Scaffold poles as fence posts

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pal123

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I'm looking to use scaffold poles as fence posts by digging a hole then holding the poles in place with cement.

I found a earth auger tool (45mm diameter x 600mm long). This fits to a standard drill. It has saved a lot of time when digging holes for the scaffold poles to go in.

The earth auger tool is similar to the tool at this Ebay link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16463247...D/JbmsmJ6VYiNrd6A9Cm1rju1dYs|tkp:BFBM-ob2sIlg

Should I look to encase the cement in something dampproof like a plant pot/pipe/DPC? This would protect the cement from the surrounding earth.
 
No, use Post Crete, look on You Tube at D & J Projects to see how to really put fencing up.
 
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Astramax said:
No, use Post Crete, look on You Tube at D J Projects to see how to really put fencing up.
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Scaffold poles is preferred because the area is very close to the back of the house - any wind could push a pole/post over. So concrete posts are not ideal. And wooden posts rot. Scaffold poles are inexpensive and galvanized so last a long time.
 
pal123 said:
I'm looking to use scaffold poles as fence posts by digging a hole then holding the poles in place with cement.

I found a earth auger tool (45mm diameter x 600mm long). This fits to a standard drill. It has saved a lot of time when digging holes for the scaffold poles to go in.

The earth auger tool is similar to the tool at this Ebay link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164632472688?_trkparms=ispr=1&hash=item2654dc2c70:g:uf4AAOSwwalheh71&amdata=enc:AQAGAAAA4OdGhijEzmX/jfbDvghYmdHnv5vGNE6ms92/eR4dvXfb4JsXjYjpdQq8W/iel1Va9GtkErGk7C/UGHgfbk4rsFO2UPnAlFAWknjHs/ow5BJklDvp/6fjmXw21FIehGfFuyxxyPpcQ1uQC22TrHoSdnu7u64s7tvZc85Sa3nJLOb+MOFhjJWwrL0FyltELUMyrkmCFsfZ2vYf8KpkboVkb1ZP1i77gUHvku99ybCSHKvWH9RSaYHs3irpU8j0vnpqX8cJ9+2BT2btsiJJD/JbmsmJ6VYiNrd6A9Cm1rju1dYs|tkp:BFBM-ob2sIlg

Should I look to encase the cement in something dampproof like a plant pot/pipe/DPC? This would protect the cement from the surrounding earth.
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I don't understand what you're doing. You want to use scaffold tube as fence post, which is just under 50mm diameter, you're making a hole with a 45mm auger, so the pole will be a tight fit. Where does the "cement" go?
 
MRY said:
I don't understand what you're doing. You want to use scaffold tube as fence post, which is just under 50mm diameter, you're making a hole with a 45mm auger, so the pole will be a tight fit. Where does the "cement" go?
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I will have to 'drill' multiple 45mm holes using the auger tool such that the hole in the earth is around 150mm diameter. Then I will put the scaffold pole into the hole then pour postcrete between the scaffold pole and the surrounding earth.
 
If this is anything other than a temporary fence - around a veg plot for instance - it's going to look naff in my opinion.

There's a reason fences have evolved to look the way they do. Durability, ease of installation, variation of design within a common theme and so on.
Chicken wire is very difficult to tension evenly unless it is fastened to a frame of some sort - tying it to a smooth post won't work.

If your soil is friable enough for a drill auger to work you can dig it out with a border spade or a graft just as easily - you're going to have to dig out anyway drilling several holes per post.
 
WillyEckerslike said:
If this is anything other than a temporary fence - around a veg plot for instance - it's going to look naff in my opinion.

There's a reason fences have evolved to look the way they do. Durability, ease of installation, variation of design within a common theme and so on.
Chicken wire is very difficult to tension evenly unless it is fastened to a frame of some sort - tying it to a smooth post won't work.

If your soil is friable enough for a drill auger to work you can dig it out with a border spade or a graft just as easily - you're going to have to dig out anyway drilling several holes per post.
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It's a permanent fence. Just used to mark a boundary. Not viewable. Wood just rots. Concrete posts carry a big risk of, in high winds, damaging the property roof. So really no choice but to go with scaffolding poles. Earth becomes loose from the slope above and rolls downhill - so a solid screen cannot be used otherwise the earth would build up and eventually topple the posts.

A drill auger is much less labour/graft than a bucket/spade.

What sort of frame could I use to connect between the scaffolding poles?
 
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