fence

I had a fence put in our back garden with a pretty heavy gate, which has most/all of its weight supported by a single fence post. I just noticed the post is starting to split. Is there anything I can do to fix and/or better support this? I'm thinking it's not going to support the gate much...

I'm wanting to attach a fence to the wall that divides my and my neighbour's back garden as it is a low wall and I want privacy for my family. Do you know the law? If she says no then can we still do it? I don't know who owns it in the deeds but she is saying that she is the owner. Let me know...

I'd just like to pick your brains: I've got a flattop railing (attached photo) along a North Facing wall of my house. It provides absolutely no privacy and I can't really see a point to it beyond fall protection. This ordinarily wouldn't be an issue but we have a bay window facing out on to...

Hi all just a quick question for you. I'm a first time homeowner and I've noticed that the wooden items in my garden (fencing, shed, double gates in the driveway) look worn down and in a couple of places have a little bit of light green mossy stuff on. I know none of it has been treated for a...

Hello, I can't find any advice anywhere. I have new 1.8m wide fence panels to put in the back garden. The panels are exactly 1.8 meters wide but the gravel boards are 1.83. should I pack out panels to 1.83 or cut gravel boards down to 1.8? I am using durapost system so could easily cut down the...

Hello, I'm looking to fix my garden fence with my wall. I want to have sort of L/U shape anchor, to hold the fence from the top, with plate on left side which I can screw with wall. Here is the diagram. Hook by MikeHandyDIY posted 10 Jul 2021 at 12:24 PM I'm aware that I can achieve with an L...

So we just had a new garden fence installed, and the builders seem to think that it's fine to not attach the trellis to anything -- either to the fence beneath it or the concrete fence post. It's literally just balanced on top of the fence, with the ridges of the fence post stopping it from...

Hi all, Been looking on the forum a while so thanks to everybody who posts, I’ve been given some great ideas and advice. I now have a quick question. I’m just about to start a strip of fencing (14 bays) using concrete posts. The fence will be 6ft panels and 1ft gravel board. Coming off the...

My neighbors have put up very high fences but there are two issues, first is he put fence up several feet from his boundary and all the earth is falling into my garden and also he made one of the fence panels so he can literally come in and out of my garden when he pleases.He did this yesterday...

Hi, I want to add a fence panel to a concrete post, theres no slot in the direction I want to add it. Whays the easiest /best way to do that ? Are there some clips made for that ? I was thinking I can add a wooden post to it ? But I imagine the concrete is hard to drill into ? Any suggestions...

Hi, I'm wanting to replace two closeboard fence panels, however the concrete posts dont have the slots, so lifting out a panel and replacing it isnt an option. The current panels are 6ft, but the posts are slightly wider, so each panel has a 35mm wide batten attached. I can see where the...

Hi all, My house is on a corner plot and i have a piece of grass on my side garden which is wasted and not used. I currently have a 6ft fence around the side of the house which i would like to extend over the grass in my side garden so that it can be used as part of my private garden. I've...

Hi, I'm quite new to fencing and I'm looking for some advice on the best way to put a garden gate in this location. The raised bed on the right is making things a bit complicated and I want to know what would be the easiest and most durable solution. I'm going to have to secure a post to the...

Sorry if this is daft question but what are best screws to use on a treated timber fence? Are galvanised screws ok or should I use stainless. Some people recommend decking screws but these are too long for what I want. The fence will be left natural so I don't want rust streaks appearing down...

Hi guys I have 5 leaning or broken(at base) fence posts,there is nothing wrong with the panels(6ft) just the posts.ive had several quotes around £600 to £800 to get them fixed,I only need to get the posts straightened up and 2 which have broken at ground level...I'm thinking of putting support...

Got 20+ 5ft fence panels that need their first "paint". Want to "paint' (or spray) a clear/natural wood colour but all the usual Ronseal fence/shed stuff is browns, greys, greys, blues, etc. What can I use???? (Remember I have to do at least 20 panels (both sides of at least 8)

Ok I've replaced several 9ft high posts, 4" × 4" into concrete. My gawd it nearly killed me removing the old posts. I've attached a photo of the posts set in postcrete. Now they are in the same position as the ones I removed. 2ft of the posts are buried in 12" diameter holes. I've measured 2.8m...

Does anyone have any recommendations for the best Shed and Fence paints? I have been using Cuprinol 5 Year Ducksback but I am finding that on the fence in particular its fading in sort of yellowish bits on the fence and not lasting five years. On the shed there is some fading on the door but...

Hi, Looking for a bit of advice about removing paint from a fence. The previous owners of our property painted both fence in Homebase Home of Colour Wild Willow paint. It is a waterbased, water proof paint with a waxy finish. I want to remove the paint as we don't like the colour but I am at...

Hiya guys, 1st post so im hoping this is enough info. I have a lovely garden however the garden slopes down from one end to another. The fence panels have also seen better days so whilst we are in the pandemic i thought id get my fence replaced. The fence posts are wooden and are in solid...