Privacy Fence Repairs Part 1

My 8' privacy was damaged by Hurricane Sally in September 2020. I'll show you the steps and techniques I used to straighten it back plumb and square.

[@joshonthetube]

One minor, but important thing is that if you're going to be driving long stakes like that into the ground, it is very prudent to call your local "call before you dig" line to ensure that there are no underground wires or pipes that you don't know about.. Just in case!

[@richmilligan5881]

I always have thought if I am offering a man advice how to do a job it is only because I have showed up, rolled up my sleeves and am there for the duration. If you have no skin in the game best just be quiet. Thought you did a great job with getting that fence straightened out!

[@AbomAdventures]

Thanks Rich! 👊🏻

[@onestepatatime2346]

i agree Rich

[@riverrat1149]

Amen!

[@gofastwclass]

Wisdom right there!

[@routercnc9517]

Over in the UK we have a product called Postcrete which is specifically designed for posts. The hole you dig is not much larger than the post for width and length but it is very deep (min 24” or 600 mm). The depth is what really helps. Then tip one bag into the hole and top up with water. This works out to be about the right ratio of water to product. Sets very quickly, say 20 mins for firmness then maybe an hour for setting. Done lots with this and works well. As others have mentioned we also have offset planking to let the wind through but you can’t see through it. I would be tempted with your soft ground and the large diameter of hole to add ballast (small stones) in with the cement. Best of luck with it ! 🇬🇧

[@joelmiller7]

We use an angle grinder and rebar ... Abom uses cold rolled bar and a lathe and a mill

[@steveschumacher5470]

from an old Iowa farm boy , always set post in gravel, not only drains good, but the more it shakes, the tighter it gets. on the real estate subject, prices go from high to low every dozen or so years. save as much money as you can & wait for the best opportunity. just my 2 cents worth

[@cschwad559]

Amen on the gravel idea. Had to do that second time around.

[@varner226]

Not gonna lie, kinda jealous of how easy that stake drove in...hopefully you won't have to do it again for years.

[@AbomAdventures]

Yea I have very soft soil on my property

[@PIPER1084]

@@AbomAdventures as someone with previous knee surgery experience. If you have the opportunity to get to "The Hospital for Special Surgery" up in the NYC area in any capacity your knees will thank you. They are THE experts on issues like knees.

[@mattpower8394]

Next time you have a hurricane put your rods back in the ground and strap your fence in place. It might help the fence weather the storm?

[@Robert-S-]

The next person that has to work on those fence posts is in for a surprise. That's a significant amount of concrete per post. 300-400lbs of ballast every 6 feet....surely that will hold to at least 130mph now. I love the strap/stake method.

[@AbomAdventures]

I figure best time we’ll have to demo the posts and use a small backhoe, but I hope that’s well beyond my time at this location.

[@Robert-S-]

@@AbomAdventures Indeed. It won't be your problem to fix ever again. Y'all looking to stay in the general area, or is all the traveling you've been doing, also a bit of scouting potential parts of the country?

[@M31glow]

Do whatever a man will do... load it myself. Great attitude, great post! Hope your knee gets better.

[@joopterwijn]

Adam, preparation for the next hurricane is taking of multiple planks of the fence. And brace the fance with the straps like you set it strait. The wind force on the full flat service is Hugh! Taking multiple boards off, spread out over the fence whil the wind through.

[@corydriver7634]

I know exactly how you feel about the noise. My wife and I bought an older home in a small town away from the city 17 years ago. It was our peaceful slice of heaven , I got the shop I wanted and she got all the other stuff women want in a house. Unfortunately since then they built a new freeway a mile away and more people have moved out this way from the city. Houses and construction prices are crazy right now (everywhere) be patient and keep looking you’ll find the right place someday.

[@blazer6248]

I've been to Pensacola. It was 2012, the year my daughter was born. God I miss her 😭😥. Little did I know I'd only have 2 short years with her. 😥

[@AbomAdventures]

So sorry to hear of that

[@blakecrawford5101]

Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I have built many a fence with my dad. We’ve always done it exactly this way... in fact, I’ve even pulled up a post I set this way with a tractor and the footing was solid and set all the way down. I am sure there are other ways from the peanut gallery, but after hundreds of posts and no failures I think I will stick with exactly thing. Quikcrete does have a mix that’s specifically for this method-couldn’t tell if that’s what you used and I don’t know what the difference is, we always grabbed whatever. As long as we showed up with it Dad was okay with it LOL

[@AbomAdventures]

Yep, I’ve sunk many of these posts myself and the way I’ve showed works perfectly fine. The concrete will always harden up in no time with the ground moisture getting into it.

