Is it relatively easy to put up my own garden fence?

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MumOfOneAllAlone · 26/11/2024 16:17

Following on from another fence post 🤭🤭

I've already got some short concrete posts in place and then a mesh wire attached to them. It's approximately 30 metres of fence that needs doing

So I'd remove the existing concrete posts and replace them with wooden posts.

Has anyone diy'd their own garden fence? I've seen a wickes youtube video on it so I think I'm gonna give it a go. I plan to do it in March time.

So aibu to attempt putting up my own garden fence, on my own?

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TheFlis · 26/11/2024 16:28

Having watched 3 burly guys do ours, not a chance would I attempt it!

GasPanic · 26/11/2024 16:27

You have correctly identified the biggest issue is digging the old posts out.

The problem is the old posts tend to rot where the post meets the ground. So if the post has been concreted in and it snaps off, then you need to somehow remove the stump. It is not easy but there are ways. But it takes a long time.

If you are proactive and remove the posts before they weaken they are easier to get out. But of course no one can normally be bothered to fix the problem before it occurs.

If the posts are not concreted in, then it is a relatively simple, but hard process to dig them out and replace, probably by tipping in postcrete to hold the new ones up.

The permanent solution is to replace wooden posts with concrete ones. Then replacing the panels just becomes an issue of slotting new ones in. If you replace the wooden posts with concrete the problem will be fixed forever as the concrete will not rot. Or at least longer than your lifetime.

ForPearlViper · 26/11/2024 16:26

Without seeing the job it is difficult to say. Don't stint on getting the right tools though - it will make all the difference.

I will give you one tip if you are using premade fence panels. Don't buy them after a long period of rain. Fence panels tend to be stored outside and don't half absorb water. It makes them twice as heavy!

User19876536484 · 26/11/2024 16:24

I have never done it but my husband has done several and it looks like hard work. He hammered the posts into the ground though.

Laffydaffy · 26/11/2024 16:23

The concrete posts would be a killer. You would probably need a jack and a winch, or some big, strong fellas.

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MumOfOneAllAlone · 26/11/2024 16:22

Sloelydoesit · 26/11/2024 16:19

I'm wondering the same! I have old wooden posts concreted in that need replacing. Guessing that's the hardest part. Digging those out!

I think so too - is it possible to dig around them?

I'm wondering whether mine have been concreted in as well but they are surrounded by grass so that should be doable

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Sloelydoesit · 26/11/2024 16:19

I'm wondering the same! I have old wooden posts concreted in that need replacing. Guessing that's the hardest part. Digging those out!

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