I am looking to constuct a closeboard fence along the boundary of my garden, replacing a worn out, old nasty fence.
I am currently thinking of putting 4X4 timber posts into the ground, in a concrete footing, using a layer of packed pebbles in the bottom to act as drainage. then filling the rest of the hole with concrete.
My thoughts are, that to avoid the issue of rotting, could I do this with concrete posts.
The main issue is that the fece will sit atop the boundary wall, so the posts will have to be offset to the line of the fence.
I know I can get morticed posts, but my second issue is that the level of the garden changes along its length, therefore the mortices in the posts would have to mach the height needed, over different height posts.
(I want the top of the fence to be level along the garden so the fence is 5 ft at the house and only 2.5ft at the end of the garden.)
Can I get a post and bracket arrangement whereby I can set the fixing height on the post for the rails?
The other thought I had was using a concrete spur and attaching the post to this, thus removing the chance of rotting in the post.
The ground is heavy clay/mudstone so drainage is a real issue for me.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks...
AndyC
I am currently thinking of putting 4X4 timber posts into the ground, in a concrete footing, using a layer of packed pebbles in the bottom to act as drainage. then filling the rest of the hole with concrete.
My thoughts are, that to avoid the issue of rotting, could I do this with concrete posts.
The main issue is that the fece will sit atop the boundary wall, so the posts will have to be offset to the line of the fence.
I know I can get morticed posts, but my second issue is that the level of the garden changes along its length, therefore the mortices in the posts would have to mach the height needed, over different height posts.
(I want the top of the fence to be level along the garden so the fence is 5 ft at the house and only 2.5ft at the end of the garden.)
Can I get a post and bracket arrangement whereby I can set the fixing height on the post for the rails?
The other thought I had was using a concrete spur and attaching the post to this, thus removing the chance of rotting in the post.
The ground is heavy clay/mudstone so drainage is a real issue for me.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks...
AndyC