[@blakecrawford5101]

Abom Adventures one thing for sure: ain’t nothing make you deserve a beer quite like fence building!

[@denniskazich7559]

I live in Florida. No matter how much we try and prepare, certain things are took for granted they will be ok. Usually the main thing is loss of power, food supplies etc. Unfortunately fences are the last thing on list. It's one of those after the storm repairs. Done perfectly up to Florida standards. Guess you have to experience one to go back over and repair items one at a time. 5 stars dude.

[@toolbox-gua]

OMG! I was going to say that 5 ft anchors were about 3 times longer than needed. But you just pushed so easy. Nice job.

[@moose64]

You could have driven a couple of those metal bars through the quickcrete on an angle before you put the water in. Then when set the metal bars would be part of the footing.

[@AbomAdventures]

Why would I waste my good metal bars like that?

[@moose64]

@@AbomAdventures Or rebar.

[@ionstorm66]

The concrete didn't fail, the ground did. Making the concrete stronger won't help keep the fence up.

[@Stubones999]

A shadow box fence would be less likely to blow over since the wind can go through the gaps.

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

You guys have been hit pretty hard the last 3 years with the hurricanes. Great job with those straps! I just tore my meniscus knee pain is no joke! Hope you heal soon! Great job! ~Cara

[@geneelliott3230]

I too have had blown down fence. I ended up using galv fence posts like used in chain link . I also used some strong tie strap to hook the posts. I also added posts every center between the larger posts these were the top rail smaller galv tube. Now that you have started you could still use the top rail between centers to strengthen the fence

[@jimsmith5294]

Great job, Adam! Thanks for sharing! The wireless microphone is working great!

[@josephwilson6651]

Have had similar problems with the wood fence here my solution was building a wall. I've replaced about forty feet of fence for approximately6 times over the last twenty years, the cost of the wall equaled the total cost of all 6 wood replacements, and it has never taken any damage from storms and added security & higher resale value to the property.

[@guerro327]

Looking good. Sorry about your knee. Hope you heal up fast.

[@PhotoArtBrussels]

Adam, for the next strong wind, maybe put some posts and straps on before the hurricane gets in. Something will have to give, or the concrete/ballast or the fence posts; straps will remove a lot of load from the wind blowing on the fenceposts.

[@kenuber4766]

Hey Adam...Next time put some water in the hole first before the mix. "Good fences make good neighbors"! Hope you and Abby find a place out in the country. No Gators though. HaHaHa

[@brianknecht3216]

An MRI of your knee will identify the problem. I had the same issue. Torn meniscus and some arthritis. Do your research before you submit to arthroscopic surgery. There are a few non-surgical options.

[@AbomAdventures]

I'm waiting for the new DR appointment so I can hopefully get referred to a specialist.

[@brianknecht3216]

@@AbomAdventures You can get an injection (up to 2x per year) that will give you relief for a month or so. Might be a good temporary solution while you’re on your spring break vacation with Abby. Then when you return, you can follow up with your orthopedic doctor.

[@borndiy5490]

Thanks for explanations on your work. First thing, good your taking care of your knee, not good to delay care. We are a Condo Comm. in Florida. Due to trees & old fence, hurricane damaged all. Thanks to City, they removed trees & gave us a new fence. They used T-Post and we have dips in areas so now in one area we have 8-fences leaning but we have supported with 2x4's. Seeing similar problem, wonder if we dig a low as we can get on these T-Posts, would filling will cement do the job needed to hold fence into the far future(hopefully). I'm sure the t-post will move on us when dirt removed, just something we have to expect. Have to do one first as a test. Thanks for your knowledge fixing a leaning fence and maybe same method will work for our t-post.

