How To Repair A Wobbly Fence Post

Keith1978

Around 12 months agone nosotros installed a 6" fence along the side of our garden, we used postcrete following the instructions on the pack only the posts have become wobbly over the wintertime with all the storms and rain. The postcrete has prepare well around the posts, the problem seems to exist with the soft ground around information technology, in that the lump of physical around the base of the post moves in the footing when the post is moved.

Does anyone accept whatever suggestions on how to fix this? an idea I have that would be quite simple is to dig effectually the mail and put some bricks up each side of the concrete, hopefully to finish it moving in the ground or instead of bricks throw some more concrete around them.

Any help would be appreciated, all I tin can observe online is assistance for when the posts start to rot.

WabbitPoo

First of all I assume that it is non a half dozen" fence, only rather a 6' i.

Secondly, there's no betoken in chucking anything around the post base of operations if the ground is soft. How deep beneath basis level are the posts sunk? For an 8' postal service y'all should aim for 2' cloak-and-dagger if possible. What shape was your hole? A cylinder or a wedge (I bet the latter).

Keith1978

Offset of all I assume that information technology is not a 6" fence, only rather a half dozen' ane.

Secondly, in that location's no signal in chucking annihilation around the post base of operations if the ground is soft. How deep below ground level are the posts sunk? For an 8' mail you should aim for ii' underground if possible. What shape was your hole? A cylinder or a wedge (I bet the latter).

Cylindrical holes dug out with this slow tool that my neighbor hired, dug down to around ane ane/2 human foot equally recommended on the pack, information technology said dig to a depth of i 1/2 shovel heads.

Deluks

Off the top of my head, I'd advise some longish lengths of bending iron banged in either side of the concrete with a club/sledge hammer, you tin fustigate these in quite deep, I'd advise a metre long if the footing's that soft. Once you've done that and then dig around the pigsty and chuck more concrete all effectually it, concreting in the metallic equally well.

Keith1978

Off the meridian of my caput, I'd suggest some longish lengths of angle fe banged in either side of the concrete with a club/sledge hammer, you can bash these in quite deep, I'd suggest a metre long if the footing's that soft. Once you've done that and so dig around the pigsty and chuck more concrete all effectually it, concreting in the metal as well.

That sounds like a plan, many cheers for your aid.

Keith1978

Had a go at this equally I had a couple of lengths of ane"x1" angle iron left from the old concatenation link debate koncking well-nigh, managed to bang it in to around 1.5M with a club hammer with absolutely no problem whatsoever. Shows how soft the basis is, merely information technology seems to be doing the fox!

Deluks

Nice, permit us know if it works

The Weegie

Off the elevation of my head, I'd suggest some longish lengths of angle iron banged in either side of the concrete with a club/sledge hammer, you can bash these in quite deep, I'd suggest a metre long if the ground's that soft. Once you've washed that and so dig effectually the pigsty and chuck more concrete all around it, concreting in the metallic as well.

I have the aforementioned problem with my fence posts. I would love to get them repaired.

Y'all volition probably recall that i'm daft, but i am struggling to sympathize how you would repair the posts in this way. Is there any adventure of a picture or diagram?

Deluks

Off the peak of my head, I'd advise some longish lengths of bending fe banged in either side of the concrete with a club/sledge hammer, you lot can bash these in quite deep, I'd suggest a metre long if the ground's that soft. Once you've done that and so dig around the hole and chuck more concrete all around it, concreting in the metal as well.

I have the same problem with my fence posts. I would love to get them repaired.

Picture Keith??

Keith1978

Can't really have motion picture as you can't see what i've done as i've cached it all over again. Here'south a very rough diagram.

I banged the fe right up against the physical, as it was the concrete moving and not the post. And then far i've only done my side of the fence and oasis't added whatsoever more than concrete, merely then far the results are promising. I used lengths of atomic number 26 around 1 meter in length.

The Weegie

Thanks for the diagram Keith.

I will need to attempt this out on my concrete.

I was contemplating taking the posts out and earthworks over again. Hopefully i will non need to do this.

I will continue you posted.

Thanks

Deluks

Nice one Keith, I would've banged 'em in direct down, but your picture shows them going at an angle, causing a wedge consequence.
Proficient chore.

crazycanuck

People like to cutting corners ! You can't with a fence.
Put your holes 3Ft. deep, in the lesser put 6 to 8 inch crushed rock for drainage.
place mail service, secure mail service with crushed stone in lesser around sides, this lets water around mail to bleed to bottom
cascade post cement to 1 human foot from top.
let dry out and fill peak with dirt.
now you won't have a problem.

Have y'all noticed powered mail hole diggers usually have 3ft augers? its not for 18" to 24" holes.

Keith1978

People similar to cutting corners ! You lot can't with a fence.
Put your holes 3Ft. deep, in the bottom put 6 to viii inch crushed stone for drainage.
place mail, secure post with crushed stone in lesser effectually sides, this lets water around mail service to bleed to bottom
cascade post cement to one human foot from top.
let dry and fill top with dirt.
now you won't have a problem.

Have you noticed powered postal service hole diggers usually have 3ft augers? its not for eighteen" to 24" holes.

All well and skillful but when y'all get a bag of postcrete that tells you to dig downwardly a spade and a half, a DIY'er tends to follow those instructions. At my one-time house nosotros errected a contend using postcrete, followed the instructions and had no bug whatsoever. This one ended up wobbly, although I don't remember there was e'er any danger of information technology falling over.

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