Fence post repair

[Cloggy Saint]

Ok, this one's a bit left field but has anyone had experience with the various fence post repair systems that are out there? I've already replaced a couple doing it by the book, ie breaking up the old concrete and concreting the new post in but I can't face doing it another 5 times, it's bloody hard work!

[martauto]

I have built a few in my younger days and they were all shit !!
Pay some one else to do it is my advise. Covered all the way mate.

Mart.

[Cloggy Saint]

Pride won't allow me to pay someone else as I'm a carpenter by trade. Unfortunately I'm a lazy carpenter so any quick fix is welcomed.

[Satan]

Tell me about it being hard work, I put in a couple of beams in the garden for a project, 700mm deep I had to go down and used one of these. If you need to chop the concrete out then hire a Kango.



These where heavy 3.6mtr





Now capped off with lead and a 6.3mtr scaffold pole through the top, need to complete the setup for an out door training rig.

[Cloggy Saint]

I hired a kango for the 2 posts I've already done but at £30 odd quid a day I don't want to make a habit of it. I was shocked at just how much concrete was used for the original posts

I might give these a go

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/easy-fence-p ... Uk0jhPkd1g

[Moz]

Concrete was a lot cheaper back in the day, not so much now so used sparsely. I agree about hating paying for something I can do but sometimes it has to be left to some other cat to do it for a cost.

[Satan]

Post cement is about £4.50 per bag, used it when I re-built a fence in the front garden.

[magpie]

if you've got 5 more to do then buy a bag of cement from jewsons and few bags of aggregate and make your own , fook £4.50 a bag of pre mixed stuff .

as for the hardwork of digging out the old concrete ............ find a refugee

[Jesus325iTouring]

The best trick, I have done many time successfully, is to leave the concrete in place, get your drill out and an old chisel or two and drill out as much of the old post as possible from the concrete.

You need to get down as deep as you can, once done, get your new post, saw the end into point, place in the hole and sledge the post back into the existing concrete. Sorted.

Works nearly every time, whatever the post size.

[Gert_8]

I hired a kango for the 2 posts I've already done but at £30 odd quid a day I don't want to make a habit of it. I was shocked at just how much concrete was used for the original posts

I might give these a go

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/easy-fence-p ... Uk0jhPkd1g

You only need to hit a rock and that will not go in straight..

[Cloggy Saint]

True, but they can also be concreted in like a post. I think the best option is to add new posts rather than replacing the existing ones.

[Satan]

Build a wall instead......... ;o)))))

[Cloggy Saint]

No Mexicans around here ....

[DHFiS]

The best trick, I have done many time successfully, is to leave the concrete in place, get your drill out and an old chisel or two and drill out as much of the old post as possible from the concrete.

You need to get down as deep as you can, once done, get your new post, saw the end into point, place in the hole and sledge the post back into the existing concrete. Sorted.

Works nearly every time, whatever the post size.

One of these auger sets would help drill out the old post

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4PC-EXTRA-LO ... SwjvJZQRvH

The smaller sizes are probably useless but the whole set is only £13

[Jesus325iTouring]

Those be good, my auger is only about 8 inches, I didn't know longer ones were available, thanks for the link

[DHFiS]

Those be good, my auger is only about 8 inches, I didn't know longer ones were available, thanks for the link

No problem, at that price they are a bargain even if they only do a couple of posts.