[@Craneman4100w]

Tons of posts by people who have never done work like this in their lives. He's not building a bridge. It will be fine. He could have poured it totally dry and in time it would set from groundwater alone in anything short of the dryest desert soil. The problem then would only be how long he'd have to keep the straps on.

[@AbomAdventures]

Yep, the moisture in the ground will make that stuff set up. One good rain fall and it’s there.

[@russkepler]

I live in one of those dry environments and set traffic signs using exactly that method. Post hole digger to 2', drop the post in, 80# bag of Quikrete, plumb the post and pour in a 5 gallon pail of water. Sets up fine that way, without the pail it would take a while with our 10" of rain in a year (and that's without a drought).

[@joshonthetube]

Also, given what happened to the fence before, i do not know that I would want to anchor it to your building! There's a lot of pulling force there, and it could tweak the metal building on you. I do think that some additional support of that end of the fence makes sense, but perhaps a longer post deeper in the ground or something might be sufficient

[@desolatemetro]

Sorry to hear about the noise, and the knee too. Our first house was on a main road in a town that loved it's Harley Davidsons. Absolute nightmare with the straight pipes. Moved up to NH just before the pandemic to a much bigger, nicer, and quieter place! Make sure you talk to a real estate agent about what you can get for your current house...might be more than you think to help you cover the cost of the new place. We were skeptical with the location of ours, but wound up doing very well. Best of luck!

[@michaelm2716]

Hi abom, we have the same problem in oz Brisbane, and we use similar technique to re-stand fence, we also add additional spacing between palings or we alternate palings to either side of fence. This allows the high winds to flow through. Regards

[@yorwerthedwards1045]

Nice job Adam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TomTalley]

Glad to see you have your PhD...education is a wonderful thing, but the Post Hole Digger is the right tool for this job.

[@KevinJones-pj8kx]

Those fence companies blast out those fences as fast as they can. They use undersize post holes and stick everything together at high speed with a pneumatic nailer. As you were not there they could cut the corners on the job even further.

[@douglasthompson2740]

Before you pour the concrete get some #6 or better rebar and pound five or six in the hole around the outer edge of where you are pouring (in a couple inches). Drive them as deep as possible then pour your 'collar' of concrete around them in as large a circle as possible and as deep. You will be surprised how the steel will steady the post. After the third one it is time to do it correctly so you don't end up out there when you are seventy!!

[@howardwatts4238]

Great job

[@1983mojo1]

I remember the cloths line poles in the back yard when I was a youngster.

[@csnelling4]

A good workout Adam 💪👍🇬🇧 Longer post and deeper holes are good Adam . On the U.K. post mix cement , you fill the hole half full of water then put the mix in the hole , if that helps mate.

[@assessor1276]

You could make a hollow stake with a hose connection on one end and some holes at the other end. Jam that down into the dry QuikCrete and inject water from the bottom - that would ensure that no dry spots exist.

[@mlmmt]

Wow that's some soft dirt, where I live in California you could get the same hold from a 2 foot bar (if that).

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

If your soil is hard, They make an attachment (or you can fab your own) for demolition hammers to drive stakes into the ground with ease. But your fence should be built in sections usually. You can take take each section down. Reset some posts then screw it back together.

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

Adam for the soil type you have the concrete they used was nowhere near enough. They should have used at least twice as much concrete. I've done many fences and depending on the soil type and such altered the amount of concrete I've had to use. That ranged from around 1½ bags per a post all the way to 6 bags per post. The broader the concrete surface the more force it will take for the post to push dirt out of the way.

[@kajem575]

Seems those "Ahem" employees busy "learning" on their phones "at work" could have loaded your truck with a lift and pallet. I would have insisted! But,you still shamed them. Good for you. Little they know your intelligence as a machinist. Rock on. 🙂✌❤

[@hardwurkindaddy]

Nothing like your super over-engineered ground stake!

[@neil2675]

Mine did the same thing, So I put my post on four feet centers. holding up so far

[@wilsonhardy2100]

You do concrete just like they do in South America and their stuff has been around for hundreds of years. Looks good.

[@marklockwood7592]

I highly suggest that you pour one bag of concrete then add water. In other words concrete, water,concrete, water, concrete, water, until full. There should be a recommended amount of water on the concrete bag.

