Title of Question:
Leaning fence
Name:A. Taylor City: Lexington TN
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| Question: I have an 8ft wooden fence about 200ft boundary fence that is leaning and large holes have formed around some of the fence posts from water drainage down the boundary line. The posts are in concrete, bag mix concrete. What do I need to do and do I need more concrete and what kind? |
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| Answer: Hard to say, but I'd bet that the post depth isn't sufficient for the panel height and soil conditions. Sandy or loamy or black dirt would require an extremely deep footing considering the fence height and water run-off down this line. More concrete at or near the surface will not fix this. Try digging out the worst looking post - shouldn't be too hard with a hole already around it - if it's not at least 4' in the ground, you've found your problem. |
| Answer: I found a great product to help my leaning fence. It is called Fencemender, and I just installed one every other post. It has two steel sleeves that lock together around the post. This was awesome because I didn't have to remove my posts, which is such a hassle. I've had the Fencemenders on for a couple years now, and the fence is still going strong. I DID pour some concrete around the post after installing just for extra strength.
I hope that this helps, because it was such an easy solution, and I paid WAY less than I would have with any other advice I found online.
You can check it out at www.fencemender.com |
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