My fence line shifted because I ignored soil compaction.

Compact the soil PROPERLY or your posts will lean over time.

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Soil compaction is one of those steps everyone wants to skip until their fence looks drunk. Without a solid base, rain and frost will push those posts around no matter how deep you dig. Rent a plate compactor for an afternoon instead of pretending to stomp it down with your boots. It's a boring job, but fixing a leaning fence is a much bigger pain. Good foundations are boring until you don't have one.

wells.alice1d ago

Wait, so all that boot-stomping is useless? No wonder my last fence fell over.