[@AbomAdventures]

Negative. You don’t even need water honestly, if you pour that in the hole it’ll harden up n no time. in case you’re wondering, instructions will tell you to pour half the bag in the hole, mix the other half with water and pour in hole and let it set. The water works it’s way through the mix quickly.

[@marklockwood7592]

@@AbomAdventures Adam, you are proving my point. The bag basically says concrete, water, concrete, water. The bag does not say pour 4 bags in a hole and add water on top of it all.

[@blazer6248]

@@marklockwood7592 it doesn't matter. As Adam said, you can pour it in dry and walk away and it'll set. That's also how you end up with solid, old bags of quickcrete. They do the same thing just sitting there. You're splitting hairs for no other reason than to split hairs, IMO.

[@marklockwood7592]

@@blazer6248 No, I am simply disagreeing with you. Concrete requires water to cure. There is a optimal ratio of water to concrete. Too little or too much water and you end up with weak concrete. I am amazed to hear, "just pour the concrete in an walk away". Concrete doesn't work like that.

[@michael931]

I'm fixing mine now. Plenty of concrete. So much that the pressure treated posts rotted since it held water.

[@DanSheldon48]

Adam, nice fix on your fence. I do have two thing. One you always have your PPE on in the shop, use it here also that dust from the concrete is nasty stuff,. Two maybe need to cut some pattern into the fence to provide a place for the wind to pass. Make it a little less of a sail. That might not be as easy to do. I'm just a guy in Wisconsin QBing from an arm chair. If you head north to Wisconsin let me know I will open the cheese curtain for you anytime man. Hope you get some relief on your knee pain.

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!!

[@The_Osprey]

It might sound counterintuitive but your problem is probably mostly due to nerve impingement. As we age discs in our back compress because they don't have a blood source to rehydrate them. This results in nerves coming off your spine getting impinged weakening your leg/hip/lower back muscles. This makes your knee not work the way God intended. An inversion table was the solution for me. Cheaper and more convenient than a chiropractor twice a day. I use mine two or three times a day. When you invert you create a vacuum in your discs that will pull in moisture to partially reinflate them. Best practice is to stay hydrated all the time especially when you are inverting for maximum effect. Best brand of inversion table is probably Teeter. Due to your magnificence you'll probably need the heavy duty one but it's worth every penny. You'll be surprised how much better your body works all over not just your knee. Nerves coming off your spine also go to your organs. I used to feel the need to crack my neck but since I got the inversion table I never feel the need to try. They come with directions and suggestions on things you can do when inverted to maximize benefit. The only drawback is if you have high blood pressure it isn't recommended. If you're taking medicine that keeps it within healthy range you might be OK to go ahead. It can give you a headache and you need to build up to full inversion. Even then no more than 3-5 minutes at a time inverted is recommended. It's the best thing I've ever done for my knee. Get a rowing machine to go along with it and use a couple of times a week and you'll be amazed at how good you feel.

[@driver8438]

Hey Adam I give you credit .....these are a losing battle these fences need an I beam every 8 feet

[@AbomAdventures]

I beam post would be ideal. Maybe for my forever home.

[@Greenwashedhipppie]

I have heard that the shadow box style catch less wind. It's would be pain to do after the fact, putting a 2 2 foot treated board on the post like a cross under ground level in both directions will really shore up a post. I had a couple post on my high testile (that had crap ton of pressure) that where always roaming around and that fixed them. My only damage was one banana plant that got blew over. Did much better than alot of my fell Navarre peeps. Noise pollution is pain. I had 5 acres on a hilltop on a county road in Ky with 1/8 mile driveway, and it was much louder there than here in Navarre. 🤙🏼

[@daviddavis703]

Come over to Dade City Florida... small town out in the country!

[@bennewman5192]

Just put those post on a big spring so the fence lays down in the wind and pops back up after its over. lol Nice repair. Hopefully its not too solid and the post snaps next time. Seeing how soft the dirt is i dont see that being an issue

[@jjbode1]

Do I envy that soft soil. Here it's clay, 300 feet deep.

[@MrHowieZ1973]

Rebar is cheap at Lowes. You can do all kinds of things with rebar. Maybe make some storm anchors.

[@markgordon6971]

👍

[@aspecialkindofhard-headed7082]

Try the Omega XL for the inflammation. You can find their website on the googler.

