Fence posts old or new

I will recommend better to change the posts, if you want to do it properly

I would recommend complete renewal of the fence. Reasons for this is: the fence will not be strong enough, once erected the fence acts like a sail in the wind and this will put too much pressure on the angle iron posts. Secondly the fence panels will not be able to meet the fence post in the centre causing it to look unsightly. If you are worried about removing the angle iron posts I would recommend to have the posts cut at ground level and start the new fence with a half panel so effectively you will not have to dig the angle iron post out. Hope this helps you out.

Hi Neil it could be done by keeping your metal posts if you was going to use featheredge in between each post, but if you want it looking nice and the sake of some extra labour removing old posts it would look much better completely renewed, hope this helps

I’m all for reuse and recycle...It’s a perfectly viable option? 3 foot/90cm is more than enough to support a 6’/1.8m post Firstly, check all existing posts are level, check for any movement, and the general condition of the concrete. (You can’t bolt anything to crumbing concrete! Secondly, run a line or visually check post alignment (however, as long as they aren’t to out of alignment, you can negate this when fixing the wooden posts! Albeit, only a small tolerance, still possible? Finally, use adequate fixings. Buy cheap now, pay later!!

Remove the old metal posts and any concrete that they may be in and dig a hole at least 800 mm deep by 300 mm square at the correct distance apart to suit the new fence and re-concrete the new posts in using post- Crete ensuring the new posts are plumb.