Onoff Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Our frontage consists of concrete posts, put in using a tractor PTO and lashings of concrete. Then homemade panels, to SWMBO's design, o/of 2"x1" nailed together with a collated nailer on a jig. Two things didn't happen. There are no gravel boards as SWMBO was insistent on keeping access for "all the liccle animals" I knew that would come back to haunt me. The other thing is I never applied a waterproofer to the concrete posts. Did a 100' of fence elsewhere 30 years ago, painted the concrete with Thompson's, and they're still like new. Thus I've noticed a post here that has blown. I don't really want to dig it out and put a new one in tbh. I'm hoping that the fence frame has swollen and just snapped the return off but gut feel this will be water having gotten in and rusted the steel. Maybe shutter and recast a bit on? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Ignore it til you finish the bathroom? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I would just squirt some sealant into the crack to try and keep further moisture out and move on. It is not going to fall down any time soon. Don't start any more new jobs, you have plenty to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 27 minutes ago, dpmiller said: Ignore it til you finish the bathroom? And the glory hole doorbell and the boiler boxing in and the ufh and the rotating shower head thing and that window surround and the ….. etc etc etc ETC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 34 minutes ago, Onoff said: Any thoughts? Yeah - stop (expletive deleted)ing around 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, pocster said: Yeah - stop (expletive deleted)ing around 😁 That'll be the day that I die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 It has lost the protection that the concrete gives to the reinforecement, so wll rust and fail over a year or 2. Cement paste or external filler in the cracks may give it some more life....but if the same has occurred underground then it is doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Bugger...counted 3 posts like this so far...only put in brand new in 2016. Not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russdl Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Are they all damaged in the same area? Bit weird to fail after such a short space of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Has the wood swollen in the groove and put pressure on the concrete? Hard to imagine that breaking it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Miek said: Has the wood swollen in the groove and put pressure on the concrete? Hard to imagine that breaking it... Yes, I think so. One time I tried lifting a panel out and it wouldn't budge. Today, after dry weather, up she comes. Rotten as a pear along the bottom. I may be able to salvage something by fitting a concrete gravel board and cutting the bottom off. A bit to early to give it "I told you so!" to SWMBO. Making these was bloody labour intensive and what with the price of timber now etc. I'll let her get over the Covid first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 Bugger! 6 years old. I am very disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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