Garden Fence Repair Made Easy ~ DIY Guide
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Sam & Jen are back, and they have a garden fence to replace in this DIY guide for fixing your old broken garden fence.
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those titan breakers are brilliant if you're not doing groundwork all the time, plenty of grunt and saves loads of time for jobs like that. plus with them being relatively low cost makes the deal even sweeter
Use short concrete posts in the ground and then bolt on the wooden posts and therefore the wooden posts will last a lot longer and you can enjoy the view of the wooden posts compared to the ugly concrete posts. Concrete gravel board are a must to ensure the bottom of the panels do not rot through.
Or burn the bottoms of the posts, will last 50 years. How we do it on the farm.
@@peterpeterson9903 used oil works especially diesel oil , done my fence panels in that works great and stops the rascels eating wood lol
Nice tidy job. 👍
Customer is paying the bill at the end of the day, if they want wooden posts then wooden posts it is.
You can get bitumen sleeves you put over the posts where the soil is in contact with the post above the concrete. Use a heat gun or torch to melt the tar and secure the sleeve on. Helps stop it snapping at ground level where they always rot. 👍
I never use wooden posts, largest fence run I did was 100 metres all featheredge and rail on concrete post + a gate and a Field gate for a client, on my own I might add, it was in the most difficulty place and I used a hi-lift jack or logging jack to get the old concrete out, I had an eye bolt to attach to the concrete then used a chain and D shackles to attach the Hi-lift, best £40 I ever spent came in handy for removing concrete posts too.
I always used Postcrete, I got mine on tradesman discount at Wickes. Love the groundwork in this video, If you replace the post holer get one from Toolstation, they have glass fibre handles. You've also just reminded me to sell off the 2 stroke post auger.
I agree with Sam on the post mix, it is very expensive and won't go very far if you have dug holes at least 450mm deep.
Use a line top and bottom of the fence means that you only have to plumb it left and right. Saves some messing around
I guess because the other posts were wood then homeowner wanted to keep wooden posts - so glad I did my fence with concrete posts and gravel boards
He's honest at the end saying that he gives it between 10-12 years and to always use concrete gravel board and posts if possible, because of their longevity.
I'd like a bickie too! ( the shot 4m 20s in is a classic, but suspect 😂)
Kudos to "Skill Builder" for showing tradesmen doing repairs in ordinary situations and not new builds with expensive tools.
Love this channels content and more power to ye all.
Why not a wooden gravel board and next shorter panel? £6 pound for postmix compared to the time it takes to do a mix - postmix all the way
Rodger Busby is a Legend 👍
He isn't in this video
That name isn't on Skill Builder but a Roger Bisby is!
Fencing is definitely a young man's game, buggers ur back. Agree with concrete posts these days as timber is inferior and not even cheap anymore.
Durapost metal posts are way better than concrete..+ easy to handle
The posts will last many times longer if you treat them with Cuprinol before setting them in concrete.
Absolutely mate 🔨
Concrete posts or at least concrete spurs are the way to go. My expensive solid oak posts only lasted 10 years !
You'll be back. Should have used concrete posts IMHO.
that's what he said at the end
@@ToraKwai Sorry, missed that. Too frustrating to watch. My cheapskate neighbour went for wood with predictable results.
Man talking sense here
Called keeping busy and thinking ahead
They always come back
Watch that angle grinder pal ya hands way to close they jump out so easy, seen a guy few months ago take 2 fingers off.
Good advice
Ah, the joys and perils of the ubiquitous panel, i haven't messed with one for well over 40 years now, always something a post and rail construction.
Do you not mix the ballast and cement with water? Great advice to use that mix by the way.
I went to put about concrete posts and then saw many other people have put it come on skill builder I would have thought you would have said to use concrete posts then it is a job done for life
I really wish that you had watched the video before you commented. Sam clearly explains that, given the choice, he would go for concrete posts but if the customer wants timber it is their choice. Too many people think you can bully customers into bending to your will. It is the quickest way to lose work.
@@SkillBuilder yes as it came out at the end I thought I should have watched it all you are quite correct and I do apologise I watch menu your videos and really enjoyed them and I must admit I have learnt a lot from you thank you and sorry
7 years max, rotten posts and panels, should at least used post savers.
Are they a couple? If so, that's nice to see
thank you Jen is my wife1
@@SJWardBuilders who's your wife2?
