Replacing fence post (and ultimately whole fence!)

Maccy · 25 Aug 2017 at 10:59

One of our fence posts snapped at the base a few months ago during one of the storms (Rita I think she was) and as it's the bank holiday weekend, it's time to do something about it - Mrs has wanted to replace the whole fence for a while anyway.

I need to work out the best way to remove the remaining post before replacing - it's a wooden post that's snapped at the bottom and has been concreted in. Is the best way to just dig around all of the concrete and then lift the whole lot out?
Also any suggestions/ideas for installing the new post would be great, I've read a few things on B&Q and Wickes but any additional tips would be fab.

Adam · 25 Aug 2017 at 11:40

Take a look at youtube, I remember seeing a few videos suggesting there is a way to lever the concrete base out but now idea how feasible that would be in the real world.

touch · 25 Aug 2017 at 12:06

If you're replacing the entire fence it would be much easier to reposition the posts and dig new holes.

GSXRMovistar · 25 Aug 2017 at 13:24

Yep remove the concrete base and start afresh.

Maccy · 25 Aug 2017 at 21:07

touch said:
If you're replacing the entire fence it would be much easier to reposition the posts and dig new holes.

Why? The new panels are the same width and that's just creating more work than required surely?

LACKERKNACKER · 25 Aug 2017 at 22:13

Why?

If you are replacing entire fence, start off with a short length panel at one end, then you can leave the old concrete in and not have to dig any of the old out - unless you intend just replacing the old panels and keeping the old post.
A lot easier doing it that way than digging out the old concrete and getting rid of it.

Kearney_1988 · 26 Aug 2017 at 08:01

LACKERKNACKER said:
Why?

If you are replacing entire fence, start off we a short length panel at one end, then you can leave the old concrete in and not have to dig any of the old out - unless you intend just replacing the old panels and keeping the old post.
A lot easier doing it that way than digging out the old concrete and getting rid of it.

This is what I done too, a few of the old timer posts were rotten whilst some were ok, but knew they would eventually go the same way.

Cut them off at the concrete and set the new concrete posts from the other end of the garden so to miss the old posts.