In message , Mike Atkinson
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In article , BillR
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Mike Atkinson {reply address in .sig} wrote:
I ask as I need to replace a fence which is about to collapse due to
the fence posts having rotted through. These posts are (were) located
in metal pegs, which I'd hoped to re-use, leaving them in their
current locations.

In my experience they are 6' i.e. 183cm for compatibilty with existing.
I don't understand how you propose to reuse the metal pegs. Are they the
Metpost type of thing?
If so this is one helluva job to clean out the old wood to put in new posts.
It is poss to get them out of the ground, as per metpost instructions, if
you can get a lever (e.g. old fence post) under the socket. I've done this
many times.

Thanks for the tip. I've no experience of this, so I had hoped to get
the old wood out. If I have to get the damn things out of the ground
then I might as well get new ones.


It's not that difficult to get the old wood out.

It may take a little work with a drill and an old chisel, but how ever
fiddling it is it can't be as much effort as putting in new posts.

I reckon you'll be able to get panels to fit well enough..

You can use the metal clips to hold them which gives a bit of leeway,
and if you find one where the gap is a bit big I'd fit a bit of batten
to the side of the post and fix the panel to that
--
Chris French, Leeds