WdnUlik2no

We have been in this house for a little over three years and we noticed that the wood fence in the back yard is about to fall over. It appears the post that were in the ground either broke off or somehow were pushed above the ground, in either case the fence is falling over. How do I fix something like this? Someone suggested digging more holes around the posts and fill them with cement. Would that actually work and is messing with cement very hard to do?

finally why would a fence fall over in the first place? When I bought the house in '03 it was very sturdy, now it looks like its been there for 50 years eventhough the house itself is barely 10 years old.

csmeance

maybe termite damage? My idea is to pull out the old post, dig a bitt deeper and put in some cement. while the cement is wet, put in the post and screw it onto the fence/ or nail it

MR1

Just part of the joy of home ownership.

If the house and fence are only 10 years old it's time just time for you to start putting in some work. Builders generally don't use the highest quality products or workers.

Fence post do rot out from water and the elements. Depending on the damage you may be able to prop up the fence, straighten the post and pour some concrete to reinforce, it's not that difficult. Try to make sure that the concrete is somewhat above ground level and slopes away from the post.

You may also find that the paint in and out is starting to look worn. Again, probably not the best quality to begin with. The longer you stay in your own place the more talents you will need to develop. How are your built-in appliances holding up? Usually you can google for solutions.

FunkeeTown

i'd just dig deep and get a couple poles on the side where it's falling over. kinda prop it up. more expensive fix would be to replace it.

WdnUlik2no

Holy crap!

A MINIMUM of $500 to replace the 4 posts that have broken.

This past weekend, I decided to take a closer look at the fence to see if I could perhaps fix the fence myself. It turned out that the doors on both sides of the fence are the exact same way. I dug down the in post hole past the concrete and saw that it was indeed broken off.

I got a fence contractor to come out today to look at it, and he said that the reason they broke was because the posts were concreted into the ground and you are not suppose to concrete pressure treated popular all the way to the top of the hole, or they will eventually break.

I expected maybe a $250 estimate, but $500??!! Does that seem kind of steep to yall?

RyeCL

fix it yourself and save $400 or so dollars. its not a hard job....

the 4x4 posts pressure treated i think are around $14 a piece.

RaviNJCLs

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I don't think it's that tough. Head to Home Depot or Lowes and talk to someone in the lumber section. SOmetimes you can get lucky and find someone that actually knows what they are talking about.

pmptx

Spend just a touch more and replace with metal posts and never mess with it again. You will pay a bit in hardware, but it is entirely worth it.

Metal posts go in as stated above, fill to just above ground level and slope away from the post. You could do this yourself for well under the $250 you were guessing.

RyeCL

^either that or go with the new plastic posts....but i think they are more expensive

TBone2004

I do not understand this. What is he talking about?

suXor

I just had mine redone with steel posts. It's now code here to use steel posts in concreate.

Titand19

spray paint some gang symbols on it then burn it. Home owners insurance should replace it. Problem solved.