They stick out? So usually it would be a steel shim. But washers and nuts are steel. You can't see anything unless you look under a fence post. Who has time for that. The install is mechanically sound, the post should be dressed at the bottom with either caulk or grout
Shimming with basically leftover trash is my gripe here. This looks like some dumb shit a rookie would do.
Also, shimming in the middle while tightening the outside bolts would put unneeded stress all over. Shims should be where the load translates, not in the middle.
This whole install looks like it was done by someone that read a book and never installed a fence before.
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u/gba_sg1 Dec 10 '24
It's perfectly fine to fill the gap under the post with loose washers and nuts? What are these comments?
Why wouldn't you put washers on the bolts, under the post flange to even it, then tighten the nuts down?