I is uui

My neighbours are non-existent right now so it's a great time to do it. And I took a lot of big branches off that stupid apple tree. 🤣

You can put new posts between the existing ones even on any side of fence

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Good luck doing it in Florida

same .. I could see that not being a great fix but hey, if it works, it works

Good idea using a chisel! I'm not skilled enough with a circular saw to pull off that stunt, so... thank you!

Water rot more than wind if it’s like my fence

@@hickorydragon8114 Water rots the post, wind blows it over...

What store did you buy it at?

@@Dave-um1hl I got mine at Home Depot

Good fences make good neighbours

no pun intended...

Huh? they aren't going to keep water out on a new post. no way.

Or you could use metal posts. Like a quality fence builder.

Get rid of the 4x4 and put a schedule 20 galvanized 2 3/8 post.

Build the concrete up so water does not sit at the base of the post. Lesson learned

I just watched this video and within an hour and a half I had given up on this method and had repaired zero posts.

Nice! And yes, inflation is a bummer.

These things in the uk are £150 each, it's cheaper just to replace the whole post. Used to do the same thing years ago but on decayed electric poles.

Agreed, I cringed when I saw that! You absolutely do NOT want to that without eye protection... but even WITH eye protection, it's still a bad idea. You could still catch some flying steel elsewhere on your body. Shake hands with danger!!!

Agreed. Far more trouble than it's worth. The cost of a new post and small bag of concrete would be negligible.

I'm not a skilled DYI guy but I repaired a fence but doing just that....I dug another hole about 2 ft over, added quickcrete, and nailed the boards to the new post. In hindsight, probably should have used screws. So far so good

That's because you are wrong. I've replaced dozens of posts and do not lack experience.

If you can remove the old post, set a new post in concrete, and then rebuild the fence around it in less than 30 minutes by yourself then PLEASE share your methods with me. Until then, all of you armchair quarterbacks should find something better to do than discount methods that make your services irrelevant.

Yeah these things are amazing.

Nice tip.

Sounds like $500 to repair one fence post. Would you pay someone to do that much work to repair one post???

Nice work!

People! (Neighbors) :(

I would pay someone to do it so that I don't have to speak to anyone

Just text them

I can't comprehend this mindset. I'm pushing 70 and from the time I was a kid always knew my neighbors and could count on them when I needed anything and vice versa. I get that you don't want someone knowing all your business or becoming a part of the family. To worry over interacting on a fence that may very well be a shared fence that they may kick in on is pathetic.

@@JohnJohn-wr1jo . Johnnie, Johnnie...Sorry to disagree with you but you are 180 degrees off course in your thinking. You may have THOUGHT that your neighbors were, in fact, “neighbors” but $100.00 says that they cussed you behind your back.

This is the best answer by far!

Metal post rust off at the ground too. May take longer if they are galvanized.

Good luck!

Did you see how long he hammered on it?

Not at $18 for two it isn't. And NOTHING will stop the post from rotting. Now it will just rot in another place. There's no free lunch here.

Glad to see you are one of the rational people watching this video.

Yeah I have done it. And I am a 125 pound female…Trust me it totally sucks. It took me days to chip all that old concrete out and it made such a mess as it rained during my excavation.

agree - I will do the same thing again - thanks for the video

Seriously. And some fences have more than one rotten post. So this is a nice solution for when one is saving to replace the entire fence one day. I'm trying this.

Only an IDIOT puts a "couple feet" of concrete around a post. Standard fence posts SHOULD NOT EVEN HAVE CONCRETE: it's COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. I live in Saint Petersburg, FL - a DOUBLE WHAMMY of hurricanes AND sandy soil. The standard here, TO CODE, is no concrete required. My 6' Fence has stood 20 years with standard 8' posts set 30", no concrete other than on a gate post.

That fence would be easier to straighten up! The dirt rotted the post.

@tgmforum tgmforum -- It's possible to hide the metal posts by making a box that fits over them so that they look like a regular post. Some HOAs (Nazis) have rules against metal posts though, even if they can't be seen.

@@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire ah.. fuck HOAs. I can't believe they are even permitted to exist.

Your metal posts have never seen hurricane force wind. 4x4s will handle it. Metal posts bend right over.

@@dontblameme6328 Ok how bout this: If hurricane winds do not apply to you (aka the majority of the world), then this is a good idea. But yes, otherwise, smart to take into consideration.

