Feather edge clout
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At least twice the thickness of the board - with your 22mm I'd be looking at 50 or possibly 60mm long (if 50mm aren't available).
You only need one nail per rail in each board (that's 3 nails per board with 3 rails). With a 25mm overlap you nail 32mm from the thick edge so the nail only goes through one board but holds the thin edge of the previous board in place.
You only need one nail per rail in each board (that's 3 nails per board with 3 rails). With a 25mm overlap you nail 32mm from the thick edge so the nail only goes through one board but holds the thin edge of the previous board in place.
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A pleasure. By fixing as I described above it stops the boards from splitting with the movement in wood with the weather.
One thing. Is there a knack to nailing the series of boards in? If not nailing them together how does the one next to the one being nailed stay still? If you nail it without the other (non-nailed) board being there you might nailit too tight to get even the thin end in.
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OK. You start at one end of the fence. With a spirit level determine which is the outside of the fence stating point (i.e. is the fence post upright or if an adjacent wall or fence is upright). If you are using gavel boards sit your first board on the gavel board, then ensure the first board is upright and put the first nail in around 32mm from the thick edge on the top rail, hammer in leaving around 5mm proud for now; repeat on the bottom rail, check for vertical - if all OK knock nails fully home and put a nail in the middle rail.
Now mark 25mm from the thin edge top and bottom. Place the 2nd board thick edge against the marks and nail 32mm in from the thick edge of the 2nd board. When the nails, top, bottom and middle are fully home the thin edge of the first board will now be held securely.
Repeat along the length of the fence.
With the above overlap using 125mm wide boards you need 10 boards per metre run, with 150mm boards you need 8 boards per metre run.
When you reach the end of fence boarding the penultimate board should be trimmed to finish 35 to 40mm short. you then cut the next board down to 50 to 55mm wide and fixed in the reverse direction with nails again 32mm from the thick edge.
Now mark 25mm from the thin edge top and bottom. Place the 2nd board thick edge against the marks and nail 32mm in from the thick edge of the 2nd board. When the nails, top, bottom and middle are fully home the thin edge of the first board will now be held securely.
Repeat along the length of the fence.
With the above overlap using 125mm wide boards you need 10 boards per metre run, with 150mm boards you need 8 boards per metre run.
When you reach the end of fence boarding the penultimate board should be trimmed to finish 35 to 40mm short. you then cut the next board down to 50 to 55mm wide and fixed in the reverse direction with nails again 32mm from the thick edge.
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