u/SussySpeck

I'm going to be installing about 300' of cedar, split 3-rail fence on our property. The rails are going to be 10' long, and the posts will all be 6'6" tall with 30" being buried. We're going to have 3 gates, in various places, that each will be 3'6" wide.

When setting the line posts, I was planning on putting gravel at the base and then topping with soil. If I'm burying 30" of the post, how much gravel should I put vs top soil? Should I bore the hole deeper than 30" and put gravel under the post as well as around the base before the top soil?

When it comes to end, corner, and gate posts, should those be cemented in?

For the posts that should be cemented in, how much cement vs topsoil? Should I put gravel under the cement for water egress? If so, how much gravel vs cement vs topsoil?

I'm going to be installing about 300' of cedar, split 3-rail fence on our property. The rails are going to be 10' long, and the posts will all be 6'6" tall with 30" being buried. We're going to have 3 gates, in various places, that each will be 3'6" wide.

When setting the line posts, I was planning on putting gravel at the base and then topping with soil. If I'm burying 30" of the post, how much gravel should I put vs top soil? Should I bore the hole deeper than 30" and put gravel under the post as well as around the base before the top soil?

When it comes to end, corner, and gate posts, should those be cemented in?

For the posts that should be cemented in, how much cement vs topsoil? Should I put gravel under the cement for water egress? If so, how much gravel vs cement vs topsoil?

My wife and I are looking to build a split rail fence to help define our new house's borders a bit better. We're planning on going with Cedar for the wood, and were also planning on securing the posts 30" in the ground with gravel and tamped soil instead of concrete (I like the flexibility to be able to pull the posts and redefine boundaries if they shift in the future).

My question is about where we were going to place a gate. We're going to place 3 gates (2, 3ft gates and 1, 10ft gate). I'm fairly certain that the 3ft gate posts will be fine with the gravel and tamped soil but what about the posts for the 10ft gate? Would there be too much strain on the posts without concrete?

Thanks!

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