[@bobw222]

Good timing. The weather this weak is supposed to be "severe"...

[@madjimbo4176]

Building an airfoil in a hurricane environment is the issue lol. Adding a ton of concrete at the top is simply creating a fulcrum. There needs to be a ball at the end of the post in the ground, and one at the top. Or it will simply happen again. Best take the fence down. Put the posts in correctly.

[@jacobfoxworth]

Sorry you had to run into the bums at lowes. I've had that problem at home depot and lowes. It just depends who's shift it is that day. Sometimes you'll get someone that realizes that their job is to help the customers and sometimes you'll get the guy that just wants to lay around on the clock and get a paycheck. Also, not sure if you're interested but I could email some areas in Texas that are real nice. Some people want too much for their property but sometimes you can find a foreclosure or something, and luck out. We have property in an area that's very nice and I could tell you about it, if you want. Fence is looking better. Nice job.

[@bcbloc02]

It will be interesting to see if the next hurricane bows the fence back over or breaks the posts off.

[@AbomAdventures]

Yep, we shall see. If we are home I’ll attach the straps to the posts again.

[@bcbloc02]

@@AbomAdventures might need to brace with 2x4 unless the wind always comes from that side. Be my luck the wind would blow from the other way and the straps would do nothing but help pull it over. 😂

[@shortfuse43]

Adam, I like the method you used with the stakes and straps to pull back on the fence. Necessity is the mother of invention. Simple. I guess by now you have gotten plenty of advice on how to mix concrete!!! Wow. Maybe better to refrain from making this kind of "adventure" video to keep the "experts" restrained, LOL.

[@AbomAdventures]

Any video involving building, construction, carpenter work, concrete, and any subject involving do it yourself will bring out the comments from every angle! You’d have thought I’ve learned my lesson! 😅

[@Fairchildflyer]

want a stronger fence ?? dig deeper holes. a post is simple a lever, the longer the fulcrum is the stronger the post will be.

[@AbomAdventures]

Want a stronger fence, sink and concrete I-beam.

[@steamfan7147]

I live about a hundred and fifty miles due west from Adam. From experience, setting the posts deeper, they just snap off and your whole fence ends up two houses down in your neighbors living room. 🤣🤣 Sometimes it is better to have a fuse in the system.

[@AbomAdventures]

Good point!

[@jasonbabila6006]

Would it help to remove some boards just before a hurricane or heavy winds for air flow and reduce the wind sail effect then put the boards back up after the winds subsides.

[@leelanddennison9557]

Hey Adam, Swab here again. You ask if "is it time for a beer yet"? I was on my second watching you unload all that Quicrete, my bad🙄🤗!

[@OfficialNakatsuMegami]

I wonder if a staggered privacy fence helps any with winds. One board on front, one on the back and repeat to allow wind to pass through it.

[@AbomAdventures]

They call that shadow box style. I don’t like it. You don’t get near the privacy and there’s still no guarantee that hurricane winds won’t damage it. Looks cool for sure, just not my style.

[@kevkeelan5106]

3" angle iron concreted 3' into the ground, then bolt the wooden posts to the angle iron. It makes a stronger fence that's easier to maintain.

[@AbomAdventures]

Hurricane winds will still make it lean. I’m using what was installed.

[@kevkeelan5106]

@@AbomAdventures I think what you've done is an excellent fix, but if you were to start from scratch, my suggested method would be my best advice. I bet if you had built the fence in the first place, it would still be sound.

[@PNEKarl]

Only Adam could over-engineer a fence! That thing will now outlast The Great Wall of China :-)

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

Boy, I wish the ground in our area was that soft. I just about need a jack hammer for any stake, or digging projects.

[@d6joe]

That ground is crazy soft. How deep are the posts? Looks like posts further into the ground might have help.

[@Petrochemtester]

Probably a good idea to use the straps whenever a hurricane is predicted to hit?

[@wrs52011]

LOL You would get that stake in the ground about 18" here at my house. Hard red clay!

[@petenikolic5244]

fence of that height needs posts 3 to 4 feet in the ground they need to be wire reinforced concrete do NOT concrete wooden posts it accelerates the rotting process alarmingly not my job just years of experience .

