i have a wooden fence that stands about 5'5 tall around my back yard. it is falling over. replace/fix?

Answer 1

If you investigate carefully, I think you'll find that the damaged material is limited to specific areas, usually because of water. The first order of business is to repair the condition that caused the damage to begin with, be it standing water or an improperly-directed sprinkler head. Next, replace the damaged material with pressure-treated wood. Be sure to use non-corrosive fasteners. If you are reinstalling support posts, make sure they are supported with a base of concrete to avoid a reinactment of the Leaning Tower of Piza. After completing the repairs, stain the entire fence for uniform appearance.

Why go to all this trouble? Have you priced out a fence lately???!!!

Answer 2

Who's property line is this brick wall on? How wide is this brick wall and how long? Are there any anchoring points at the ends of this brick wall? Are you using metal posts or wooden posts? What are the local codes for fences in your area? Anything can be done and not all things should be done. This being said first check the condition of the brick wall for the width and solidness of the brick and mortar to be sure that it is sound and has some form of footing in the ground. If this checks out then lay out exactly where the post will go. Get some thick walled pipe 3" in diameter and 6' long. Rent a hammer drill and 1" concrete bit and drill out each post hole at least 2' deep to set post into wall. Place metal post into holes, level and set with concrete. Once the post have set and are firmly in place you can then attach your fence panels without having an anchor at either end of the fence. Some codes require that the post and rails be facing the inside of your property so check your local code office. This is the best I can do with the little you offer for details.

Answer 3

If the fence is still functional and looks acceptable to you, why throw away what you already have? Putting in a few extra posts to help support the current fence should be an easy job unless the ground is very hard to dig in. You could install a couple of small cross-walls perpendicular to the fence to create some alcoves and help hold the fence up. Then plant things to make the fence look better. Sometimes it pays to start from scratch, but the opinions you get from construction companies will be biased toward replacing everything because they want to make a lot of money on the job and are not set up for repair work.

Answer 4

If you are going to hire someone, just have them replace the whole fence. Much of the cost of hiring someone is just getting them out there to do the work. If you keep having to call them back to do additional repairs/replacements, it will cost much more in the long run.

If you are going to do the work yourself, then just fix what you need to fix. At my last house, I replaced the fence over a period of 3 years. I would replace another section whenever I had some spare time and money. You might be able to just replace a couple of the posts and be done with it.

One word of advice, if you are replacing posts, either dig completely new holes or rent a jackhammer to dig out the old concrete. Doing it by hand is a horrible job.

Answer 5

If the whole thing is falling over, then I would definately replace it. If it is falling over in certain areas, then I would still replace the whole fence because you will have to eventually anyway.

Answer 6

i always fix the fence, adding new spars and posts if and when needed its a lot cheaper to

Answer 7

Is it ALL falling over OR Just parts???

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Answer 8

fix.
definitely.

Answer 9

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