Fixing Wooden Fence Posts To Concrete

You could fix timber to the existing concrete posts using the existing wire holes.

Fixing wooden fence posts to concrete.

While some companies make metal post brackets to mount wood posts to concrete a privacy fence built with metal posts can outlast a wood fence by decades. If possible dig a hole that is as deep as the concrete itself giving the post as much wiggle room as possible. The concrete posts have steel bars running through the centre so drill slowly and use thunderbolt fixings to fix yourtimber to no rawplugs are required. With a shovel break into the ground surrounding the fence post s concrete base.

Then run panels across the front using the timber to fix to. Drill holes into the concrete that are the right diameter for lead shields using a masonry bit in a hammer drill. Dig a hole around 1 side of the fence post. To begin reinforcing the post dig a few inches of soil away from it around the perimeter.

With a chainlink fence this is usually as simple as removing the retaining clips and the post cap to free it from the fence panel. Mark the location of the holes in a metal post bracket on the concrete. You ve seen fences like this. Top the gravel with rapid set cement mix powder to.

Use lag bolts or screws to attach the metal post bracket to the concrete. For a wooden fence you re going to need a few spare 2x4x8s to create some bracing for your fence panels. Fill the hole with approximately 6 inches of gravel. Insert lead shields into the holes in the concrete.

Keep digging until you create a half circle gap between the ground and concrete. In order to straighten your post you re going to need to free it from the rest of the fence structure. Or run additional timber across these to form a framework to attach the fence panels to. This fence is not leaning the wood posts have actually broken off at the ground and the entire fence will need to be replaced.