Being on a slope makes it easier, right?
Tape straight!
Buoyed-up by my efforts with the stile, I decided to tackle the rotting fence at the back of the garden.
The fence was free swinging due to rotting at the base of each post, and in no way repairable – I decided to have a go at completely replacing the old posts.
I removed the rotted section and marked where the previous posts had been.
The auger had no trouble making nice sized holes for the new posts. It was telling of the previous construction that there was no sign of any post, or post-base below ground surface.
My original plan was to use a bigger sized (100mm) post in the middle section to help support the old fence where I would reattach to it.
I decided later that the smaller 75mm stobs set in postcrete I was using, were more than adequate – I will be using these almost exclusively from now on for this fence.
When I started, I didn’t have any string to get the posts flush, so I improvised with some masking tape.. did the job! lol.
Looks about right…
It was a bit of a head melter at times trying to get everything vertical, and flush; the slope and uneven ground made things a bit awkward, but we’re happy enough with the result.
I’ve rescued as much of the old board as possible and trimmed it up a bit, hopefully some of it will be reusable.
Ready to stain
We’ll add a coat of stain/seal (they are already high pressure treated) and hopefully the fence should be solid for the next few years.
