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Traveling_Carpenter t1_j5gll1j wrote

Reply to comment by noncongruent in How did they install this fence post? by Trapdoormonkey

For a fence? The only restriction on fences I’m aware of in the model code (IRC) is height. Jurisdictions often put restrictions on fence setbacks and modify the IRC height, but a restriction on galvanized fence posts being set in concrete?

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noncongruent t1_j5gsv6c wrote

Yep. There are cities in my area, DFW, Texas, that require galvanized posts in concrete. There's a lot of clay in this area which holds moisture, so wood posts tend to rot enough to blow over in a storm in just five or ten years. OP should check to see if their AHJ has particular fencing requirements, what they've got now might be because of restrictive local fence codes.

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