How do I install Metpost?
How to install a Fence Post using a Metpost
- Mark out where the post is going to go.
- Install the Metpost ensuring to keep it straight.
- Put the fence post into the Metpost.
- Attach a sacrificial piece of timber and hammer into place.
- Measure and mark the next position.
- Materials needed. Wooden Fence Post. Batten. Metpost. String.
Can you concrete in a Metpost?
The Metpost system contains everything you need to put up a fence or pergola. Fixings can hold fence posts either by a wedge grip or bolt-tightening ‘system 2’. Post holders can then be driven into the ground, concreted-in or bolted down.
How deep should a concrete spur be?
approximately 2 feet
To fix the spur a hole must be dug out on one side of the fence approximately 2 feet in depth. A demolition bar may be required if the pervious concrete mix is hard to break when digging. Once the hole has been dug, check the bottom of the hole is level so the spur sits flat.
What do you backfill a fence post with?
If the soil type you’re working with is sand, sandy loam, gravel or a combination of all three, backfilling with the native material will work just fine. But if its silt or clay, with or without rocks, it will be difficult to keep the post in the ground.
What is the metpost post extender?
The extender allows existing fence posts to be increased in height quickly and its simple to use. The strong box section uses the Metpost Post Extender Wedge Grip fixing and assembles the existing post to the new fence post extension securely.
Can I use a metpost to replace fence posts?
Well yes you may get the post fixed quicker with a metpost, but getting it plumb so that the fence panels will fit may well take a very long time. As others have said they tend to twist and move as you drive them in.
What are the different types of metposts supports?
Here at Lawsons we offer a range of Metposts supports such a Metpost Spikes, Repair Spurs, Bolt Downs and Post Extender. A Metpost is a metal fence post support and is used widely across the UK by the trade and DIYers.
What do I need to put up a metpost?
I’d recommend a couple of bags of postcrete and a shovel, the effort trying to thump a metpost spike can be beter spent digging a hole and actually getting a straight post using postcrete. if you can’t dig, because of the conrete and block pavers, you’ll struggle to knock a spike in there.