As lockdown has been on the guy that was going to fix a gap in my fence has not been able to come and do it. I will do it myself I thought. I should have known after the experience of doing the front fence last year it would not go smoothly.
Its only about 8 ft wide and I got 2 posts, 3 rails and the boards to do it. I thought this time I wont bother mixing concrete and just get 2 bags of quick setting post mix.
There was only one old post to take out as it was near the end of the fence but I was putting 2 in for strength.
Should be easy as it wont be like the front where all the old posts were stuck to big cobble stones underground.
I was wrong. The post was wrapped in plastic at the bottom with nails all over it and a stupid amount of concrete.
After a lot of bashing and sweating and a hole getting bigger and bigger I nearly gave up. I will just go to the side then.
To the side was another old lump of concrete from probably the fence previous.
Then hit my chisel and the end breaks. Bloody hell!
Find another one. Just about to strike it and neighbours dog barks, I miss and hit my hand lol Luckily just a glancing blow but its still bruised.
Leave it for the day.
Back at it today with more determination.
Clear the old post out and half of the even older one. Yes getting somewhere now!
Hole is big so use spit to go down further as my post is 8ft.
Getting easier now.
Crack!
Whats that?
Some old clay pipe.
Bugger, hope its not a mains of anything.
No water and no smell. Looks very old like some kind of drainage pipe.
Cant hurt to clear it out so I do.
Getting fed up now so cut the post to the height of the fence, cant dig any deeper, cant reach!
Get bag of quick setting post mix. Fill third of hole with water it says.
3 full buckets later, looks like there is no water in the hole.
Bloody hell, where is it going?
Get the hose pipe out and stick that in. Does not seem to be filling up.
That clay pipe must have been going somewhere then!
Guess I will just have to mix the post mix my own way.
Pour a bag in and add water (not the way it says in the instructions). Does not fill much.
Pour the other bag in and add more water.
Starts to set.
Still have a big hole though.
Wonder what that pipe was.
Guess I will find out sooner or later lol!
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Its only about 8 ft wide and I got 2 posts, 3 rails and the boards to do it. I thought this time I wont bother mixing concrete and just get 2 bags of quick setting post mix.
There was only one old post to take out as it was near the end of the fence but I was putting 2 in for strength.
Should be easy as it wont be like the front where all the old posts were stuck to big cobble stones underground.
I was wrong. The post was wrapped in plastic at the bottom with nails all over it and a stupid amount of concrete.
After a lot of bashing and sweating and a hole getting bigger and bigger I nearly gave up. I will just go to the side then.
To the side was another old lump of concrete from probably the fence previous.
Then hit my chisel and the end breaks. Bloody hell!
Find another one. Just about to strike it and neighbours dog barks, I miss and hit my hand lol Luckily just a glancing blow but its still bruised.
Leave it for the day.
Back at it today with more determination.
Clear the old post out and half of the even older one. Yes getting somewhere now!
Hole is big so use spit to go down further as my post is 8ft.
Getting easier now.
Crack!
Whats that?
Some old clay pipe.
Bugger, hope its not a mains of anything.
No water and no smell. Looks very old like some kind of drainage pipe.
Cant hurt to clear it out so I do.
Getting fed up now so cut the post to the height of the fence, cant dig any deeper, cant reach!
Get bag of quick setting post mix. Fill third of hole with water it says.
3 full buckets later, looks like there is no water in the hole.
Bloody hell, where is it going?
Get the hose pipe out and stick that in. Does not seem to be filling up.
That clay pipe must have been going somewhere then!
Guess I will just have to mix the post mix my own way.
Pour a bag in and add water (not the way it says in the instructions). Does not fill much.
Pour the other bag in and add more water.
Starts to set.
Still have a big hole though.
Wonder what that pipe was.
Guess I will find out sooner or later lol!
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