Concrete Fence Post Fencing DIY | The Carpenter's Daughter

Hi everyone,

We’ve badly needed our fence replacing for well over two years. We’d patched it up that many times as we’ve had other more important jobs to do. So here’s how I took on installing concrete fence posts and gravel boards.

The original fence was not only rotten, but each post was wobbly and found all, except the back two, were put in by fence spikes.
So now I plan on finally finishing the patio in front of the garage and then time to think about making a gate.

We had some very tricky weather conditions, so had to do it in parts (so try and do it when you know you have good weather).
We also found absolutely tonnes of concrete, everything was extremely heavy, so I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the helping hand of my fiancé.

Everything we used was bought from Buildland – this is NOT a sponsored post – they were the cheapest in the Midlands, so just shop around. Note the concrete posts are quite holey, so you’re best checking them out before you buy them (I, however, did not!)

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[floratavernerballester]

Thanks for this. I'm in the process of replacing my rotten fance post with cement ones. Seeing you do this has given me the confidence i could do it on my own.

[garrettalarmdepot]

You’re one smart young lady. Your fiancé should be happy with such an industrious young lady on his side.

[seanbrennan]

Girl you did well its always nice to see a woman been hands on getting stuck in and getting her hands dirty the fencing looks great well ✔

[MilosStevanovic]

Good job. Love to see these type of women working hard. Nothing but respect to you.

[abbaszaidi]

My dads a design engineer. In the 1990s he started the kitchen extension. I helped mix cement and did the pointing for the brickwork. Then I buggered off to medical school and he finished the extension himself over 5 years.

To be honest- covid aside- I’d rather be building an extension right now. I think you (and my dad) are awesome human beings 💙

[prospectsinc]

I gotta say there are too many fake vids on YT that show women doing things; but your the Real McCoy. When you hit some speed bumps in your build, you found a way to tackle them. That's what makes a good builder, not compromising quality for expediency and I've been doing every facet of home construction. including prefab design and build for over 40 years and I'm still at it. Any way you might consider a 1 x 5 or a 1 x 6 for a cap to your fence.
There's a wide girth of projects out there to do and I (plus many others) would definitely be interested in seeing how you handle them. Your a great example of How-To; no matter what the sex of the viewer is.

[geo]

Oh Man! The carpenters daughter is a hard worker! Way to go mom and dad, u raised a good one!

[TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Just a note, I forgot to add the £119.99 for the concrete breaker on to the total spend of £350! At least we can sell it on if we want to (but I quite fancy keeping it) ;)

[SteveAndAlexBuild]

Great job . When we do fencing we put the gravelboard and fence panel together ( saves lifting them high ) plus no need to add stone to the post mix, just pour it straight out of the bag 👌🏼. Like the idea of plugging thr groove to stop the gravel boards dropping 💪🏽🧱👍🏼

[detailingdiaries]

It's great to see a channel showing women can do all of this kind of stuff. I have passed on some of my DIY skills to my wife and she loves it. I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to learn too 👩‍🔧👩‍🏭👷‍♀️💪

[mrbenn]

This was the first video I watched on your channel, and it gave me the confidence to build my own fence recently! Thanks for the vid 🙂

[yoliegunderson]

Great job. I farm and ranch here in the states. I love doing projects by myself. Nice to see another lady doing hard work.

[rodwhite]

Awesome job. You go, girl. Anything you can do, I can do better, right? You filmed all the right steps for everybody to see. The finished product looks amazing. What a job. You didn't need your husband very much. Thanks. There is a new product on the market for setting posts(well new to me, anyway). And that's FOAM. YES, FOAM. Although, I don't know how it would be for concrete posts. But anyway, you saved yourself a lot of money by doing this yourself. Which I am all for, no matter who was involved. So yeah, you go girl!!

[bwanasibu]

Well done Missus. Good effort & great job done. Your fella certainly has found a diamond.

[marcotoni]

as a carpenter I have mad respect for this lady. cuz she aint afraid to work.

[pauljansen]

Your husband is a lucky guy, great job and nicely explained as you proceeded through the tutorial.

[vistron]

I've always used the fast setting postcrete for part of the hole and then topped up with standard concrete mixed with ballast. But the mixing with gravel also looks like a good idea.

If the hole is too big, chucking in some busted up broken bricks also comes in handy.

[paddydunne]

Hang on to the breaker. I bought one several years ago, for similar money. It paid for itself on the first job. The amount of times it’s used in the intervening time it’s been a life saver! Good work and well explained 🤘🍀

[Hells_Gift_MB]

I just finished putting up a new fence for the first time with the help of my friend (who is far more practical than me) and everything in this video is on point. Using the gravel boards to map out where the next hole should be is by far the best way to go. A tip for people who have clay soil for when it comes to levelling the gravel boards - wet the clay and you can then mould it into the gaps between the bricks. When the clay dries it goes rock hard and won't budge. You can then cover it up with normal soil.

[Just-SomeGuy]

Good job getting stuck in despite the heavy work involved. Concrete posts and gravel boards are definitely the way to go with fencing. They will well outlast neighbour's fences with wooden posts, even if their wooden posts are set in concrete.