The Best Laid Plans

[billroper]

It is amazing how the fence repair project can go awry when you discover that rather than replacing one post and two sections of fence, you actually need to replace three posts and three sections of fence.

We are still working on clearing out the ruins of the rotted out posts, all three of which were emphatically dead at the ground line. Getting the posts out was enough to put paid to one more section of fence as well.

All of the sections of fence have been demolished, nails removed, and the still-useful pickets separated from the ones that are rather the worse for the wear.

Sam will be coming back tomorrow to help me figure out how to sink the posts. If we can just get the posts in the ground and the cross beams up, nailing the pickets is going to be easy by comparison.

Sam has wondered if it would be easier to dig out the old concrete sleeves. I suspect that this is not the case. I hope that I am right...

Comments

[patoadam]

You know all about fencepost errors.

[bedlamhouse]

What alternative were you thinking to removing the existing concrete? I wouldn't try to re-use it - the new posts will rot where the old posts did.

I'd try something like this post anchor (don't go crazy at the price, it's for a case of them).

[tigertoy]

Sam will be coming back tomorrow to help me figure out how to sink the posts

Depth charges. They're more fun.

Seriously, unless you have a backhoe or similar piece of construction equipment and can attach a chain to the piece of concrete, it will be a tin plated royal bitch to get it out unless you're willing to dig up your whole yard and you still need the backhoe. Ignoring them and putting in new posts will be way easier.

[hrrunka]

Similar issues here with what started as "tidying", morphed into "tidying and plumbing", and then again with added carpentry and garden work..

There's always one more bit you need...

Good luck