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Saw a fence in a new subdivision that made me question a common rule
I was driving through the new Oakridge development last month and saw a whole street of vinyl fences set with posts only 6 feet apart. Everyone says 8 feet is the standard for strength, but these looked rock solid even after that big wind storm we had. The crew must have used deeper holes or a better concrete mix, because not a single section was leaning. Has anyone else seen closer spacing work better in certain spots, or is 8 feet still the golden rule no matter what?
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phoenix_singh256mo ago
Check out that street though, it clearly held up fine! Maybe @grant155 is overthinking this a bit.
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grant1556mo ago
Honestly, that just sounds like they got lucky with the weather. Six foot spacing is still asking for trouble long term.
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kellygrant3mo ago
Yeah, that 'just lucky with the weather' line from @grant155 is spot on. A buddy of mine did the exact same 6-foot spacing on his backyard fence and it looked perfect for three years, until one soggy spring pushed the whole thing sideways like a domino.
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