Hello everyone, new homeowner & member here, when we went to check out this house we fell in love immediately. I took a quick look at the existing fence and thought it would be quick to replace, no problem.
Now we're homeowners and boy, was I wrong. After digging up the posts, I've realized they've been cemented into the ground around 50-70 cm... they are impregnated 45x70 posts and I've tested all the posts, and basically only the tip of the knife goes in but I've also cut a post flush with the foundation and the wood is soaking wet, the posts lean outward and all of them would have needed to be straightened otherwise the fence sits rigidly, it doesn’t have any tendency to move.
Now my question to those of you who are a bit more knowledgeable about this.
Alternative 1 is to make a splice with overlapping halves and extend the post to the 120 that my new fence will be.
Alternative 2 is to cut the posts flush with the foundation and install post feet, the foundations are slanted so shimming and various adjustments need to be done, it's very difficult to get it straight, I just tested it and it didn't go well.
Alternative 3 is to build a small contraption so I can pull up the post and foundation with the ATV, drop down form tubes, and install post shoes.
Which alternative would you go for? It feels a bit off to splice a post that's been there for 10+ years, alternative 2 seems pointless, and alternative 3 seems like a lot of work. Suggestions are welcome.
Hello - the best advice I can give you right now is that attaching pictures to questions on this forum is never a bad idea.
For example, I don't understand the problem with the stolpskorna. Do you mean that the hole for the stolpsko would end up in the remnants of the old post that is embedded in the concrete footing?
Haha that was quickly sorted, and with daylight and all. What's going on in picture 2?
Sfiar4387 said:
Hello hello - my best advice I can give you right now is that pictures are never wrong to attach to questions on this forum.
For example, I don't understand the problem with the post shoes. Do you mean that the hole for the post shoe would end up in the remains of the old post that is embedded in the concrete plinth?[/QUOTE
Sfiar4387 said:
Haha that was quickly sorted, and with daylight and all. What's going on in picture 2?
Checking if a post foot can fit in the foundation but the concrete isn't smooth so even if you would shim it, I think the end result won't be good anyway
Aha. You have the wrong post shoe. As mentioned, you should have one on a pin. You drill holes in the concrete with a hammer drill and insert the post shoe + some form of anchor compound. Like this
How had you planned to attach the post base? How long do you think it will last before the posts start to give way and rot?
I thought more about drilling into the cement block. If you want, you can buy a long wood drill and drill out the wooden peg from the concrete block and cast in the middle.
Aha. You have the wrong post base. As mentioned, you need one on a rod. You drill holes in the concrete with a hammer drill and insert the post base + some form of anchor compound. Like this
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I am aware of that problem, the issue is that the post base would end up in the old wooden post and there's no space to drill beside it.
I was thinking more about drilling into the cement block. If you want, you can buy a long wood drill and drill out the wooden peg from the concrete block and cast in the middle.
Have also considered this, but will the new concrete adhere well enough to the old one if you can't remove all the wood?
Helped a friend pull away a fence. The first lump was brutally large and we almost gave up. However, it became clear that they thought the cement usage was too much, as each subsequent lump got smaller and smaller.
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