Replace Wood Fence Post Concrete

Toss the soil and rotted wood onto a tarp for easy clean up.

Replace wood fence post concrete.

Pour concrete so it extends a few inches above the grass. 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. 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. 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.

The challenge in replacing an existing fence post is the block of concrete that is left in the ground. Set a new fence post. Taper the edges to drain water away from the wood post. Either the block needs to be removed or a new post hole dug adjacent to it.

Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole. Here s how to fix repair and replace broken fence posts and poles easily as long as things are thought ahead and you used the fence post socket system befo. Pull the post out of the ground using a 2 x 4 to lever it if necessary. Screw a piece of scrap 2 4 to the post a couple of inches from the ground put a landscape timber alongside as a fulcrum and use a long metal bar as a lever.

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. Cost to replace two 6ft wood fence posts. Burying the concrete below the surface may look nicer but it s a surefire way to accelerate wood rot. Here are a few tips on how to set a fence post so it won t rot.

Enlarge the existing fence post hole with a post hole digger. To replace a wooden fence post start by disengaging the post fro the fence rails. Replacing a fence post may seem like a daunting task especially if concrete held the original post in place. I need to replace a wooden fence post that was set into 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. Need to pull out the broken old posts with concrete base and repleced with new posts.