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Fixing a fence (1 Viewer)

belljr said:
Did the post actually break?

If not, you could fix that for about $20 bucks
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the post did not break. it just came out of the ground. I am thinking when it was installed they didn't concrete it correctly or used quick-crete

 
Pretty sure that if you pay someone $800 to fix that you're going to get your ### kicked by your stronger more manly wife. 

 
You can do this yourself VA.

Just need to pour a footing. Buy a 20 lb back of Quickrete for like $5. Dig hole - pour in Quickrete. Drop in post - and let it harden/set

Did this to install a mail box in front of my house a few months ago and it was surprisingly very easy

 
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agreed... easy DIY. DO you have post hole diggers? If not, buy those and a bag of Quickcrete... Wet the hole area (:twss:) with a hose and let it soak for a few minutes, and it will make your digging experience much more pleasant.  Then just find some brackets or braces of some sort (there are several kinds that would work) and some decking screws to reattach the ends to the upright pieces.  Boom. Re-erection. 

 
This is a simple fix you ought to be able to do yourself.  If you need advice on it explain it to the guys at Home Depot and then have them help you pick out what you will need to accomplish it.   

Last week my SIL had her sump pump go out.  she was quoted $1032 for the new pump and for labor.  I bought her more pump than she really needs.  that set me back $142.  I took maybe 20 minutes doing the job because I cleaned out the pit a bit and I cleaned out the backflow valve before installing the new pump.  I had never done this before.  The next one will be quicker. 

Many home repairs can be easy if you take a few minutes to study the job.  Not all, but many.  Fight illegal immigration.  Start redoing those jobs Americans won't do.

 
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Nathan R. Jessep said:
agreed... easy DIY. DO you have post hole diggers? If not, buy those and a bag of Quickcrete... Wet the hole area (:twss:) with a hose and let it soak for a few minutes, and it will make your digging experience much more pleasant.  Then just find some brackets or braces of some sort (there are several kinds that would work) and some decking screws to reattach the ends to the upright pieces.  Boom. Re-erection. 
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Yup ...reset the posts, and get some L brackets to support the tops.

And "re-erection" deserves some love here.

 
=Smackdown= said:
You can do this yourself VA.

Just need to pour a footing. Buy a 20 lb back of Quickrete for like $5. Dig hole - pour in Quickrete. Drop in post - and let it harden/set

Did this to install a mail box in front of my house a few months ago and it was surprisingly very easy
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my neighbor was saying to put the quickcrete in powder form. & let the rain + elements harden it over time? I have never heard of this

Nathan R. Jessep said:
agreed... easy DIY. DO you have post hole diggers? If not, buy those and a bag of Quickcrete... Wet the hole area (:twss:) with a hose and let it soak for a few minutes, and it will make your digging experience much more pleasant.  Then just find some brackets or braces of some sort (there are several kinds that would work) and some decking screws to reattach the ends to the upright pieces.  Boom. Re-erection. 
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nice, good strategy ill be sure to be erect for this

 
I just built a fence...  it was hell, but I saved boatloads...  whole fence cost me $900 instead of 5K to have it built...  two full days of hard labor.

Just one post?   should cost you $25 and about 3 hours over 2 days

 
For a project such as this it is important, and your wife needs to understand, that the process entails getting a buddy's help, drinking a beer or three during the process along with smoking a cigar, and then the mandatory eating of buffalo wings after at a sports bar to thank your buddy for his help.

Its an all day process that prohibits you from visiting your MIL, much as you would have liked to do so.

 
tri-man 47 said:
Yup ...reset the posts, and get some L brackets to support the tops.

And "re-erection" deserves some love here.
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I can't see the pics at work, but I agree with what everyone said, except..........make sure you have a good 3-4 foot level with you.  the post needs to be square.

instead of concrete in the hole, can you invest in one of those cardboard tubes that you sink in the ground hole and fill it with concrete and REbar and gravel?

 
Your neighbor is an idiot - pour in powder and let it rain? Why would you do that?

Buy one of those Home Deport buckets for $2 and mix it up in there. This is quite easy.

 
Lol.... worst case you drop the quickcrete in the hole and wet it in the hole and mix in the hole.

@Dentist - I've put up many a fence.  My 18 year old fence is due for a redo and I think I'm going vinyl.

I think I'm paying to get this one done this time.

 
belljr said:
Lol.... worst case you drop the quickcrete in the hole and wet it in the hole and mix in the hole.

