West Virginia Lap Rail Posts - Lifetime Treated .40 ACQ Southern Yellow Pine

West Virginia Lap Rail Posts - Lifetime Treated .40 ACQ Southern Yellow Pine (W-POST-LR-LTT)

Our .40 Dried and Treated Southern Yellow Pine (.40 SYP) Lap Rail Posts carry a manufacturers Limited Lifetime Warranty and are available in two sizes, 2-Rail and 3-Rail. These posts are pre-routed for the rails, in three configurations - Line, End, and Corner. These posts are uniform, long lasting, and very durable, the only wood post that is comparable to Locust.

Advantages - Treated lap rail fence is one of the most cost effective styles for defining boundaries, decorating property, and fencing in livestock and horses. Lap rail fencing is also one of, if not the easiest style of fence to install making it an ideal project for the do-it-yourselfer. Posts are typically set directly in the ground approx. 24-30" deep without any concrete. A tamping bar is used to compact the dirt around the post while backfilling.

Disadvantages - It is typical to have to re-tamp posts plumb after the ground settles around post so that the fence remains upright. This is especially true if the fence is installed in a wet area or it was wet when the fence was originally installed. Pouring gravel around the posts instead of backfilling with dirt will help prevent posts from leaning under the heavy weight of the rails.

ORDERING NOTES:

Lap Rail Fence is style that is component driven. Most wood fence styles utilize fence panels, but this rustic style is made up of individual posts and rails. This fence is readily available in 2-Rail and 3-Rail styles.

A complete section of 2-Rail fence would include (2) .40 SYP Posts, and (2) Standard ACQ Treated Rails. A 3-Rail section would include (2) .40 SYP Posts and (3) Standard ACQ Treated Rails. Since the rails are not in contact with the ground, the standard ACQ is more than sufficient.