[@csavol]

Contact Andrew's clinic in gulf breeze. Wife was paralyzed due to disc and she walked day after surgery. All the pros athletes go there

[@macro820]

Leave those anchors in place and sure it all up before the next storm

[@cup_and_cone]

Average real estate in Baldwin County has gone up over 30% in the last 5 years! We bought our new house six years ago and could make a nice profit if we sell, as we want to buy land, but the problem is there's no where to go since everything is so expensive right now. Our neighbor is a realtor and everyone is looking for several acres of land, but that just don't exist anymore in Baldwin unless you get lucky; certainly not at a reasonable price, anyway. Majority of stuff being built and selling here is overpriced tract homes. Most private land sales right now are for commercial or high-density real estate since that's what is making the most money. USDA loans have created huge chaos in entry-level homes (it's time to reevaluate rural status of Baldwin). Upstate Alabamians want to move closer to the beach, and Mobilians wants to flee across the Bay for better quality of life. We moved from Florida to Baldwin in 2008, and it's absolutely crazy how different things are from then to today. Fortunate news is the next housing crisis is inevitable, so it may be worth waiting for a cheap deal.

[@AbomAdventures]

Yep, correctly stated. We’ve had no luck buying anything. We waited until the time was right for us to search but that happened to be when the market started booming and everyone else wants the same thing, plus the prices keep climbing like crazy. Houses of high value and desire are getting sold in 1-2 days now with multiple offers coming in. We’ve checked on several home we found for sale and they are sold before we even get to make an offer. It’s stupid crazy right now.

[@cup_and_cone]

@@AbomAdventures I feel sorry that happened for you guys. Such bad timing. The house down the street from us went from public listing to being under contract in less than 24 hours. It's bonkers to me that our house's value went up so fast, yet we're essentially trapped right now being unable to find a dream house. Here's to hoping for the best. 🍻

[@Gerle71]

@@AbomAdventures Just keep saving then, the market will calm down soon enough, and you'll be even better positioned than you are now.

[@AbomAdventures]

Thomas that me been the plan all along. Keep saving.

[@josephcitizen4195]

@@cup_and_cone Everyone wants a 'dream house' right now, that's the problem. Just like everyone wanted TP 12 months ago and none was to be had. Give it time, live within your means for a while and everything will come around for the best.

[@LiquidRetro]

Crazy how soft that ground is. All I have known is hard clay, I could never do this here.

[@markburden6912]

Square hole not round, the face has a lot more resistance.

[@schamp55]

What brand are those ratchet straps?

[@dx63]

It was to be mixed first and then pure it?

[@carter83419]

Nice job Adam. Over in the uk, we have a product called Postcrete which is allegedly better for the timber. Anyways, it’s a massive time and labour saver. Just plumb up the post by hand without the need for bracing and it’s firm in a couple of minutes.

[@chadwhitman2162]

That's cool that you have a fireplace in your house in Florida haha

[@Garth2011]

Best way to get help at the warehouse is to ask for help at the register and let them delegate some employees to help. That method works because its their boss or its a part of their job that has more employer witnesses as to who is doing their real job vs. having soft drinks while avoiding their job. How foolish them boys are these days. Always ask for help with that kind of a load and purchase because you will find as we all age, its a huge relief not having to do someone else's work when paying for products. Our bodies and health are better off once we get up in the years. Nice anchor rods....real spears ! Plus, you had the material so no cost.

[@3258pamela]

Hi Adom, well, I'm 64 and a lone warrior LOL......kids all out of state....lost partner of 14 years last year, and Ian left me with a fence leaning as well. My fence is on the back of property, North as well, but it came forward toward the south, where yours is leaning back. How do I even begin to fix this.......4 panels involved in this lean....I was able to push the east end/brace it with a post, but the next 2 post I cant budge?? Property behind me is not an option, neighbors are really weird plus there's a huge building so close that I cant use a come along or straps.......

[@boaterbil]

meniscus knee. Been there done that

[@dreddredd7137]

That was some cheap amount of concrete around the posts that the fence builders did . You should Always take in acount the leverage that a fence can endure like heavy wind or hurricanes . Big fence , big posts , alot of concrete . However i myself do not like posts in concrete because the wil rot in time , i would put in a big hole full with concrete and use some ankerplates to hold the post in place , easy to replace them .