@@ricos1497 stuck shift key!11111
Can't beat a good privet hedge all you have to do is cut it three times a year
I think this could be the new mr king of videos 😊
Everyone saying use concrete posts... They said, it's part of a longer fence, so makes sense to match. Also, it's a boundary so the neighbour might be awkward if it's shared - ours was and wanted wooden posts, we wanted concrete as they'd outlast her, we ended up fitting wooden posts but with concrete spurs on our side - so from her side it looks like it did before with wooden posts, but we don't have to replace it in 6 years - everyone's happy.
dont use the original post holes , set first panel full size annd follow on hopefully miss the old stuff so no breaking out of concrete
That is what he said
Done a few like that . Breaking concrete in a hole is a thankless task, takes forever and the hole ends up twice the size 😫. Our local hire firm Hodgesons do a puller the pulls the lot out, probably worth the hire cost on a big job. Also get the Roughneck post hole diggers great tool 💪🏽🧱🤙🏽
Thanks for your advice! I keep looking at the roughneck post hole digger might get if I get another fencing job soon!!
@@SJWardBuilders I got them. We call them the Sugar Tongs. But we have clay so dig with a bar and use the tongs to excavate.
A 5 inch spade bit on the breaker would make easy work of digging the post holes
Whatb did you use for fixing them if not Postmix?
If you put a half panel in you will miss the original posts.
if you have the slate type fence you can use pallets too repair, I've repaired a allot on the house and its better wood, you never see a rotten pallet lol, why has the mix gone in dry ?
I have ancient concrete posts and gravel boards, all leaning in exciting directions. Do I have to rip the lot out and start again or can it be saved?
rip it out and start again!
No - dig out one side of the post and you will be able to get it plumb. Then get some concreat in your hole to set it again. That's if the posts are still in good shape of course.
you still need wood gravel boards🤔
You should always get some dpc and put it round the lower part of the fence to increase its lifespan and protect it against rot
That will do nothing. Sam struggled to get the old post out. The wood doesn't rot when it is constantly wet, it rots where it comes out of the ground
@@SkillBuilder Shou Sugi Ban is the way forward
wrap self adhesive flashing tape around the post and over the end grain where it is contact with the ground this greatly slows down the post rotting at ground level
Do you think that the post rots below ground? If so why are they such a big to get out. The rot takes place where the post leaves the ground.
@@SkillBuilder The capillary bundles in the wood suck the water into the post through the end grain where its in the ground causing the wood to be saturated throughout the thickness of the wood whereas the post where it meets the ground absorbs some water but not to the extent that the wood below ground does. Thats why in oak framing if we have to bury the timber we tend to surface burn the wood so the carbon layer prevents the water entering the bundles which are exposed on the end grain and the absorption through the surface of the timber in the ground and at ground level.
What about old mate cutting the timber fence with a metal cutting blade on the 4 inch 😂
cutting the old nails and screws!
@@SJWardBuilders put a sledgy through it and get it done
Joe Bloggs. Specsavers for you mate!
@@SkillBuilder Hey Roger ..I ❤️ your videos.could u take a look at durapost metal posts...company called birkdale makes them. They are brill, guaranteed for 25yrs..light and v easy to install...diff colours too.I don't use concrete posts anymore.ta
Why didn't you use concrete posts if they're better?
They're twice the price... customer prob had a budget💰
wooden fence post... youll be doing it again in 5 years.
But concrete posts are butt ugly
Yes for all the drawbacks of timber posts they make a much nicer looking fence and they're really the only way to do something like a hit and miss fence.
agreed - concrete posts are just too ugly, makes the space look like a schoolyard. Treated ( Alkaline/Copper ) 100x100mm posts in the ground should last 30 years.
good idea to paint the bottom 26 inches of the post with black jack
Why?
@@SkillBuilder help stop them rotting fow a few more years
It's always the 2 or 3 inches that's just in contact with the ground that rots. The bit below ground and just above is normally fine. I use bitumen on the post also + leave an inch gap at the bottom of the panel so its not in contact with ground if the customer doesn't want gravel boards. Also use nails instead of screws to attach panels because screws split the wood rather than bend a bit after a gale
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Great job done..👍🏽 video title should be 'install a fence,'......durapost metal posts are superior to concrete. Guaranteed for 25yrs + don't break your back installing them
Post sleeves would have been good 😊
Great idea!!
Who in their right mind would concrete in wooden posts.
Why?
@@SkillBuilder It forms a puddle for them to sit in and rot.
Just use larger to smaller size stones, so the wood can stay a bit dryer and breathe.
Common sense. Timber of today will probably last about 8-10 years when concreted in and will rot at ground level.
Lol what's this my builder this is like a how not to do it concrete and what equipment not to buy lol titan breaker 😂 good effort though
Must of been what the customer wanted, stupid decision imo
Concrete posts look so ugly and the panels are crap, they shrink and rattle in the wind. So many more options now, I'd prefer an all wooden fence over the concrete any day.
@@superiorbeing95 that's the truth. You can get a multi hole concrete post and timber clad it. Looks good.
@@superiorbeing95 LOL..........Waney edge are the crappiest panels out there 🤡
Bloody hell Jack. The post digger isn't meant to break the ground lol. It is just to scoop out the muck!