How to Repair Your Own Fence

Are your fences damaged and falling apart? Do you need to understand how to repair a fence? Use these tips to help you.

For smaller holes, fill them with epoxy putty. You can sand down the hole when it dries. Next, pour some concrete mix into the hole. This will keep out water and bugs. Seal in the concrete by pouring on more of the wet concrete mix around it until it is half full.

It will be easiest if you build a support structure for this area while the concrete is still wet so that it can harden properly without being disturbed too much.

If one side of your wood fence has rotted away or otherwise deteriorated, all hope isn't lost! As long as there is wood on the other side of the fence post that is in good shape, it's possible to replace just one side.

First, build a new support structure for the partial fence. Then, dig out a large enough area under the existing fence posts at both ends so you can put them into new concrete footings. This will ensure that they are set up correctly and safely.

Finally, attach the remaining part of your old fence onto this structure using long pieces of new lumber or lattice strips.

A lot of people have wooden fences with some sort of barrier at the base to prevent animals from digging underneath it and coming into their yard/garden.

If yours has grown old and no longer does its job effectively, there are several things you can do. If there is a great deal of dirt inside the barrier, pack it down as tightly as possible and then shovel in some gravel to replace it.

You could also put a thick layer of grass sod over the dirt as well to hold everything in place. Lastly, attach lattice strips or long wood pieces along the entire base so that animals can't dig underneath at all anymore. This will protect your pet and your property from any intruders!

To repair a fence post that has rotted down to the ground, it's easiest to dig down into the dirt about 3 feet deeper than you think is necessary.

Next, put some concrete around the base and fill any cracks that exist around the sides of this hole with concrete as well.

This way your posts won't sink at all once you re-build your fence on top of them! To complete this project, pour sand into your holes and then place wooden boards over it until they rest on top of each other.

Lay more gravel or rocks over these boards before adding another layer of wood boards and repeating until you have enough layers in your fence for stability's sake!

When one side of your wooden fence begins to rot away, replacing only this rotten part isn't impossible -- it just takes a little extra work in order to do so!

If you need help repairing a fallen section of fencing in your yard, don't worry -- it's really not that difficult to fix! First of all, you will want to cut out any sections that are rotting or damaged as well as any posts and boards that look like they have rotted.

Either dig down deeper into the ground where your fence is supposed to be or find a way to brace up your new post so you know it will stay upright before pouring cement around its base.

If you can't get cement down there yourself, ask for help from a few friends or hire someone else who knows what they are doing like our team of pros.