Replacing Fence Posts In Existing Concrete

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.

Replacing fence posts in existing concrete.

Fixing a concrete spur post involves digging down alongside the old post and concreting in the new spur. Set a new fence post. Burying the concrete below the surface may look nicer but it s a surefire way to accelerate wood rot. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete.

Here are a few tips on how to set a fence post so it won t rot. 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. 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. When fence panels blow out or bend the easiest repair is to put them back in place the way they went in.

Concrete spur to a fence post. This way i could rest the panel with one edge held in the slot in the concrete post whilst bending the bottom edge to get the other side in. It is always advisable to have at the very least 450mm of spur under the ground but 99 of the time the existing fence post concrete stops this happening. I need to replace a wooden fence post that was set into concrete.

How to replace fence panels between concrete posts. I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. Pull wooden fence posts set in concrete with no digging. Pour concrete so it extends a few inches above the grass.

Replacing a fence post may seem like a daunting task especially if concrete held the original post in place. Taper the edges to drain water away from the wood post.