Pack of 8 Easy Fence Post Repair Kit (to Fix 4 Broken Wood Posts), Quick and Simple to Install, Effective, Durable Steel Stakes

I wasn’t sure this Post Buddy repair kit would work for me, given my fence posts barely have any concrete around them, but I decided to give it a try anyway. To my surprise, it worked really well! I hammered it into the ground to secure the post, and it’s now stable - still wobbles a tiny bit in high winds, but it’s a huge improvement from before. The kit isn’t super cheap, and it would be nice if there were more than two stakes in a pack, but it’s still far cheaper and easier than replacing the entire post. Very happy with the results.

Bought two packs of two in order to try to fix two 4 x 4 fence posts broken in the recent storm. The posts were concreted in and suffered fair wear and tear over the years. I didn't expect these metal bars to work, but the possibility that they might was worth a gamble as the alternative was digging out the old concrete and doing a full replacement job (or paying hundreds for someone else to do it). I was very impressed. Of the four bars, three of them went in relatively easily to the required depth using just a club hammer. The fourth hit something and wouldn't go deeper even with a sledge hammer, so this one was approx 10cm too high, but I went ahead anyway. They did a great job and fixed the broken posts. I put new additional posts in midway between the broken posts for additional support, but the repairs have probably got me two to four years of additional life and saved money. Easy to install and worked well in a tough situation.

Well made and easy to use, does the job.

BUILD Very solid. Since installing 12 of them none of my fences have come down! They're a simple design but have clever ribs on the inside designed to go into the concrete but not come out. You'll need a lump hammer to put them in and screws are extra however it's a fairly generic sized wood screw. USE I moved into a house where all the fence posts apparently belong to me and all of them were installed poorly. The concrete around the post was never angled away, so the rain water went into the posts and rotted them at the ground level. I lost one post and therefore panel every big storm. I've managed to save 6 posts meaning I didn't have to reinstall all fencing or posts, they just need putting back together. I've even put some in preemptively for posts about to snap and resurrected my friend's fencing. It's a genius idea for a common problem. The ideal set up is to put one post buddy on the outside and then another on the inside where the fence is connecting. This accounts for movent both ways. My fencing doesn't allow this so all of mine are opposite each other. This hasn't caused me any issues. EASE You need your own lump hammer, screws and electric screw driver or similar. It takes a bit of going to get them in. Probably about 30-40 minutes to get two in, which is what's needed per post. You do need a bit of strength to keep lifting the hammer. The longer it takes to go in, the more secure your post will be. They were all painted with Ronseal and take paint well. If you don't paint them they're still fairly discreet. DRAWBACKS The one drawback is that if your fence post has been completely bodged and there's nearly no concrete around the lower post, then this won't help. You won't really know that unless you dig to find out or you just start banging them in. I started by buying one and then found that there was enough concrete around the lower post for it to work just by how it feels. If it's just mud it offers no resistance. This is a minor drawback and no fault of the product. VALUE Undeniable value. This has saved me hundreds of not thousands of pounds and countless headache for a terribly installed fence which now stands on its own. I even have the weight of trellising on top (see photos).

Brilliant idea, for something I didn't even realise existed these post supports saved me a fortune after a member of my family reversed into one of my fence posts and virtually snapped it. Ordered these with very little hope of success however when they arrived the quality is first class feeling very heavy and solid which filled me with some confidence straight away. The instructions are simple they are quick to install and add extreme stability to the broken posts which now 4 months on are still holding well.

I thought it would be hard to install, but it could not have gone more smoothly - 20mins start to finish. The two strips are much easier to hammer in than I expected - very sturdy but slightly flexible, which ensures the club hammer can get them in all the way down to the right level - and they make easy chiselling progress between the old stump of wood and its concrete retension. It is a very clever and effective solution, and works even when space is very tight - e.g plants and fence panels which may need to be temporarily moved. My tip: use a small piece of 3/8" or 9mm wood as a wedge between the strips and the post when hammering instead of your hand, and remove these before screwing in tight! I chose this above any of the other many solutions, and while pricey - it is cheaper than a new post, let alone the cost, time, effort, disruption to fit one as the only alternative.

Thought from reviews I have read these would make the rotten post nearly solid but after following the instructions to the letter two strong bars didn’t make any difference at all perhaps it was just my ground condition which is very wet at present but now having to consider dismantling the fence removing the post and replacing with a concrete one. The bars themselves are thick and strong but if the post in the ground is just mush then they are going to do the job.

I could not hammer them between the post and concrete as advertised.

I was little skeptical, but the steel is thicker than I expected and seems to work well. The top of the concrete was lower than the ground so the post rotted. I added 2 braces and build up the concrete to be above ground to prevent further deterioration. Some posts were not as bad, so I added 1 brace to the front and added concrete. Time will tell if this works. 2 of the posts are too far gone and I will do a proper replacement pulling the concrete up,.installing new post and concrete. If the posts are not too far gone, this system should work. I was also surprised that it was not that hard to hammer the brace in, I used only a regular hammer.

I used this to fix a fence post that had completely rotted through at the ground. The gate was attached to that post, and it wasn't working very well. With these steel pieces pounded into the ground, on adjacent sides of the post, the fence is now decently solid, and the gate works well. It has lasted for two years so far. We still have to replace the fence at some point, but it's allowed us to defer the costly fence replacement project.

So easy to use. The post I repaired was actually broken completely off from the cement. I used three of these to secure it back on. I’m 66 years old. The thought of having to dig another hole, and mix cement and replace the entire section made me tired! These worked perfectly and were super easy to do. And I did it by my self. Don’t know how long they will hold but it’s good for now and very sturdy. I live in the panhandle of Texas and we are expecting 80 mile an hour gusts today. So let’s see how this stands up!

Bent at first application