Wooden fence post installation and protection from rot

[craig1234]

I am constructing a fence and in the past have used concrete posts but this particular style of fence doesn't lend itself well to concrete so I will be using treated wooden posts.
I'm trying to think of ways to improve the life of the posts and make future replacement easier so would welcome comments on my thoughts which are as follows:
Option 1.
If I bury the post (around 2'), I was thinking of shrouding the wood in plastic (rubble sack or similar) to keep the water away
Option 2.
Rather than bury the post to 2', in order to make replacement at some stage easier, I could use fence wedges which to improve stability, I would concrete in (I've already dug the holes).

 

[Burnerman]

I like postsaver wrap......works well but some pour scorn!
John

 

[Stivino]

Put a bed of gravel in the bottom of the hole, and set your post on that before you put the cement in. That allows the water to get away and not sit around the wood, as it will do if you set the post directly into the cement.

 

[Notch7]

I am constructing a fence and in the past have used concrete posts but this particular style of fence doesn't lend itself well to concrete so I will be using treated wooden posts.
I'm trying to think of ways to improve the life of the posts and make future replacement easier so would welcome comments on my thoughts which are as follows:
Option 1.
If I bury the post (around 2'), I was thinking of shrouding the wood in plastic (rubble sack or similar) to keep the water away
Option 2.
Rather than bury the post to 2', in order to make replacement at some stage easier, I could use fence wedges which to improve stability, I would concrete in (I've already dug the holes).

Post saver or wrap with flashband put on with hot air gun and seam roller

Shrouding in plastic will make it rot faster

 

[Tigercubrider]

Concrete spurs in the ground and bolt the wooden post to it?
There are plastic posts

 

[scbk]

For professional use only........ https://www.creosotesales.co.uk/product/traditional-creosote-20-ltr/

 

[craig1234]

Thanks all. I'm tempted to go the Post Saver/flashband route. If I was to use flashband, would I still heat as per Post Saver? The other question I have is why isn't the Post Saver applied to all of the buried section - won't the post rot below the protected area? Just to add, the ground is very sandy so drainage should not be a problem.

 

[craig1234]

Just watched a Post Saver video so have answered my own question about why not wrapping the complete post - decay occurs near the surface! Does look like a good product so I will go with that I think. I'll report back in 20 years time and let you all know how it performed!!