Removing Fence Posts Mounted in Cement Footings - DIY Fence Repair
The best way to remove a fence post installed in a solid concrete base if the wood post is broken off at ground level without digging or using expensive equipment. There are plenty of solutions on the internet that are satisfactory when the fence post is strong and sturdy: use a lever to raise the fence post, excavate a trench at the side of the fence post and push the post out, raise the post using a bumper jack or high lift agriculture jack, or bring in heavy equipment - but each of these methods really doesn't tackle the common dilemma confronting a home-owner after wind damage - the wood post is snapped off.
All too often the fence post is splintered so there is nothing available above ground that is solid, the base is of unknown dimension and depth, and the fence to be repaired is in a location close to structures that hamper accessibility of a backhoe (not even accounting for the rental expense or the harm they may cause to yards). In the event that only a few fence posts are damaged on a fence, the new posts really need to be set in the very same position - chopping the broken posts off lower than lawn level and installing the replacement wood posts utilizing an off-set is simply not a solution.
Applying a combination of approaches is the best approach - first cut down the hold the ground has on the post by using the Wood Post Puller (a simple engineering solution to the dilemma) and then execute the best lifting technique accessible. Making use of a brute force procedure of lifting concrete is plainly a poor idea; concrete is extremely strong when compressed, but tremendously fragile when pulled - in fact, the tensile strength of concrete is only about 10% of its compressive strength. Pulling the cement out of the ground is very likely to cause dangerous flying chunks as the concrete fractures under the tension.
Fence Post and Concrete Base Removal
Step 1: Remove anything fastened to the wood post and clear the area nearby the post and cement footing.
Step 2: With the water hose attached and water flowing, push the spike tool fully in the ground at the edge of the cement base.
TIP - Attempt to wiggle the post after the initial insertion - any type of shift of the cement base in the ground (even a vibration) will allow the water to force its way alongside the surface of the concrete footing and develop a thin layer of mud. If the fence post is broken try to jam a pry bar into the existing wood post and then push the bar forwards and backwards, or hit the cement footing strongly side to side with a sledgehammer. Now try lifting the fence post and cement footing using the instructions in Step 4 - often the wood post will come right out!
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