Archena

Hi! New girl's first post!


I have an older kennel that needs two gate posts replaced (6 ft). They are both in the concrete pad. I don't want to put a lot of money into having it repaired but I need to stabilize it for at least 6 - 8 months.

I'm pretty certain I'll have to hire someone - which is more headache since my (only a mother could love them) mutts will have to be kenneled during repair (most people prefer to work without dog teeth in them anywhere... sigh...). I doubt I am strong enough to do the work myself (that and it's 100F out there!). The yard fencing is in worse shape than the kennel - theoretically, fencing works much better when it actually encloses the whole yard (not kidding) and the gate doesn't have a dog sized gap in it (also not kidding) so I won't be staying here very much longer.

Any ideas? Will they have to damage the pad to get the posts out? I really don't want to pay for masonry work if it can be avoided.

Thanks!

oldognewtrick

Welcome to House Repair Talk. Post a pic of the area you are talking about if you can.

Archena

Thanks!

I don't have a digital camera and I'm just taking in my last disposable today. It'll be a couple weeks before I can post a pic. My current priority is the AC anyway so I'll post it when I can.

Johnboy555

Welcome...
the first thing that comes to mind is to have them cut off near the concrete and see if you can find a pipe to closely fit inside the pipe (as support) and have new pipe slid over this and welded. Not the best idea, but should last at least as long as you are going to be there. Good luck!

Archena

Hi,

Thanks! That's similar to what I'd thought about but has a better chance of working (I was really trying to avoid having to restretch the fabric). I'll take a good look in the base this evening when I can work outside for more than two minutes! (It's a little warm out there... 90F warm and climbing...).

Thanks again!

-A

Archena

Just when you thought it was safe to get into the thread (yes, bad Jaws pun).

Pics, as promised:



Middle post (forgot this one).



Outer door



Interior door



Second view, interior door



Top view, interior door.

nealtw

If you can take the cap off the top maybe you could just drop in a chunk of 1" pipe so it would be in your pipe and in the hole in the concrete.

TxBuilder

What neal said makes the most sense to me as well. This way you won't have to bust up concrete and make a huge mess.

Drop a smaller pipe into the chunk remaining in the concrete, cement it in and slide the pole over the top. Once this pole is in place, you may wish to fill it with concrete as well. Try to keep it off the sides of the pipe and drop it as close to center as possible so it doesn't gum up the sides.

Not the best illustration, but I hope it helps.

Womandoingmansjob

Did you get the post fixed? I would also go with the pipe on the inside of the broken post, but if that does not work, I would suggest putting a post in outside the concrete and adding a little bit more fence.