Making Your Own Concrete Fence Posts

Lay the piece of 12 inch by 96 inch plywood on a flat surface.

Making your own concrete fence posts.

Includes instructions for making molds for posts mixing concrete and building the fence itself. This will be the base of the concrete form. This video shows how concrete fence posts and concrete panels are made. Add 6 to 8 inches of concrete mix once the gravel is set.

Set a post on the dry concrete flush against the layout line but without pushing it outward. 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. Fence posts are reinforced with steel and should not be attempted diy. How to make concrete fence posts step 1.

Follow the same steps to set the rest of your posts. This does not even happen in a purpose built factory so there is no way it will happen in your garden i m afraid. Position the post in the middle of the concrete mix making sure to slope the concrete mix away from the post. This will be the base of the concrete form.

Fill the bottom of the first hole with about 6 inches of dry concrete mix. Plumb post with a level. Thompsons fencing allows us to set how the molds are prepared and poured using their. Use a post level to make sure the post is plumb and then add braces to hold it in place.

Physical description 31 p. How to make concrete fence posts making concrete fence posts is a fast weekend project once you have the easy to build forms.