My fence is looking pretty bad in spots. A couple of the posts have sunk so the top rails are very not-level, and some of the bottom rails have rotted away where dirt has sat, so the boards are only fastened at the top. The fence isn’t falling down or anything, just looks motley.
I’m too cheap to replace 100’ of fence. I mean, if it were cheap I’d do it, but it won’t be cheap.
So I’m doing the ghetto fix. Replacing the bottom rails and refastening the boards is easy. As for the not-level top rails, I figured out that backing out four 4” screws and using a Sawzall to cut two inaccessible fasteners is all it takes to detach the two top rails from the post. So I’m simply repositioning and re-fastening those rails so they’re level again. Then a bit of 4x4 to extend the post (cosmetic) and new post caps, and I’ll be good for another five years.