@Dentist - I've put up many a fence.  My 18 year old fence is due for a redo and I think I'm going vinyl.

I think I'm paying to get this one done this time.
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vinyl... right on...    I gotta tell you, as much +EV as it was for me putting up that fence, the suck factor was through the roof....

 
I will be redoing our fence next month. ~16 panels, 20+ posts etc. With 3 people we are planning on about 3-4 days including tear down. 1 panel should take you an afternoon.

And yes to drinking beer while the concrete sets.

 
VA703 said:
the post did not break. it just came out of the ground. I am thinking when it was installed they didn't concrete it correctly or used quick-crete
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If it didn't break then the post was not nearly long enough.  I would put a longer post in there and reattach the panel.  Will cost you less than $30.

 
I just use the quickcrete that you pour into the hole that you pre-fill with water.  I've never had a problem with that.  Stuff rules.  

 
VA703 - out of curiosity, what is the most complicated house repair you have done so far yourself?

 
wilked said:
VA703 - out of curiosity, what is the most complicated house repair you have done so far yourself?
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fairly new house so I haven't had to do much honestly. maybe install a new garbage disposal is my most 'complicated'

 
looking at the pics,, ii think the ######s that installed this fence only buried that post 1 foot. I can see why it blew over now :rant:

 
VA703 said:
looking at the pics,, ii think the ######s that installed this fence only buried that post 1 foot. I can see why it blew over now :rant:
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1/3 rule.   ANd if you go by the 1/3 rule, you don't need a lot of conrete

 
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VA703 said:
looking at the pics,, ii think the ######s that installed this fence only buried that post 1 foot. I can see why it blew over now :rant:
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Do you have bedrock close to the surface?  I've buried some posts less than 2 ft b/c there's a lot of bedrock where I live.

 
no bedrock

I was looking online and some places are saying do not use concrete it will make the wood rot quicker.

That's the problem then, you've got 12" of soil supporting that section of fence, I'm not surprised it fell over. Get a new post and bury it deeper. Dig 3.5ft deep(or local frost line plus 12") put 6" of gravel on the bottom for drainage, set the post on top and fill with gravel, tamping it down well after every foot. The post will shift with tamping so have a friend check level and trueness as you go, you can have the gravel come right to the top, or use a 6" layer of topsoil if you want it to look a little nicer.

 
VA703 said:
no bedrock

I was looking online and some places are saying do not use concrete it will make the wood rot quicker.

That's the problem then, you've got 12" of soil supporting that section of fence, I'm not surprised it fell over. Get a new post and bury it deeper. Dig 3.5ft deep(or local frost line plus 12") put 6" of gravel on the bottom for drainage, set the post on top and fill with gravel, tamping it down well after every foot. The post will shift with tamping so have a friend check level and trueness as you go, you can have the gravel come right to the top, or use a 6" layer of topsoil if you want it to look a little nicer.
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I saw that as well when researching recently and I think they're referring to the non-pressure treated posts.

 
VA703 said:
I was looking online and some places are saying do not use concrete it will make the wood rot quicker.
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Where does it say this?  Every wood deck in the ####ing universe has posts that are in concrete.

 
So I'm out here trying to make the post hole deeper. It's solid rock underneath. What's the shark move here?

 
Move the fence to the other side of the rock you're hitting... might need to go like 8-10 feet into the neighbors yard.  He probably won't notice.

 
ps now that i realize you are actually doing this disregard my stupid post you will probably just have to dig around the big rock and get it out of there which stinks and is a lot of work but if you half ### it and set the post shallow it will just come down again one good thing for sort of figgerin on rocks is a long metal pry bar you can sort of jag around the sides of it and see if shell budge and get a sense of what you are dealing with that is all serious advice this time take that to the real bank not the fake on brohan 

 
or try an arc weld of the post directly to the rock take that to the bank brohan 

 
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SWC said:
ps now that i realize you are actually doing this disregard my stupid post you will probably just have to dig around the big rock and get it out of there which stinks and is a lot of work but if you half ### it and set the post shallow it will just come down again one good thing for sort of figgerin on rocks is a long metal pry bar you can sort of jag around the sides of it and see if shell budge and get a sense of what you are dealing with that is all serious advice this time take that to the real bank not the fake on brohan 
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:goodposting:   This plus this.

 
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