them out
and you will see, that the wooden posts are separated from the concrete.

It is the same principle, why we do not store bananas on concrete floors when wintering
them bare root indoors, unless we cover the concrete first with plastic and then with
cardboard, before we lay down the banana stems.

Now to your crack "Before you giggle at a girl question like this...", let me assure you,
that 1/3rd to 1/2 of the guys here would have called that stuff 'cement' instead of
'concrete', as you did correctly, so kudos for that!

Good luck,
Olaf
PS: Don't be put off by the prices in that site. They are in CAD these things should be
a lot cheaper in USDs

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 246,210 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Is setting fenceposts in concrete necessary in sandy soil? Hi Kat, wooden posts should never be placed directly into concrete, but you should use a post bracket as intermediary like the ones shown here: Materials - Posts, Spikes and Supports: Post Bases and Brackets \| RONA concrete attracts moisture and wood in direct contact with it will accordingly rot a lot faster. If you have a carport or if there is one in your neighbourhood, check them out and you will see, that the wooden posts are separated from the concrete. It is the same principle, why we do not store bananas on concrete floors when wintering them bare root indoors, unless we cover the concrete first with plastic and then with cardboard, before we lay down the banana stems. Now to your crack "Before you giggle at a girl question like this...", let me assure you, that 1/3rd to 1/2 of the guys here would have called that stuff 'cement' instead of 'concrete', as you did correctly, so kudos for that! Good luck, Olaf PS: Don't be put off by the prices in that site. They are in CAD these things should be a lot cheaper in USDs __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.