[@billrobinson3203]

The fence builders there in your town didn't do a very good job, here in Victoria Australia you would have had reinforced concrete posts, concrete plinths along the bottom makes for a very sturdy fence.

[@ron827]

Wonder why you did not use a shorter level? :-)

[@steamfan7147]

LMAO at all the "Concrete Karens" please people, come back to reality🤣🤣🤣🤣. He's setting posts in soft, sandy soil. The only purpose it serves, is to hold things in position, until the rain washes in the soil to lock the posts in.

[@reebertJunkman]

Makes me wonder if the fence installer did a good job in the first place.

[@johnnyhawk329]

Next time they forecast a hurricane put up some temporary braces on the backside.

[@michaelday7890]

Or cut post off ground level and hinge so fence can be Layed flat then anchor to ground

[@demonknight7965]

Bet you feel it in your back too :)

[@philipdenner8504]

hey Adom, how come the original builders concreted timber posts into the ground. do you not have termites/white ants in the US and won't the timber rot after a few years in the ground. Here in Australia we would concrete a steel post in the ground and then bolted the timber fence to them. no criticism of your work Adom (the straightening of the fence was quite well done) but the original contractors wouldn't last 5 minutes in business here in Oz building it like that.

[@edford6869]

The lumber mostly used for fences and decks is treated wood. No bugs or rot for a long time.

[@darfjono]

steel rod working overtime

[@z06doc86]

Adam, your knee problem sounds like acute gout. Especially if they are intermittent episodes of severe acute pain, swelling, redness and warmth. The episodes last for various lengths of time if not treated, but taking anti inflammatory medication such as Ibuprofen 800 mg three times daily will help. Naproxen 500 mg twice daily is another option. Both available over the counter. Prednisone works best but you need a prescription. Lab work such as a uric acid level can help establish the diagnosis, but the gold standard test is to draw fluid from the knee and look for crystals under the microscope. In the long run, a medication called allopurinol lowers the uric acid and prevents attacks. If we lived close by, I would see you in a heartbeat and get you fixed up. If there’s anything I can do, look me up on Instagram.

[@AbomAdventures]

Hey Doc, thanks for the comments. I've been dealing with gout for years, at least 16 or more now. I've always taken allopurinol daily as a preventative and usually only have a flair up every 1-2 years or so.I also have some flair up meds, and Indomethicine for pain. I actually haven't had one in several years until this past November. I had to go to the emergency clinics twice because of it flaring up again and needing help. But even since then the problem keeps coming back. That's why I am wanting a specialist to look at it and do what's necessary to diagnose the problem and I'll know exactly what it is, what's wrong, and whatever I need to do to keep the pain from coming back. I feel like it could be something other than just gout, maybe another type of arthritis. I have an appointment with the new Dr in April and hope to get in with a specialist soon after.

[@z06doc86]

@@AbomAdventures if you’re taking three hundred mg of allopurinol, it may not be enough. Need to see what the Uric acid levels are and shoot for a goal of at least less than six. Some people have to take 450 mg allopurinol per day or more. Another possibility for your problem is pseudo gout (Calcium deposition disease.). Look it up. Low thyroid can contribute to this as well as several other conditions. I hope you find a good doctor. You really should have an Internal Medicine Primary Doctor and not just a GP. Good luck Adam. I know the pain from this can be debilitating. PS, Alex’s Valiant is sounding good.

[@1946gunner]

Not level the word is plumb. Plumb is vertical level is horizontal. Sorry not complaining.

[@Garth2011]

Yeah....plumb, level and square I have heard much over the years. But I think Adam meant he'd use the level to check for plumb since the level does both, level and plumb etc.

[@AbomAdventures]

Use the level to make it plumb

[@gregprince2523]

Lord almighty Adam!! I don't think they used that much mud on eye 10 there at the Pensacola stretch!! That should withstand any future hurry canes fo sho!!

[@scottschultz895]

Plumb is the word you're looking for, level is horizontal.

[@michaelday7890]

Adam check out dr. Denise Trumbauer 1220 Tipton rd Northfield ,NJ 08225. She uses a little differt approach for knee problems, no surgery, no steroids