building a wooden fence

[charlie1]

Alright guys, any advice on building a wooden fence (4ft ish) , my plan: dig holes for pre treated posts (every 2 meters) then plant posts in cement ( about a foot) make sure they are all plumb, then screw in the horizontal bits then the slats. Any further advice would be great if any of you guys have done this before.

 

[DHTiling]

Posts should be 1.5 mtrs apart , so you get 2 posts to a 3 mtr rail.. so that is one on the middle and one at each end , so 2 rail ends fasten to that post...

I used to help father in-law who is a fencer when i was younger.. and if rails are 4 mtr ones then ye go 2 mtr centres.

 

[Alan.P]

I think there's a system now that does without cementing the posts, they call it meta posts or something like it, not sure how good / bad they are, iirc it's to make post replacement easier, or could just be to make money lol

 

[DHTiling]

Quite poor IMO ALan... my new fence around the garden i used the post mix bags.. about 3 quid each from B and poo warehouse.. and does 2 posts if you beat bricks in as well..

OP.. make sure min depth 500mm for posts holes..

 

[Ian]

Yeah the meta posts are poor, the problem is that the wooden posts move around in them when it's windy, not a very secure structure and eventually falls down. I speak from personal experience!


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[Ajax123]

You gonna put a gravel rail alongthe bottom?

 

[tfs]

1800mm centres for posts rails as timber merchants are generally 3600mm. Plant the posts to 600mm depth. I would use 4x4 posts. I did the holes to the depth of 600mm with a width of around 300 for a good solid fence. You can use post mix to speed uop the process and it generally works fine for this type of fence when the holes are not too wide.

Cut a slope on the top of the fence posts to let water fall away (treat with a trade sealer)

If you realy want to go the distance run you rails through a table saw (or use circular saw) to create an angle/fall on them too to prevent water sitting on them.

Use anular ring shank nails to prevent them going loose with weather change or use screws but you will be there all day though unless you have a colated gun. This is where as paslode does its magic.

 

[tfs]

check every few boards with a level to ensure they are running plumb. I normaly aim to have a gap of 19mm between boards and can usea spare board to keep this margin equal or make your own spacer to whatever size.

 

[AliGage]

Have i missed something? What sort of fence are you building? Feather-edge board, panels, picket, slat, etc?

 

[tfs]

Have i missed something? What sort of fence are you building? Feather-edge board, panels, picket, slat, etc?

sounds like he is planning on a standard palisade/picket type mate

 

[John Benton]

If you live in a windy area, and some people do, :lol: I wouldn't go for a solid panel fence, go for a picket.palisade, so the wind can blow through.

 

[charlie1]

Thanks for all the info guys, I will be on later once the wee one goes to bed to digest and reply properly!

 

[charlie1]

Have i missed something? What sort of fence are you building? Feather-edge board, panels, picket, slat, etc?

Just a pretty fence to keep the dogs out or dugs as they are generally known up here and keep the weaned in! And it needs to look pretty so I think a picket fence! So posts submerged 600 and 1.5m appart!
Tts, I like your tips on the sloping to preserve the wood! I was planning on just screwing it all together but might get my bro to get me a passlode. What's the best way of digging the holes? And I am aware of the spade, just wondering if there wad a fancy gadget I could hire?

 

[strummerman]

you could try an electric fence that will keep the dogs out :yikes:

 

[charlie1]

you could try an electric fence that will keep the dogs out :yikes:

Lol, I don't want to kill the dogs, just keep them out!

 

[strummerman]

[video]http://www.electricfencing.co.uk/dogs_out.asp[/video]

 

[tfs]

Just a pretty fence to keep the dogs out or dugs as they are generally known up here and keep the weaned in! And it needs to look pretty so I think a picket fence! So posts submerged 600 and 1.5m appart!
Tts, I like your tips on the sloping to preserve the wood! I was planning on just screwing it all together but might get my bro to get me a passlode. What's the best way of digging the holes? And I am aware of the spade, just wondering if there wad a fancy gadget I could hire?

I use a pinch bar, also known as a spud bar to break up the ground. This is great for getting rocks etc out of the ground if they are in the way.

I would space the posts at 1800mm too.

 

[John Benton]

When I did my fence i bought of these. It's good for small deep holes, ideal for post-crete