Fixing A Wooden Fence Post To A Concrete Post

Burying the concrete below the surface may look nicer but it s a surefire way to accelerate wood rot.

Fixing a wooden fence post to a concrete post.

Next slowly pour about a gallon of water into the hole and soak all the way through the dry concrete. This method works for wooden fence posts of any size that are set into concrete footings. Dig a hole around 1 side of the fence post. Leave your post braces in for a few days and you should be able to reinstall your fence panel.

A fix a fence brace is a metal brace that is meant to be set in concrete and then screwed to a leaning fence post to straighten and stabilize it. Buy 1 per post you want to fix at a home improvement center garden center hardware store or online. With a shovel break into the ground surrounding the fence post s concrete base. Start by setting the post mender in the gap between the post and the concrete base.

Set a new fence post. If possible dig a hole that is as deep as the concrete itself giving the post as much wiggle room as possible. For a stronger solution pour a bag of fast setting concrete directly into your new hole and around the base of the post. By holding the fence post in an upright position you will likely notice a gap between the wood and the concrete base that the post is set in this is where the post mender will go to stabilize the post in this position.

Taper the edges to drain water away from the wood post.