How would you take up this post?

[Gilly]

It's cemented in and is surrounded by crazy paving on mine and the neighbour's property that I really don't want to take up right now.

I have a large metal spike and a lump hammer. Is that likely to break up the nice stone on either side?

 

[Skiddley]

Cut flush?

 

[brendy]

Does it need removing or could it be cut as low as possible and sanded flat?

 

[Gilly]

You mean a flush cut, like a saw?

I need to get it out rather than cut it off, so that I can replace it with a new one (old fence blew down, there should be a fence where the gravel stops)

 

[andicole0]

Cut flush and if needed use http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Fence-Post-Repair-Support-Spur-75mm/p/542505?CAWELAID=120135120000011928&CAGPSPN=pla&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping%20-%20Garden&tmcampid=&tmad=c&tmplaceref=lBuN3sE4&tmcustom=mkwid|slBuN3sE4_dc|pcrid|43364563852|kword||match||plid|&gclid=CjwKEAiAjfq2BRDpmdHmssaW5xsSJABToP4lPxVJWwC2rvAMHuN6NuvIhm3AukNxy2nuOKIWrGZFcxoCKb3w_wcB to add a new post. This will bash down the outside of remaining post. If the old post is so rotten it won't support the spike then it should be easy to remove with a large drill or chisel.
Andi.

 

[Mark M]

Never tried it but could you cut as low down as you can and then use the biggest wood drill bit you have and try and break up the remaining bit if that makes sense? It will depend on how deep it is but if its been in a while then it should be partially rotting so might be easy to drill bits out and pull out the remainder.

 

[brendy]

You mean a flush cut, like a saw?

I need to get it out rather than cut it off, so that I can replace it with a new one (old fence blew down, there should be a fence where the gravel stops)

Kango hammer (rent for about £15 for a half day, will take maybe 10 mins to obliterate) it is then, pound that sucker to bits.

 

[bitslice]

Is that likely to break up the nice stone on either side?

Can't quite tell, it looks like it laid on brick, with 3" of concrete before the stone flags?

That will break up fine, the infill will be a few inches deep at most

If you wiggle the post I'm guessing the concrete footings underground will just wiggle along with it, which means that you'll have to remove it like a giant lollipop.
That will need a bit of digging away of the soil to the right of the picture, and pushing over. The footings are likely to be a foot wide, so you may get away without touching your neighbours flags.



You can do some clever stuff with a car jack and a few bolts that will remove the wooden post just by itself.

Google YouTube for "remove a post with car jack"

 

[bitslice]

Probably worthwhile everyone seeing this in operation

How to Remove a Wooden Fence Post with a Floor Jack

 

[Gilly]

I've looked at the posts again. Whilst I don't like the colour I might be able to reuse them if I paint them. That would make things much easier.

Not sure the neighbour will like that too much after he funded posts/board/panels for the back but it is his border after all

Still want the bricks out, they've laid 3 layers of single brick under the fence. Not keen on that.

[edit]I hesitate to say genius regarding what looks like a redneck, but that jack idea is brilliant.

 

[BigT]

A cold chisel with that lump hammer of yours would break up the surround. Or do you have an SDS drill that you can use with a chisel bit?

 

[Mark A]

How to Remove a Wooden Fence Post with a Floor Jack

That is brilliant . Although it would have been more impressive it the one in the video was concreted in.

 

[bitslice]

That is brilliant . Although it would have been more impressive it the one in the video was concreted in.

It will still work,
you'd be applying 20,000N to something basically only held in place by the friction between a rotting wooden post and some concrete.

 

[koooowweeee]

Could give it a good wobbling. Might come out.

Can you take a pic from further back. Hard to make out.