Replacing A Wooden Fence Post In Concrete

Have a leaning fence or a broken fence post.

Replacing a wooden fence post in concrete.

Burying the concrete below the surface may look nicer but it s a surefire way to accelerate wood rot. 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. Pull wooden fence posts set in concrete with no digging. Set a new fence post.

I need to replace a wooden fence post that was set into concrete. Pull the post out of the ground using a 2 x 4 to lever it if necessary. In this video you ll learn how to repair a broken wood fence post without having to dig up any concrete or havi. 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. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete. I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. 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.

Here are a few tips on how to set a fence post so it won t rot. To replace a wooden fence post start by disengaging the post fro the fence rails. 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. 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.

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