Replace Wooden Fence Post In Concrete

Taper the edges to drain water away from the wood post.

Replace wooden fence post in concrete.

I need to replace a wooden fence post that was set into concrete. Replacing a fence post may seem like a daunting task especially if concrete held the original post in place. Pour concrete so it extends a few inches above the grass. To replace a wooden fence post start by disengaging the post fro the fence rails.

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. 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. Once you ve finished digging your post holes add about three to four inches of gravel into the bottom and compact it using a post or a 2x4. Burying the concrete below the surface may look nicer but it s a surefire way to accelerate wood rot.

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. 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. Pull the post out of the ground using a 2 x 4 to lever it if necessary.

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. In this case the old post was pulled out of the concrete leaving a 12 hole very convenient. Set a new fence post. Fast setting concrete is ideal for installing fence posts since it doesn t need to be mixed in a bucket or a wheelbarrow.

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. Either the block needs to be removed or a new post hole dug adjacent to it. Most of the time repairing or replacing fence posts is a hugely awkward difficult job.