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Fencing Extension
Several years ago I replaced a garden fence bordering my neighbours garden
who was a great guy. This was completed with 3 foot deep wooden panels into concrete slotted posts with a 12 inch deep concrete gravel board at the base, making the whole thing about 4 ft high. Very neighbourly. Since that time the neighbour from hell has moved into the property next door and I wish to raise the height of the existing panels (Preferably to the eaves) but I am limited to two metres without planning permission. Could anyone suggest what would be an acceptable infill above the shorter posts in between the new panels and the new top line of the fence?? Many thanks. Len. |
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GKN wrote:
Several years ago I replaced a garden fence bordering my neighbours garden who was a great guy. This was completed with 3 foot deep wooden panels into concrete slotted posts with a 12 inch deep concrete gravel board at the base, making the whole thing about 4 ft high. Very neighbourly. Since that time the neighbour from hell has moved into the property next door and I wish to raise the height of the existing panels (Preferably to the eaves) but I am limited to two metres without planning permission. Could anyone suggest what would be an acceptable infill above the shorter posts in between the new panels and the new top line of the fence?? Difficult. Are you thinking of putting 6' panels into short posts, and filling the gaps with something? If so, I'd contemplate using some angle iron nailed (or bolted) to a plate the thickness of the section between panels, and joining the deeper panels to the plate. The angle irons would go down the slots in the existing slotted posts, the timber plate would sit on top of the existing posts. So a plan view of your angles and plate would be: ### Angle irons |###| bolted thru |---| timber plate. _____|###|_____ ### Elevation: ### ### ### ### \ ### ___\###___ | |###| | | |###| | | |###| | | @@@@@@@ | | @@@@@@@ | | @@@@@@@ | | @@@@@@@ | | @@@@@@@ | | @@@@@@@ | | @@@@@@@ | Whether this makes any sense, I can't tell. Slide some angle irons down the slots in the fence posts, for the sake of example 6' long. One flat will be in the slot, flat to the post, the other will be at 90 degrees, i.e. along the line of the fence. Put a piece of 4x2 or whatnot on top of the concrete post, between the angle irons. Fasten the irons and 4x2 together. Slide in 6' panels (may need mechanical persuasion), fasten the loose floppy top 3' of panel to the angle irons. You might be able to get steel "U" channel to slide down the slots, I dunno, I are late & a bit bev'd. |
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Fencing Extension
GKN wrote:
Could anyone suggest what would be an acceptable infill above the shorter posts in between the new panels and the new top line of the fence?? Many thanks. Len. For wooden posts metpost do a post extender. depending on the profile of your concret posts that might work http://www.metpost.co.uk/extender.html les easy to get hold of & i've never seen in the flesh concrete post extenders http://www.cocklestorm.com/Post%20Ex...0Bury%20UK.asp pk |
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"GKN" wrote in message . uk... Several years ago I replaced a garden fence bordering my neighbours garden who was a great guy. This was completed with 3 foot deep wooden panels into concrete slotted posts with a 12 inch deep concrete gravel board at the base, making the whole thing about 4 ft high. Very neighbourly. Since that time the neighbour from hell has moved into the property next door and I wish to raise the height of the existing panels (Preferably to the eaves) but I am limited to two metres without planning permission. Could anyone suggest what would be an acceptable infill above the shorter posts in between the new panels and the new top line of the fence?? Many thanks. Len. A thousand bottles of wine and/or lager. Make peace at all costs. |
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Could anyone suggest what would be an acceptable infill above the shorter posts in between the new panels and the new top line of the fence?? Many thanks. Len. "I bet you wish you could nail the neighbour to the fence!! -- Regards p.mc |
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