I have hired someone to put up a new fence. We’ve asked for 5 ft 6 inch panels with 6 inch gravel boards and 1 ft trellis. Our gardener has said that he can’t easily acquire the 5 ft 6 inch panels so he’s suggesting cutting a 6 ft panel to size. Can anyone tell me if that’s wise or could it be problematic with regards to the integrity and strength of the panels? Thanks
Reducing fence panel length
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Why 5'6"?
Generally panels and gravel boards are not cut, but the posts are planted in the correct position for the panels.
You can cut panels, but it is a lot of work to cut them all.
Most people just cut the end one and don't generally worry about the centre bar no longer being central
Generally panels and gravel boards are not cut, but the posts are planted in the correct position for the panels.
You can cut panels, but it is a lot of work to cut them all.
Most people just cut the end one and don't generally worry about the centre bar no longer being central
Why not 5’ panels with 12” gravel boards?
We were told the maximum height you can have is 7 ft. So 5 ft 6 inch high panels, plus 6 inch gravel boards plus 1 ft trellis equals the 7 ft maximum. I hope!
Hmm, not considered that. Would that not look weird?
Not at all. I thought that was the norm for a 6’ high fence. Didn’t know they did fence panels in heights other than whole feet. I also thought 6’ was the max height and trellis didn't count towards the height but it may be different in your area.
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I have five feet panels on 12" concrete gravel boards that are half buried in the ground due to being on a slight incline . Then arched trellis that is 12" high at each end but about 18" in the middle
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the easy way to reduce a fence panel
6ft 19x38 tile baton knot free and strait
place on the bottom off the panel on the side where bottom rail is full width clamp in the exact spot required
mark each upright both top and bottom edges
drill a 3mm pilot hole 50mm deep at all overlaps and use a 4x45mm turbogold or similar
handsaw or osscilating saw cut on the top surface through the uprights
one at a time remove the screw remove the upright timbers and replace the screw before going to the next
cut along the bottom edge off the new baton to cutoff the excess
rotate and reuse the old or use new short timbers between the uprights on the other side
the easy way to reduce a fence panel
6ft 19x38 tile baton knot free and strait
place on the bottom off the panel on the side where bottom rail is full width clamp in the exact spot required
mark each upright both top and bottom edges
drill a 3mm pilot hole 50mm deep at all overlaps and use a 4x45mm turbogold or similar
handsaw or osscilating saw cut on the top surface through the uprights
one at a time remove the screw remove the upright timbers and replace the screw before going to the next
cut along the bottom edge off the new baton to cutoff the excess
rotate and reuse the old or use new short timbers between the uprights on the other side
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