A few years ago I was bullied by a neighbour into sharing the cost of a new fence on our boundary at the bottom of my garden. He and his family had decided what they wanted and who would do the work, and then presented me with a fait accompli. We needed a new fence, the old wooden posts were rotten and the panels falling apart. I argued, but it got rather unpleasant, they would not budge an inch, and eventually I agreed for peace and quiet. A roughly 10 meter length of fence with concrete posts and wooden panels was installed for £1,000, thus £500 each. They did the same with my next door neighbour, and like me she gave in.
Unfortunately I didn’t pay much attention to the fence at the time, I was just relieved that a new fence was in place, and didn’t want to deal with the neighbours if possible. but I noticed over the years that panels would bang in the wind. I am installing a concrete and brick foundation for a greenhouse, and out of curiosity I checked the concrete posts with a spirit level and I was shocked by how much they were leaning. I went to the end, looked along the fence and saw that some leant into their garden, and some into my garden. Some leant towards or away from each other. No wonder panels were banging in the wind. None of the concrete post fences in our area are like that.
I know this is my fault for not examining the work at the time, but can anything be done to straighten concrete fence posts? I assume not, and the only solution is replacement at considerable expense, which is not on the table.
I normally do fence work myself, but these concrete posts were too heavy to consider doing myself. I did some side posts and panels, and they’re all straight.
Unfortunately I didn’t pay much attention to the fence at the time, I was just relieved that a new fence was in place, and didn’t want to deal with the neighbours if possible. but I noticed over the years that panels would bang in the wind. I am installing a concrete and brick foundation for a greenhouse, and out of curiosity I checked the concrete posts with a spirit level and I was shocked by how much they were leaning. I went to the end, looked along the fence and saw that some leant into their garden, and some into my garden. Some leant towards or away from each other. No wonder panels were banging in the wind. None of the concrete post fences in our area are like that.
I know this is my fault for not examining the work at the time, but can anything be done to straighten concrete fence posts? I assume not, and the only solution is replacement at considerable expense, which is not on the table.
I normally do fence work myself, but these concrete posts were too heavy to consider doing myself. I did some side posts and panels, and they’re all straight.
