Replacing Wooden Fence Posts Concrete

Replacing a fence post may seem like a daunting task especially if concrete held the original post in place.

Replacing wooden fence posts concrete.

Most of the time repairing or replacing fence posts is a hugely awkward difficult job. Knock out the wood between the cuts with a hammer. Dig out the concrete footer if there is one then set a new pressure treated post and backfill the hole with crushed gravel or concrete. I had contemplated digging out the concrete to set in a new post again with concrete but have found the concrete is part set into submerged wall.

To replace a wooden fence post start by disengaging the post fro the fence rails. Set a new fence post. Pour concrete so it extends a few inches above the grass. Thankfully the process is actually quite simple and knowing how to do it will allow you to replace anything from a single rotten beam to an entire fence.

Pull the fence section away from the rotted post. Use a cordless drill to remove any screws securing the post to the rails. Taper the edges to drain water away from the wood post. Here are a few tips on how to set a fence post so it won t rot.

The diameter of your post hole should be three times the diameter of your post. Usually the existing wooden post has rotted at ground level because it has been concreted in by someone who did not take 5 minutes to trowel the top of the concrete to a slight dome allowing the rain water to run off. Pull the post out of the ground using a 2 x 4 to lever it if necessary. The general rule of thumb when setting a post is that the depth of the post s hole needs to be 1 3 to 1 2 of the actual above ground height of the post.

I ve tried a lot of different methods for removing 4 4 fence posts sunk in concrete but this fence post removal strategy the easiest one i ve found. I need to replace a wooden fence post that was set into concrete. The post has snapped through rot at the base and the rot has set in so far that the post snapped about 2 inches beneath the surface. Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole.

So six foot high fence posts ideally need to be buried three feet into the ground.