Where did you buy 3mm plate 30 years ago?????

@@thequietkiwi it wa 30 yr ago not 300 why do you ask?

@@6lr6ak6 I thought it mighta been 300 or USA, which is the same :P

Glad it helped!

One problem with that idea is that you can't swing a large sledge with only one hand. I tried tonight with a 16 lb sledge I bought several years ago for just this purpose and...no way I could swing that even once with a single hand. however I was able to swing the little two pound sledge.

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

I as wondering why he removed the fencing and 2x4 cross support vs installing the metal channel on the open side of the 4x4 post (not removing fence boards, cutting cross support, etc., etc.) ? Curious ... ?

@@GravityRoller If you think about it fences tend to fall outward or inward. If you were to try and "bend" the fence mender it would be far more difficult to bend it against 4 inches of steel than at 90 degrees with far less steel. The open side would "help" but not near as strong as the way he did it.

@@jerrybenson Yes, I would agree with your thoughts on this. Appreciate your taking the time to reply. I was thinking a couple lag bolts or carriage bolts (instead of nails) along with all the labor saved not removing and cutting existing wood to fit in-line would make more sense.

I made that mistake once as a kid. A shard went through my shirt and into my skin. Glad it didn't explode.... The things you learn.....

Not a good idea hitting hammers. Had a co-worker do this, a shard went into his arm and hit a vein. Squirt,squirt and a fast trip to the emergency room.

Andrew Allison I used to hit hammers for so many years removing pieces of 2x4 wood, top and bottom metal track... thanks to let me know .

@assassinlexx The water needs somewhere to drain to; digging a hole and filling it with gravel just creates a bathtub unless you have granular surrounding soils.

I find it funny how you are criticizing others for criticizing others.

Yea so you must feel good too criticizing people who comment on how this is a bad idea and doing it the right way is better. Your arm must hurt patting yourself on the back. Get real his is just selling a service. Or maybe you did not watch the entire video. Shame on you lil hypocrite.

@@stephenshelton4267 I find it interesting that you are criticizing other for criticizing other for criticizing others and I'm sure someone else will find it funny that I'm criticizing others for criticizing others for criticizing others for criticizing others. Lol

@@jquiznos2283 Not funny. Just gay.

The ability to make videos is not the same as the ability to build and repair fences.

Dang i need to fix a post to but got no ear plugs

You'll never really know that until you try it. It works surprisingly well.

mixwell1983 how is this Mickey Mouse half ass? It’s no different than having metal brackets for raises decking or using concrete block floating deck. So sending down a steel piece 2ft down with it bolted down and in the ground is half assed Mickey Mouse :-/? Huh?

@@REVerbtalk whats up with all of that looney tunes? Hahaha..

Just came to the comments forthe trolls👆

Hey Dustin! Glad to hear you like it. No episodes planned right now, but you never know for the future. Right now I'm enjoying putting together DIY videos, though.

Just get her a Yugo.

If she has a Subaru, she probably has a girlfriend.

Wow, she must be a looker.... ;)

What she doing driving she should be in the kitchen 😁😁😁

Now you tell me!

@Dave Micolichek What if you put the messy side on your neighbour? Doesn't matter then!

go ahead and do that in a frost zone...

@Dave Micolichek you have a crappy city code there buddy. Mine only says the nice side has to face the street.

HUH? methinks you don't understand ROT. Rot occurs due most often due to WET / DRY cycling of wood, which places the wood frequently in the 30-60% moisture range where ROT THRIVES. Always DRY: no rot. Always WET: no rot. Alternate between wet and dry: *ROT* "WHERE" the top of the post is doesn't change this: EVERY RAIN, SHOWER or SPRINKLE with an irrigation system, WILL wet the bottom of the post where FIRST EXPOSED, and it will soak in either down below the top of the SOIL, or the top of the CONCRETE just the same. *THAT* will be where it rots. That's why, whether you use concrete or not, the TOP and BOTTOM of a wood fence will ALWAYS be the first places to rot: The TOP gets it because even a LIGHT SPRINKLE moistens THAT wood enough to encourage the SPORES, and the SAME THING is happening more often at the bottom. The ONLY way to change this is via CHEMICALS.

Happened to me many years ago. Chip came off my "new" hammer (at that time it was new), penetrated my chin. Still there to this day!

