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  1. #1
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    Question Is removing a fence post difficult

    The corner post of our fence was broken.

    I have only basic tools but I have confidence to remove the old post from post concrete if it was surrounded by grassland. I can next replace the damaged one with a whole new one.

    Problem was a car space was added after the fence was built and subsequently we have now two pieces of concrete on the two sides of it.

    An alternate solution I can think of is to add a smaller piece to the top to the remaining one near the ground and connect them with a bracket after.

    Kindly check the picture. Would you say it will be hard to remove the old post?

    If I use the solution with a bracket will that joint be strong enough? The fence is 2 meter high, normal wind.

    https://drive.google.com/folderview?...2c&usp=sharing

    Your help and suggestions are much appreciated.

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    As it is a corner post I would splice a new post as you have suggested,the rails will hold it ok
    this would not work if it was in a straight run.
    you may need to brace the new post while you fix the rails.
    this method would make a repair easy in the future,hit it once,could be hit again

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    If concrete was used down the hole to bed in the post then it will be hard to get out without disturbing the car space concrete. Not impossible just hard. A metal bracket (longer the better) will work or a scharf joint and bolt through. Be sure to use some end seal to slow down rot setting in.
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    If the post is bedded into concrete (not talking about the drive-way, rather a few shovels of conc thrown down the hole when the post was first placed) then it'll take a bit of extra effort to remove. However it'd be far preferable to replace the whole post than patch it the way you're talking about: every added joint is a weak spot ready to retain water/dampness and start a new session of rot.

    Me, I'd remove the fence panels from that corner and dig down alongside the face of the post opposite the drive - and around any conc pour attached to end of said post - until I could stand on the drive and push the post over.

    G'luck!
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    As said above , don't join it , dig out the old one and replace it .
    Just hope the guy who put it in didn't go overboard with the concrete when the old one was put in .

    I had to dig one out from my front fence once . WHAT A JOB !!! Maybe it's just me and Im to unfit, and to used to a comfy indoors life I felt like lying down for a day after trying to get that solid ball with part of a post attached up and out of the hole . It was to big to lift out and had to be levered with a long bar . I couldn't break it up either . The old post almost won with that one . I sneer at the new one every time I notice it . A second pair of hands would have made all the difference with my one. Good tools and good luck.

    Rob

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    Default have a poke with a crowbar ?

    Is it worth poking around with a crowbar or some thin steel rod to confirm/deny presence of concrete at base of post ? You might be lucky and not have any.

    Whatever smashed the fence may have broken the post underground as well ? Might be worth uncovering down to concrete to confirm health of post before doing any splints & bandaids.

    http://www.todayshomeowner.com/video...m-your-yard/2/

    I've succesfully used a variation of this jig - I tied a light chain around the stub a few times and then around the bottom of the lever and then levered it out.

    Bill

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    If you decide to dig, leave the stub intact so you can use it for leverage and a lifting point if you strike concrete lowe down the hole. Some people tend to try and remove the stub early, then have nothing to use to 'work' the clump stuck at the base of the post, resulting in needing to dig a wider hole.
    I used to be an engineer, I'm not an engineer any more, but on the really good days I can remember when I was.

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    Cut the post at ground level and drill/chisel the guts out of what's left in the ground, leaving the concrete behind. Then you will have nice hole to slip the next post into. Make it smaller and use wedges to fit tightly.

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    Replace the post.

    If the hand tools aren't good enough the it's time to go to the local hire place and get a Kango (electric jackhammer). Much easier and faster.
    Regards,
    Bob

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    I have removed a fence post using a bottle jack, I attached a block of wood to the post with some all thread and placed the bottle jack under the block of wood and jacked the post out, you may need to reposition the block as the post is worked out.
    Regards
    Al .

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