How to repair a fence post [Cheap fence fix!!!] Handyman fix (AMAZON LINK)

In this video, I show you how to repair a broken fence post on a budget. I use a "C channel" made by simpson strong tie called E-Z Mend. This is a black powder coated mender plate for a 4x4 post. Your post can be set in concrete and this E-Z mender will repair that broken post like you wouldn't believe! This quick and easy repair will add years of life to your broken fence! I demonstrate with a before and after video so you can compare the two! This is a great fix for a handyman!

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[gbell]

Thank God for this Man and thank God for YouTube !

[milesharlan]

I just experienced the EZ mender.. You had no Concrete around post. I just did 2 posts w Concrete around. Tool 6 hrs & 2 trips to the store. Simpson recommends installing in pairs. I used a 1/2 bolt to tie each EZ mender together.. You had the easy install I had the very very hard install..Keep up the good work!

[KLartrandM]

I was skeptical but i didn't have many other cheap opinions. So i tried it today. It worked, and its solid. Thanks 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[micahvanella]

With the price of lumber right now, this is a lifesaver

[johnf]

Worked like a champ for me today! Thanks for the great video. Lowe's had the bracket for $17.xx Cheapest out there. In stock all over the city. Took 25 minutes., There was definitely a spot where I ran into a lot of resistance, but kept sledging along and the bracket got through it. $20 fix for a potential issue down the road. Thanks again.

[parisattic]

Thank you! Mom and I will be 2 old ladies fixing the fence. Thanks to you. ❣️

[simpledrawings]

I laughed so hard when he pushes the post after he installed the metal plate and the post is still shaking dramatically.... I was expecting it stand still after install it so I never thought it would still shake... hahaha

[robertgissy]

Unscrew panel each side post usually rotton so drill hole in concrete put bolt in . Then use concret building blocks and wood and car trolley jack and chain to lift it out ( saves using Jack hammer) . Now you have hole put post in and re-concrete fix panels and prop to vertical leave to set . Perminant job

[bettywhite]

Awesome. Even a great granny can fix her old fence posts. TYIA

[greenspiraldragon]

The fence mender can cost over 20 bucks so if your on a budget you can get some of the metal utility fence post the ones with holes in them drive a couple of them in on vanious sides of the post and then attach to the post with deck screws. Using 2 or three of those cheap metal utility post is still cheaper than the post mender.

[johnnyguitwithit]

If you can, place the bracket in between the panel and the post. The fence won't rock after the fix

[Chris-ilmi]

Great idea didn’t know there was such an item to fix fences

[emdm]

You should install it running with the direction of the fence not facing it. It will still be weaker the way you did this. You should also do it in pairs for complete repair. It wouldn’t sway at all if completed properly. It shows on the actual piece you held up to place them perpendicular with the fence.

[moonman]

Wow! $15 seems like a decent deal, but fast forward three years and they are now (at least the current seller via your link) charging $50 which seems very high for a quick fix patch. Thanks for sharing.

[joewoodchuck]

That's a new product for me. I'll keep them in mind. Otherwise without them I would look to heavy duty metal fence posts or Unistrut.

[tookymax]

I used these on a post that was in concrete. In that case I put it on the side of the post because I am not worried about left right motion. It was a lot harder to pound in between the post and the cement than in you case, but it is very solid now. The mender was $10 at Home Depot.

[analazcano]

Always is best if doing it to the other side of the fence post, reason why, the damaging wind does not blow side ways but back and forth,

[billparrish]

This is why I have always set fence posts without concrete, and provided plenty of pea gravel and sand under and around them for drainage (but tamped in hard for strength). Concrete is stronger, and should be used for gate posts, where tiny differences can cause a latch to not catch (but even then, with gravel not concrete in the bottom, and the concrete troweled to slope away from the post). For all the other posts, the concrete can easily end up making a cup of water around the post, rotting it off at ground level in just a few seasons.

[MalcolmJames-sgzg]

Never seen them before, good demonstration video thanks

[patriciacontreras]

Thanks so much!
The funny part safety sandals .
😆 but great idea!