Repair is cheaper today. Whether it is cheaper over five years depends entirely on how many posts are near the end.
Repair where the failure is isolated — one or two posts, a few panels, storm damage to a section. Concrete repair spurs can add years to an otherwise sound fence.
Replace where the run is uniformly tired. Patching a fence whose posts all went in the same day means paying twice, and the second time is less convenient.
| Condition | Sensible action |
|---|---|
| One post gone, others firm | Repair — spur or replace that post |
| Two posts gone in a long run | Repair, but check the rest carefully |
| Three or more failing | Replace the run |
| Panels damaged, posts sound | Replace panels only |
| Whole run over ~15 years, timber posts | Replace |
| Repeated storm failures | Replace, and change the design |
| Fence on the wrong line | Replace — repair does not fix that |
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Repair is cheaper today and cheaper overall where the failure is isolated. Where the whole run is tired, patching means paying twice.
Push each one at shoulder height and watch for movement at ground level, and press a screwdriver into the timber at soil level. Check every post, not just the obvious one.
Because they went in on the same day, in the same ground, in the same timber. One failing usually means several are close behind.
A concrete post bolted to a rotted timber post and set in the ground, bracing it. It can add years to an otherwise sound fence.
As a rule of thumb, three or more in a run. One or two in an otherwise firm fence is a repair.
Soil or turf banked against the timber, growth held against it keeping it damp, no gravel boards, and insufficient post depth.
Yes, and it is worth doing while panels are out for any other reason. It keeps the timber out of wet ground.
Often, yes. A tidy, sound repair is usually enough — buyers notice a failing fence, not the age of the posts.
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