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DIY & Home Improvement

IDemo

(16,926 posts) Sun Oct 26, 2014, 10:56 AM Oct 2014

Fence Menders - anyone have experience with these? [View all]

These are used to straighten leaning 4x4 fence posts. They are driven into the space between the post and concrete footing, then screwed or bolted against the post. They get almost completely high reviews, but it seems the danger of cracking the concrete would make them a gamble at best. We're not presently endangering the 1% with our income level, so a repair is far more doable than an entire fence replacement at this time.

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Fence Menders - anyone have experience with these? [View all] IDemo Oct 2014 OP

if the wood is rotted off or broken at ground level that might help Kali Oct 2014 #1

Yup yup and yup. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #2

I'm going to have to explore to see if the posts are rotted or broken IDemo Oct 2014 #3

hard to pull wood posts with concrete on them Kali Oct 2014 #4

If the concrete doesn't come a bit above ground level jeff47 Oct 2014 #5