Repair is cheaper today. Whether it is cheaper in 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 on the same day means paying twice.
| Condition | Sensible action |
|---|---|
| One post gone, others firm | Repair — spur or replace that post |
| Two 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 well aged, 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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When three or more posts are failing, when the run is uniformly aged, when storms keep taking it down, or when the fence is on the wrong line.
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.
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.
Over five years, usually. Two set-ups, mismatched sections, and new panels damaged when the old posts around them are finally replaced.
Soil or turf banked against the timber, a watered border alongside, growth held against it, no gravel boards, and insufficient post depth.
Often, yes. Buyers notice a failing fence, not the age of the posts behind a sound one.
Yes, and it is worth doing while panels are out for any other reason.
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