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Repairing wooden fence posts

andrew-b
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    I'd go for the dig out the old concrete and then use the 2nd one
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  • ANDY597
    ANDY597 Posts: 430 Forumite
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    Yip I agree, no point in trying to bodge it up, dig it out and start again
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    ideally you need to take out the old wooden post and replace with the correct concrete ones.
    otherwise you will have the same problem in a few yrs time.
    or use the quicker spike method.
    Get some gorm.
  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    Hi

    Replace with timber post. Can you/ will you be able to slot the panel into a concrete post once its in?;) Unless it's end of run.
    Have helped this week replacing 5 post and 4 panels! Concrete posts from Builder Centre (I didn't buy the gear) About £8 plus vat.Panels £18.
    Timber post form Wickes Just under £10.(8') Stand the timber in preservative for a couple of days.Might last a bit longer.
    A spike is no good as you will dig away most of it's support getting out the old concrete.Back fill is not compact enough IMO.

    Corgi Guy.
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