Cedar Post Installation
The most common question that gets asked is “how should a cedar post be installed in the ground for proper support of the Garden Arbor or Lantern/Mail Box post.”
Our recommendation is to dig the hole a minimum of 24” deep and up to 30” deep and twice as wide as the post itself. We recommend putting some gravel or crushed stone in the hole first and then backfilling around the Garden Arbor post with more gravel. This allows water to drain away from the post.
All of our posts are made of Western Red Cedar for our Garden Arbors, Lantern and Mail Box Posts. Western Red Cedar is very stable and much more rot resistant than other wood. But for in ground, we recommend further protection by sticking one of our New England Woodworks rubber post wraps around the product at ground level to keep moisture and bugs away from the post.
All of New England Woodworks products are of professional grade. We want all of our customers to be able to enjoy their Garden Arbors and Lantern (lamp) Posts for a very long time.
