Fixing wood fence posts, 2 questions
I have a wood picket fence, 44" high, with about 35 fence posts, round,
4" in diameter iirc.I have two problems.
1) One is loose. It feels like it has broken off maybe 8" above the bottom end. How to fix it????I thought I would disconnect it from the fence, pull it out (which I think will be easy), take a replacement (easy to find), cut it to the same length as the piece that comes out**, put the post in plus some instacrete or sackcrete***, pour in some water, and let it harden.
Is that okay? If the part of the first post every rots away, and the post sinks, I can replace it again.
**Well actually I would put the new post in and use it like a pile driver to crush the old post stub as much as I can. Then extend a string from the posts to the left and right of this one, and mark this one so it's the same height as the other two. *** (the speedy stuff or the regular stuff both work, I hear)2) Some of the posts are hollow in the top center, going down 2, 3 even maybe 4 inches. . Water sits on them and the wood rots or crumbles. Sometimes green plant life grows in the holes
a) I thought I should drill a hole in the side so the water drains out. or b) I should fill the holes with something, something that looks like the original post if possible. . I had tried outdoor wood glue mixed with a lot of sawdust. but that broke up.
Suggestions?
Thanks.