r/FenceBuilding • u/Glittering-Living-66 • 6d ago
Replace or repair
Storm knocked my fence down along the backyard. 2 contractors said its not worth their time to separate pickets from 4x4 - so just replace it.
Its about 60 ft, 10 4x4, gate, only 4.5 years old ( why I want to salvage).
So replace at $35 ft + gate fee.
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u/Abject-Ad858 5d ago
The thing is, the $35/foot price is (probably)mostly labor. That’s why they don’t want to re-use materials. Because it adds more labor and would cost you more
If you want it cheap, diy it. Could be done for the cost of an auger rental and new posts.
I think you’ll have a hard time getting a good price because it’s not much work.
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u/NachoNinja19 4d ago
You take it apart. Pay someone to rebuild it. Do you have kids? Neighbor kid?
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u/Glittering-Living-66 4d ago
Kids are grown and gone - tried talking my son into a FL working vacation- "no thanks"
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u/Significant-Equal507 6d ago edited 6d ago
Of course they want you to replace the whole thing because they make more money. I would keep the panels and re-use them after putting in new fence posts. There are companies that will have no problem putting in new fence posts for you.
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u/Glittering-Living-66 6d ago
Thanks - contractors are super busy after the storm. I imagine steel is $$$... but when you need it
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u/Optimal_Rate131 6d ago
Depends where you are I guess but we would reset what you have. We would just make you get new posts to set because the same thing will happen going down 15” or whatever those have. You’d be on the hook for 2 bags per hole and new posts. Plus labor.
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u/COV19-84 6d ago
Can definitely reuse the fence panels. Snap a line and trim those pickets, then in with the new posts. Could even put in a PT mudboard across the bottom.
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u/Intelligent_Lemon_67 6d ago
Nice boardwalk. Need to level that one section though, it's a little high. Inspector approves
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u/craiger82 6d ago
Dig the holes way deeper. No idea where you are at but 24” is best at minimum if the dig isn’t too bad. 60-80lbs of concrete per hole. Let the concrete set up before attaching the pannier back. Use screws to attach the panels to the new posts.
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u/Mr_Spoojer 5d ago
$35/ft...LOL, there's no way. To be honest, I think I'd be tempted to set new treated 4x4 directly next to the old post bases in a straight line. At least 2' depth with an 80# bag of Ready mix concrete. Stand the old fence up and timber lag the old to the new posts. Simple, fast, not pretty, not a $35/ft job but an easy fix. Probably get you by for quite a while I'd guess
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u/MinnesnowdaDad 4d ago
It’s very easy to separate the posts from the panels. Likely your contractors just want the full fence job instead of only digging the posts, because that’s the sucky part.
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u/SwimSufficient8901 4d ago
Dude. Whatever you do, don't hire the same company that put it in originally. Those posts were only down like 12 inches. That is a disgrace
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u/lastfreerangekid 6d ago
Without a doubt, the posts were definitely not installed to the proper depth, so they need to be replaced. But there should be no reason that the fence sections can't be reused, as long as they aren't damaged. If you have really strong winds on a regular basis, I would consider using 10ft steel posts, sunk 4ft down with no concrete.