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  1. 14th August 2011, 03:24 PM #1
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    Question How to temporarily fix leaning wooden fence

    My wooden fence(with a concrete base) currently leans at a 100degree angle. It has not completely fallen over. How can I temporarily straighten the fence back up?

    Here is a drawing of my fence:

    http://imageshack.us/f/268/fencem.jpg/

    Is there a long screw I can drill through the concrete base and into the ground below to hold the fence up?

    Can the following Wooden stakes hold the fence up if I hammered them in next to the fence?:

    http://www.mitre10mega.co.nz/shop/ga...x_25mm_143140/

    Also, if there is Another concrete base underneath the top concrete base, could I pour new concrete(without using a bonding agent) over the existing bottom concrete base and then put the top concrete base on top of that? Would a concrete base joined to another concrete base hold the fence up instead of relying on fence posts?
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  3. 14th August 2011, 03:45 PM #2
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    For a temporary fix you could replace the long screw idea with just long sections of steel rod ...... drill through the concrete and then hammer the steel rod through the concrete and deep into the ground. The longer the better. Not going to be easy getting a drill in however with the palings.

    What you should be trying to work out is why the concrete is leaning. Is it possible to jack up the low side and pour new concrete under to level the base?

    Do you have any photos?
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  4. 14th August 2011, 04:09 PM #3
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    Due to some rot and age, the fence on one side of our yard had a lean on it when we moved here, then an even bigger lean after a storm.

    At regular intervals along the leaning side of the fence (about 5m or so) I hammered into the ground lengths of fire sprinkler pipe (Fire Sprinkler Pipe | Fire Sprinkler Piping | ASTM-A 135 and ASTM-A 795 standards | BlueSteelServices.com). They stick 6 foot above the ground to match the height of the fence, and from memory they go into the ground 600mm. Nothing moves them, infact it will be a bugger to get them out when we build a new fence I reckon.

    That definitely did the trick. We are getting a few more years out of the fence before needing the cash to replace it (65m of fencing ain't cheap, especially when you share it with Council who won't pay for 1/2). No idea where you'd normally get the sprinkler pipe from or how much it costs - a perk of knowing someone owning a factory in that trade.

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    ahaha my grandfathers would put a couple of star pickets down beside it then tied her up with plenty of hay bail twine and 12 gauge fencing wire! rough my old folks but it works a bloody treat
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    Quote Originally Posted by jordan4 View Post
    ahaha my grandfathers would put a couple of star pickets down beside it then tied her up with plenty of hay bail twine and 12 gauge fencing wire! rough my old folks but it works a bloody treat
    That's exactly what was holding up the fence down the other side and along the back!
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    I think that ryan14 may have resorted to holding up the fence by hand as he hasn't been back since asking the question ...... I will just have a quick look
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