What is an efficient way to set fence posts?

Doug Reeves

Secure Set post setting foam provides a stronger and faster setting than using regular concrete. Use Secure Set to install new fence posts or straighten leaning fence posts quickly. At 5.2 pounds per cubic foot, Secure Set post setting foam is the highest density polyurethane foam available for backfill operations. Higher density translates to higher stability, ensuring that what you put in the ground stays upright and in place. The foam creates a solid bond between the pole and soil, resulting in enhanced foundation strength while also protecting the pole against water, ground-line rot, or oxidation. Secure Set post setting foam proves the ultimate solution that can help fence installers improve productivity and profits.


Why Secure Set is a smart choice for fence installation projects


For most fence contractors, a typical installation is a two-day project. The first day generally involves digging and setting the posts, and the second day they install the backer rails and pickets. If you do not have multiple projects in the same area, your crew can waste much time driving back and forth between project sites or waiting around for the concrete to set. If you pay your crew by the hour and spend more time behind the windshield than they should, the costs add up quickly.


Advantages of Secure Set:

  • Automatically expands to fill the void completely
  • Reduces manpower and equipment needs
  • Higher density increases strength and durability
  • Inert foam is environmentally responsible
  • Highly portable to any job site
  • No excavating or hauling backfill
  • Increases productivity, lowering costs


Concrete is the old way to set fence posts


Concrete is heavy, dusty, requires a water source, wheelbarrows, and mixing equipment, and takes a long time to set. It is one of the primary reasons fencing installers lose productivity.


There is a better way: Secure Set


Fence installers who use Secure Set post setting foam instead of concrete can complete two or more typical residential projects in a single day! You can get more done in less time and watch your profits grow.


Secure Set is better than concrete:

  • No lifting heavy bags
  • No backbreaking tamping
  • No water required
  • No alkalines to leach into the soil
  • Protects galvanized poles from alkaline induced corrosion
  • Moisture impervious
  • Stronger than concrete and won't deteriorate
  • Protects pole against rot
  • Protects soils against preservatives
  • Cures in an hour


What types of fences will work with Secure Set?


Secure Set post setting foam can be used to set posts for many fence types, including commercial and residential fencing, decorative or ornamental fencing, security fencing, privacy fencing, agricultural fencing, wrought iron fencing, chain link fencing, split rail fencing, steel fencing, wood fencing, picket fencing, vinyl fencing, and more.


Steps to easy fence installation

  • Place the pole in the hole.
  • Combine both components into the mixing bucket.
  • Attach the mixing wand to a drill and mix the components into a creamy consistency.
  • Pour mix into the hole.
  • Allow it to expand for 15 minutes.


Secure Set will expand rapidly to 18 times its original size. Support structures can be removed within 15 minutes, and the pole will be fully set within 60 minutes. Your line crew can move on to the next pole or project.


Strong enough to set up an electric utility pole in under an hour, setting a fence post has never been easier. For more information on Secure Set post setting foam,
contact GRA Services today!


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