Digging Out Old Fence Posts

Brush away loose dirt to expose the top of the concrete footing at the base of the post.

Digging out old fence posts.

Measure and mark the location of each fence post. Step 2 wrap a chain around the concrete footing of the fence post. 2 loosen the upper layer of soil around the outer edge of the concrete footing using a digging bar. A wooden post that is sunk into the surrounding soil will be relatively easy to.

Dig a trench around the post using a shovel. A rock bar may work on dry clay. How to remove a fence post the easy way step 1 dig around the post until six inches of the concrete footing is exposed. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete.

Step 3. Using a rope and board 1. Slide a 24 inch long 2x4 under the fence on each side of the rotted post. Soak the remaining soil.

Toss the soil and rotted wood onto a tarp for easy clean up. Start out by digging a whole about. Assess the status of the fence post. If you re following along with mike s method attach the 2 by material to the side of the post leaving.

Turn on water to the hose and rock the hose s. Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole. Pull the fence section away from the rotted post. Now take your steel chain and wrap it around the.

Note this will require you to use a. Wrapping metal wire around the base of the concrete and attaching the wire to the jack or digger. This will require you. Take a moment to scrape away.

There are a few ways you can do this such as. I have replaced a lot. I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. Drilling holes in the concrete and installing concrete lag bolts in the holes.

The trench does not have to be any deeper than about 1 foot 0 3 m. Very hard earth like clay is extremely difficult to dig with a manual pair of post hole diggers. 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. 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.