Fence Post Caps

MikePA · Jul 19, 2004

Can anyone recommend a place to by fence post caps for the top of 4" x 4" posts? I'd like to put them (plastic/vinyl) on the top of the posts to shed water.

bgott · Jul 20, 2004

I was at Lowe's today and, on a cart I saw being pushed down an aisle, I saw some copper caps for 4" x4" posts. I would check with them, if they have the copper I would think they have the cheaper plastic.

MikePA · Jul 20, 2004

Thanks, Brad. I stop by Lowes today.

turnkey4099 · Jul 20, 2004

( Can anyone recommend a place to by fence post caps for the top of 4" x 4" posts? I'd like to put them (plastic/vinyl) on the top of the posts to shed water. )

Just curious here. If you are using wooden posts why put a cap on them? The post will rot out at the bottom long before any damage is done from water on the top. If it is just an appearance thing, I can understand it.

Harry K

MikePA · Jul 20, 2004

I was thinking that caps would prevent the PT posts from rotting from the top.

Golfgar4 · Jul 20, 2004

Mike,

How many posts do you have that you want to cap?

If you don't have too many to do, why not just take a circular saw, or if they're out in the field and you don't have a generator in your FEL, a chainsaw, and just cut an angle at the top of the post? A simple 45 degree cut would be sufficient to let the water run off.

Just an idea. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

MikePA · Jul 20, 2004

As someone else suggested, the posts will rot at the bottom or ground level before rotting from the top. Makes sense to me. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif BTW, I have 187 posts.

ScottAR · Jul 20, 2004

Those caps are expensive little boogers... From $2-$5 a pop... 187 at $2 each is $374. Maybe I'm cheap, but that's a lot of money!

MikePA · Jul 21, 2004

The plastic caps at Lowes were $1.16 each. Glad I wont be buying any. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

bgott · Jul 21, 2004

I have seen a lot of fences where they used flashing to cover the tops of the posts. It's kind of ugly but I imagine it's cheaper.

turnkey4099 · Jul 21, 2004

( I was thinking that caps would prevent the PT posts from rotting from the top.

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Had a water pipe break in the pasture. Digging it out I grabbed a PT post (ground rated) that I put in about 10-15 years ago. Nothing left below ground, solid as the day it was new above ground, held up by the wire. Capping one except for appearance is gilding the lily in my mind.

Harry K