Making Your Own Concrete Fence Posts

Fill the bottom of the first hole with about 6 inches of dry concrete mix.

Making your own concrete fence posts.

Plumb post with a level. Add 6 to 8 inches of concrete mix once the gravel is set. Lay the piece of 12 inch by 96 inch plywood on a flat surface. Physical description 31 p.

Fence posts are reinforced with steel and should not be attempted diy. How to make concrete fence posts making concrete fence posts is a fast weekend project once you have the easy to build forms. How to make concrete fence posts step 1. This will be the base of the concrete form.

This does not even happen in a purpose built factory so there is no way it will happen in your garden i m afraid. Lay the piece of 12 inch by 96 inch plywood on a flat surface. Water gets into concrete its unavoidable and absolutely certain if the posts are made diy as the concrete needs to be vibrated in a way which removes all air. Follow the same steps to set the rest of your posts.

Includes instructions for making molds for posts mixing concrete and building the fence itself. This video shows how concrete fence posts and concrete panels are made. Use a post level to make sure the post is plumb and then add braces to hold it in place. Set a post on the dry concrete flush against the layout line but without pushing it outward.

Position the post in the middle of the concrete mix making sure to slope the concrete mix away from the post. Cut the above wooden parts list using the circular saw always wearing those safety glasses.