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We brought a house in the country, from an old Croation couple, with a garden
but that's over run by old grapes wines and a lot of old post covered with chicken wire
What is the best way to start getting rid of the posts and chicken wire, please
both hubby and I are not handy people, all my gardens have been in pots before on balcony
Please help, not much left in the bank after buying house, so can't afford to hire anyone
trying to do it ourselves so any advise would be much appreciated
Hi @patdean,
Thank you for your question and welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is wonderful to have you join us.
I'd suggest you start by removing the chicken wire using a pair of aviation snips to cut the chicken wire away from the posts. Ensure you wear suitable protective clothing while doing this as well as some gloves and eye protection to reduce the risk of any lacerations.
The next step is to remove the posts.
Can you advise what kind of posts they are? For example, are they star pickets like these ultraposts? Or a timber post such as these H4 posts?
If the posts are star pickets, you can use a Post Lifter and Remover to lever them out of the ground. This may require you to use a solid block, such as an old piece of timber to support the post lifter to ensure it does not dig into the ground while lifting.
If the posts are timber posts that have been concreted, or driven into the earth, you will likely need to dig them out. This can be done with a fencing bar to break up the soil and a shovel to remove it.
Let me know if you have any further questions or need some clarification.
Jacob
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