I need to repair 2 out of the 5 wooden fence posts on my 3ft high front boundary fence with the neighbour.
The 2 posts had rotted away at the base. The posts are inserted into holes in a concrete drive, but under the concrete there is wet earth. 3 of the other posts seem to be fine.
I know using concrete posts would solve my problem, but I want them to match the other 3 posts, and I'm not ripping out 3 perfectly good posts just to make them all matching concrete posts. So it has to be wooden posts.
How can I stop the 2 new posts from rotting away? Can I paint some kind of sealant onto the part of the post that will be underground? Or do I need to make sure the edges of the hole in the drive are sealed where the post comes out? OR do I need to somehow seal inside the hole in the drive so the wet earth doesn't end up surrounding the post base?
Thanks
The 2 posts had rotted away at the base. The posts are inserted into holes in a concrete drive, but under the concrete there is wet earth. 3 of the other posts seem to be fine.
I know using concrete posts would solve my problem, but I want them to match the other 3 posts, and I'm not ripping out 3 perfectly good posts just to make them all matching concrete posts. So it has to be wooden posts.
How can I stop the 2 new posts from rotting away? Can I paint some kind of sealant onto the part of the post that will be underground? Or do I need to make sure the edges of the hole in the drive are sealed where the post comes out? OR do I need to somehow seal inside the hole in the drive so the wet earth doesn't end up surrounding the post base?
Thanks