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Anyone used the oz-post type of thing to repair a fence post?

http://www.ozcobuildingproducts.com/

I only need to repair one fence post....

"Cars are a lifetime of pain"

pretty common type of thing but only as good as the ground they are set into;

Do it properly and do it once.

I have used similar things with good results.

The problem with fence posts is that they rot. I have seen what I thought were decent posts rot in about 2 years. At least with metal in the ground the post is out of the damp.

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The metal fence spikes are great until you hit stoney ground and they twist and can be a pain in the arse.

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Fence posts are always best in concrete.
Wood still rots in concrete though, It would be best to set a metal post spike into one, then if it rots again its all above ground level And the base is still secure.
Treated timber lasts a bit longer too.

pickle the the btm of the fence post in the old creosote for 24 hours


it will last a further 8 or 10 years

Are you supposed to whack these into the rotten remains? they always seem to rot at ground level and never really much below?! I managed screw in a 4inch screw into the good wood below ground and it just pulled out with a pair of pliers. That was in concrete.

The damp from the ground rises and it rots a bit faster above ground, then works its way up&down the post. If there's already a good lump of concrete there just buzz it out with a drill that can be used as a hammer chisel. Mix up some more concrete, fill the hole, metal spike in the wet concrete and leave it to set overnight. Put the fence post in and if the metal spike is a bit on the squiff then the concrete will still be soft enough to do something with, but hard enough to retain the spike well.

thanks chaps....I shall give it a go.

"Cars are a lifetime of pain"

The critical bit is getting the spike in dead true.

15 years ago, at my last house, I bit the bullet and installed 26 concrete posts, set in concrete.I dont expect the present owner will ever have to replace them.