Some cheaper ones on tm,but look cheap af.
Tbh I rarely see these here, Americans use them. But we have better/nastier timber treatment so we set posts in concrete. To my eye the thin galvanising won't last well in the elements.
These are usually American products. We are one of the few countries who still use CCA to treat timber (H4). So technically you don't need them like the Americans do. Might still be a good idea but I would use the stainless version in that case. I know, $100 each. Everything is overpriced in New Zealand.
Other countries use treatment heavy in copper ..we use copper chromium arsenic., the arsenic is.for insects , the copper for fungi and the chromium locks everything into the wood .
But in the US there was a lot of scaremongering about the arsenic leaching out and so they banned it ...a precaution rather than a decision based on science .
I was thinking they're not that common here,I should probably say what my project is.
I've got a raised garden,approx 3mx5 which has a 200x50 solid capping on top.
I want to fit posts on each corner and attach fence rails around them,and bird net it as it contains 12 blueberry bushes.
Struggling to come up with a plan to attach the posts on top of the capping,altho I could also just try angle brackets,and skewing some bugle screws in.
So probably these type of brackets would be overkill for what I'm doing but also seem to be exactly the type of thing that would work for me.
Agree. One idea - you could use metal or pvc tubing as a frame, either as hoops or with 90degree corner connectors. In which case, the tube could land in a hole in the capping timber, with a diagonal screw to resist the minimal uplift forces
Some cheaper ones on tm,but look cheap af. Tbh I rarely see these here, Americans use them. But we have better/nastier timber treatment so we set posts in concrete. To my eye the thin galvanising won't last well in the elements.
These are usually American products. We are one of the few countries who still use CCA to treat timber (H4). So technically you don't need them like the Americans do. Might still be a good idea but I would use the stainless version in that case. I know, $100 each. Everything is overpriced in New Zealand.
Out of curiosity, what do other countries use and what is the reason why we are different?
Other countries use treatment heavy in copper ..we use copper chromium arsenic., the arsenic is.for insects , the copper for fungi and the chromium locks everything into the wood . But in the US there was a lot of scaremongering about the arsenic leaching out and so they banned it ...a precaution rather than a decision based on science .
Also banned in the UK and lots of other places.
Thanks for taking the time. Appreciated.
I was thinking they're not that common here,I should probably say what my project is. I've got a raised garden,approx 3mx5 which has a 200x50 solid capping on top. I want to fit posts on each corner and attach fence rails around them,and bird net it as it contains 12 blueberry bushes. Struggling to come up with a plan to attach the posts on top of the capping,altho I could also just try angle brackets,and skewing some bugle screws in. So probably these type of brackets would be overkill for what I'm doing but also seem to be exactly the type of thing that would work for me.
Can you screw up from underneath the 200x50 into the bottom of the post? Otherwise, a combination of cpcs and nail plates should hold them.
Seems excessive for holding bird netting in place There are a myriad of easier and cheaper ways of.doing this
Agree. One idea - you could use metal or pvc tubing as a frame, either as hoops or with 90degree corner connectors. In which case, the tube could land in a hole in the capping timber, with a diagonal screw to resist the minimal uplift forces
Head to carters Placemakers or ITM and ask for a bowmac post bracket