Securing Fence

[caffreys]

I had a fence built before Christmas, it's closed board with concrete posts. The company I used, used wooden wedges to secure the rails in place and as predicted with drying out and high winds they have started falling out and some of the panels have dropped

Now before I get the company back to fix it (again), what is the best way to fix this ? I've attached a picture.

I personally would use 40mm x 40mm galvanised brackets, cut one leg of the bracket to 20mm and wedge it in then secure to the rail with screws. I would then also use a long screw on the top of the rail at an angle that bites into the concrete post to stop the drop

 

[HERTS P&D]

Why didn't you have slotted panels?

Andy

 

[caffreys]

That's the way they did it - 3 rails and fence boards. The gaps between posts would've meant custom size panels too

 

[bernardgreen]

This might work as a quick fix

Drive tapered wedges upwards between concrete and timber and then the weight of the panel will press the wedge against the post

 

[Diver Fred]

What needs to be done is on each rail end a piece of rail timber trimmed in thickness to tightly fill the gap. Needs to be long enough to be screwed into the rail without splitting. Alternatively Marine ply as the packing piece.

The company shouldn't had left it like that.

 

[caffreys]

I thought about wedges,

Problem with wooden wedges is the wet dry cycle and wind - I knew this was going to happen. I was going to build the fence myself as I've done in the past but this was a lot of work so I trusted the work to a contractor

You should've seen their first attempt at the fence... I really don't want them back again as it'll end up being another wooden wedge jammed in. I'd much rather fix it myself, I don't need the stress

I've thought about using a 3d printer and making some special plastic wedges, but I'm way overthinking it

 

[big-all]

i would do similar to wgt 52 about 6" long screwed in the back along the rail not across it
at minimum with wedges you knock a pin in so they still function when loose