Flex Seal Fence Posts

According to old and sold the leading factor in post decay is decomposing sap inside of the wood.

Flex seal fence posts.

Flex seal flex tape and all of our products. Seal your wood fence posts and provide below ground drainage to prevent rot. Shake your can of flex seal vigorously for about a minute. The posts stand upright best when you bury.

All of the effects from the elements can gradually deteriorate wood causing rotting. While post wraps and barriers seem to offer some increased longevity any gaps holes or voids behind the barrier or wrap will compromise the barrier and make it less useful. Dig a hole two to three times the diameter of the fence post and 24 to 48 inches deep. For example if you re fixing leaks in a gutter outside you d tape off the edges around the gutter before you start spraying the holes with flex seal.

There are a lot of creative and practical ways to use flex seal. However we recommend you leave them for 24 48 hours. Allow the posts to dry overnight before installing the fence. Wooden fence posts take abuse from rain snow hail and the sun.

Full selection including hard to find items merchandise accessories and more. Caulk around the fence post base apply high quality exterior acrylic latex caulk or silicone specifically designed to adhere to concrete at the base of the post. Realize this is an old thread but surprised that no one has mentioned using clear flex seal to coat the bottom of their posts to about six inches above grade and the tops. Depending on your project type you may need painter s tape to section off the areas you re looking to treat.

Some fence installers report that wrapping the post base with sheet copper or galvanized steel prolongs the life of their posts. This will seal the gap between the concrete and post that s caused by freeze thaw cycles. Both flex seal and leak seal approximately take 3 4 hours to dry and you could probably touch them after this time period. Flex seal creates an.