Jason Starr Guy at work did the same. Had to have a metal shard surgically removed from his cheekbone.

WRONG. DEAD WRONG. Wood *ONLY* rots due to a certain PERECENTAGE OF MOISTURE, most often around 30-60%. Always DRY: NO ROT Always WET: NO ROT (don't believe it: go to Venice and see St. Marks Cathedral standing 1200 years on wooden pilings driven below the water.) Wood fences ALWAYS rot at the top and bottom first: it's where the MOST FREQUENT WETTING and DRYING OCCURS.

@@brianmi40 that is correct, a submerged log does not rot. I repaired fences for a living for twenty years, the part of the post that rots is the part that is in contact with the ground (where the moisture is) if there is no contact between wood and dirt (pour the concrete above ground level and sloped away from the post), the life expectancy of that post goes from 8-10 years to 20-30 years I have installed fences this way in the 1980s that are still standing.

@@ArgondtheGrey I've gotten 20 years so far in Florida, simply set in the ground with 70% of them still very solid, so I see no benefit from concrete. And these were never treated after installing. To me, concrete isn't worth the expense, nor effort to install or add'l PIA to remove them later and doesn't change their life anywhere near the 30% additional cost, to say nothing of labor installing, and removing. Being in hurricane Florida AND installing in very sandy ground, simply buried 30" has never created any issues through all the windstorms we've had in 2 decades. However, in looking forward to replacement, I think I will go with Postmaster metal posts: essentially a NEAR LIFETIME mounting system. Their galvanized .120" thick posts should readily last 50 years. I have simple 16 gauge round galvanized posts that are showing little to any wear after 20 years. And the Postmaster skips the need for mounting brackets, and creates the thinnest fence possible in any desired design, easily hiding the metal posts. I also will do a kickboard since it's simple to add on a Postmaster and keeps wear down on the bottom of the pickets, probably going with a 5/4" pressure treated. They're actually cheaper than std. 2 3/8" round galvanized posts since you have to add the brackets to them at $17 (bulk)(+4 brackets per post with a kickplate), when the Postmaster's are under $20 in bulk buy of 20, and again, the metal is twice the thickness, and NO brackets at all... Literally ANYONE willing to do concrete, should be doing Postmaster posts.

@@brianmi40 i am in Ontario Canada where the ground freezes solid up to three feet deep every year and 1 to 3 feet of snow on the ground for weeks on end is normal, a post only 30 inches deep will pop up out of the ground a few inches the first year and probably the year after that too. 48 inches deep, in a concrete sonotube is min required to be able to guarantee the post won't move

@@ArgondtheGrey Agreed (grew up in Indiana, so know well about frost heave).

Same thing I said! 👀🤦🏾‍♂️😂🤣🤷🏾‍♂️

Totally agree after doing hundreds lot of rooting around.

How do you jack it out if there's 2 cubic feet of concrete a foot down?

He doesn't want to do that.

Yeah, I don't get it. Do it right the first time. Example, I feel bad for my next door neighbor. He bought the house next door and unfortunately previous owner was an expert at repairing things half ass or paying someone else on the cheap for a temporary fix. He lived in the house for 30 years. The house has good bones and is structurally sound but every system, appliance, major component in the house is in need of replacement or will be soon. He had the money to do it right and on occasion spent more time and money doing it half ass thinking he was saving money.

Because it's a pain in the ass? And it's 2 to 3 times the cost?

Yeah...just like the ones in the video did...right?

Correct

bullshit,,,,proven on Myth Busters

They will shatter? Good thing I’m not strong enough for this to happen or I would have gone through 10,000 hammers already!

Great!

That myth has been shattered. Look it up.

I had a wheel-bearing race chip and wentdeep in my arm where it still resides. The doctor took Xray and said won't do any harm where it sits. Must be like 30 years ago it happened and the Doc was right.

It's fine

Sledgehammers are MADE to smack metal and other sledgehammers.

@@remodz6385 As of last week I now know of 2 friends that used ball pean hammer on ball pean hammer to remove a bearing race and both had a small shard break of the hammer. One was hit in the neck with a good cut, no stitches. The other just a month ago hit him in the leg. They found it in an x-ray and attempted to remove it 2 weeks later but they could not locate it so it will stay in his leg. I know they did the hammer test on Myth Busters and I found it very interesting but it can happen. In the first case I didn't see the hammer. In the second case I did and there was a piece missing.