Digging Out Old Fence Posts

2 loosen the upper layer of soil around the outer edge of the concrete footing using a digging bar.

Digging out old fence posts.

Start out by digging a whole about. The trench does not have to be any deeper than about 1 foot 0 3 m. How to remove a fence post the easy way step 1 dig around the post until six inches of the concrete footing is exposed. I have replaced a lot.

Step 2 wrap a chain around the concrete footing of the fence post. Insert a garden hose with a spike tipped or cone shaped nozzle into the soil next to the edge of the broken fence post s concrete or cement base. Enlarge the existing fence post hole with a post hole digger. Pull the fence section away from the rotted post.

Wrapping metal wire around the base of the concrete and attaching the wire to the jack or digger. Note this will require you to use a. A wooden post that is sunk into the surrounding soil will be relatively easy to. Post hole diggers have a maximum effective depth of about 3 4 of their handle length so a five foot pair will dig about 3 1 2 half deep.

Brush away loose dirt to expose the top of the concrete footing at the base of the post. Now take your steel chain and wrap it around the. Take a moment to scrape away. A rock bar may work on dry clay.

If you re following along with mike s method attach the 2 by material to the side of the post leaving. Soak the remaining soil. Using a rope and board 1. To get started you ll need a way to get a bite on the post and something to apply pressure.

Assess the status of the fence post. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete. Toss the soil and rotted wood onto a tarp for easy clean up. Drilling holes in the concrete and installing concrete lag bolts in the holes.

Turn on water to the hose and rock the hose s. I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. Very hard earth like clay is extremely difficult to dig with a manual pair of post hole diggers. Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole.

Slide a 24 inch long 2x4 under the fence on each side of the rotted post. Here s a pretty simply method for removing a fence post seated in concrete all without digging or messing with complicated equipment. This will require you. There are a few ways you can do this such as.