This 5ft (1.5m) concrete 3-way fence post provides one junction for three separate panel runs. With a 125 x 125mm section and slots on three faces, it is intended for layouts such as a dividing fence meeting a longer boundary.
The 5ft 3-way post is a compact junction for lower fencing where three runs meet. Because one short post has to establish the height and direction of all three runs, confirm that 1.5m gives enough total length for the junction before setting out any of the adjoining bays. A 3-way post is a specialist junction component. Use it only where three runs meet; standard straight sections still need intermediate posts, and two-way changes of direction should use a corner post.
The 125 x 125mm section provides a substantial central junction for the three outgoing runs and should be positioned carefully before any of those runs are set out. Because three fence lines depend on this one component, the slot orientation should be confirmed against the site plan before installation. Compatible fence panels then connect from each required direction.
The post is wet cast with steel reinforcement inside the concrete, then vibration finished so three sides out of four have a smooth face. A pyramid-shaped top finishes the exposed end. Concrete is well suited to the buried part of a fence support because the material itself does not rot at the ground line.
A 3-way junction should normally be treated as a key setting-out point because errors there affect three fence lines at once. Establish the three directions first and check the slot orientation before the post is fixed. Mark all three outgoing fence lines on the ground before the 3-way post is concreted in. Check the three slots against those lines and keep the post plumb while it sets, because correcting the junction later can disrupt several bays. Compare overall sizes with the fence post length calculator and use a suitable cement product for the installation. With the shortest post, check the proposed ground line twice before the setting material is placed; there is less spare length available to correct a level error afterwards.
Before ordering a complete run, compare the 5ft post with the longer options in the concrete fence posts range. Count straight positions, corners, ends and junctions separately so the short posts are only used where the layout and finished height genuinely suit them.
