Anyone have any luck using compacted crushed stone to...
11194 posts · Joined 2007. #6 · Oct 25, 2011. I used angular crushed stone O my brother's fence 5 years ago. Cedar posts set in dirt rotted within 4 years. I put pressure treated posts in surrounded by gravel and it's still solid. Posts were set 36" down over 6" of the gravel. Gravel added in 68" lifts and compacted up to ground level.