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Leaning fence. Any easier alternative to removing posts and resetting with concrete?

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flashbac · 26/02/2022 22:11

Or do I have do re-concrete them in? I've seen some contraptions online that can be hammered in? You can probably tell I'm a bit clueless on this...

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TiddleTaddleTat · 26/02/2022 22:16

What are your existing fence posts made of? Ours was all wood, leaning and then waving around in the storm. It was rotten right down so no option but to remove and replace. Going to get a composite one this time. Not sure if they will need to be concreted in but it isn’t a huge DIY job (I think!!)

tanstaafl · 26/02/2022 22:22

When our back fence was leaning in , I was able to brace it upright against a handily placed tree.

Was it Eunice?
I’d be concerned of the ground ‘quality’ if concrete posts were pushed over.
You may need taller posts dug further in next time.

Dodie66 · 26/02/2022 22:24

Get concrete posts. We were replacing wooden posts quite often. Had concrete posts out in and even in the latest storms they haven’t moved
Worth the investment

timewillhealabrokenheart · 26/02/2022 22:24

My DH has just purchased something called a 'spur' which he intends to hammer either side of the fence post to support it; this is for a customer, but I'm not able to ask him atm.

Check on Wickes under post support; they do various ones that can be hammered in.

HalfShrunkMoreToGo · 26/02/2022 22:33

If you have wooden posts you may find that the reason it's leaning is the bit that's underground has rotted and broken.

You can buy a concrete spur for about £25, dig a hole next to where the post is, put in the concrete spur, pour a bag of postcrete in and a bucket of water. It will set in about 5 minutes to the point where it's holding the post up, fully solid in 30 minutes. Then you use some really big screws through the holes in the spur to attach it to your wooden post.

I am unfit, weak and really bad at DIY and I was able to put in 2 concrete spurs last summer and fix the fence and it survived Eunice and Franklin last week. Feeling a bit smug about that to be honest!

flashbac · 26/02/2022 22:38

The posts are wood. I think the concrete holding them has broken up but I'll check again tomorrow.

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TiddleTaddleTat · 27/02/2022 09:17

If it’s just the one post then you could go with the concrete spur option . It’s a fix until others fail and you replace the lot, I suppose.
Although I like wood generally I’m not a fan of wooden fences. Regular maintenance and will eventually rot. Considering composite options now. Can’t find anything very eco friendly though

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