Replacing A Wooden Fence Post In Concrete

Most of the time repairing or replacing fence posts is a hugely awkward difficult job.

Replacing a wooden fence post in concrete.

Pull the post out of the ground using a 2 x 4 to lever it if necessary. Pull wooden fence posts set in concrete with no digging. I have replaced a lot. 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 need to replace a wooden fence post that was set into concrete. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete. Taper the edges to drain water away from the wood post. I wanted to post this to maybe help someone save a little time if they ever need to replace a fence which has wooden posts that are set in concrete and doesn t want to have to dig them out by hand here s the story my very aging neighbor lady down.

Pour concrete so it extends a few inches above the grass. Have a leaning fence or a broken fence post. 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. To replace a wooden fence post start by disengaging the post fro the fence rails.

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. Burying the concrete below the surface may look nicer but it s a surefire way to accelerate wood rot. Set a new fence post. Replacing a fence post may seem like a daunting task especially if concrete held the original post in place.

Here are a few tips on how to set a fence post so it won t rot. 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.