04-25-2016, 08:51 PM
I've got a few peeler core fence posts that have rotten tops...just in the center... that I'd like to "repair" if I can.
Why?
the posts are along a 300' run, and instead of stapling the coated wires to the posts, the previous owner ran a 3/16-1/4" wire through the middle of them...5 or 6 times. So I would have to undo somewhere between 1500-1800 feet of wire though posts every 8'. Its a major pain in the arse.
On top of the posts are more peeler cores running horizontally, with notches cut in them where they're secured to the upright posts.
with the tops of some of the posts top centers rottened out, the horizontal posts aren't staying put very well.
I figure I'll proly only buy myself 4-5 more years, but if its not too difficult it'll be worth it. These posts are the old creosote coated ones, not the current pressure treated ones.
fence looks something like:
but the wires run through the middle of each post not on the outside.
can I dig out the rotten part and put some sort of wood filler or epoxy in there? and have the bolts that hold the horizontal members grab and hold?
Why?
the posts are along a 300' run, and instead of stapling the coated wires to the posts, the previous owner ran a 3/16-1/4" wire through the middle of them...5 or 6 times. So I would have to undo somewhere between 1500-1800 feet of wire though posts every 8'. Its a major pain in the arse.
On top of the posts are more peeler cores running horizontally, with notches cut in them where they're secured to the upright posts.
with the tops of some of the posts top centers rottened out, the horizontal posts aren't staying put very well.
I figure I'll proly only buy myself 4-5 more years, but if its not too difficult it'll be worth it. These posts are the old creosote coated ones, not the current pressure treated ones.
fence looks something like:
but the wires run through the middle of each post not on the outside.
can I dig out the rotten part and put some sort of wood filler or epoxy in there? and have the bolts that hold the horizontal members grab and hold?
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Mark