John wrote:
My 2m high fence posts with 2 x 2 m approx wood panels have rotted at the
base where they were put in concrete foundations about 1 foot in diam
probably 25 years ago. I don't particularly want to dig all the concrete
out which could take a week. Is it a good idea to clean out the 3" x 3"
holes in the existing foundations and set new steel fence spikes in them
with concrete then attach to new fence posts. Or will the standard spikes
from the sheds just rust away in a few years, especially if the length needs
to be trimmed, exposing bare steel. These seem to be painted rather than
galvanised. Appearence is not an issue as they won't be visible.

thanks for any advice

john


I would dig a new hole, set a concrete spur (in concrete) and then bolt
the new post to the spur - the end to all rot and rust problems plus you
can get the spur absolutely vertical. It means that the fence panel will
need to be slightly shorter or you'll have to annex a bit of the
adjacent land and change the line of the fence slightly.

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Dave S
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