fence

Hi there. We've got a small retaining wall on the boundary of our garden as the neighbours garden is higher than ours. It's perfectly functional but it's not very straight so I'd like to replace it as part of some landscaping we're doing. The problem I have is that it intersects with the...

Can anybody recommend a fast-growing hedge I can put up along one side of the garden? There is already a 6ft fence there but I'd like another foot of privacy above that. Neighbours are good people but like privacy and would enjoy a more attractive border. Best contender so far is cherry laurel...

Hello I've been reading about the planning laws for fences, trellis and pergolas and just wondered if I am understanding this right... At the moment I have a 6 foot garden fence and for privacy have attached a 1 foot trellis to the top. Strictly speaking this is not within planning laws since...

another of my silly ideas. can i build fence posts using concrete blocks? the blocks would go vertically. their size is 440x215x100mm so if stacked as on the drawing i made, there would be a suitable gap for mortar. the desired height of the post is 2m so 5 layers to stack. please comment...

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...

I have garden fence that is made of rough sawn timber and previously painted with creocote. The fence is need of repainting but has a lot of grime and that green algea/mould stuff on it near the bottom. Its difficult to sand down becuase of the previous fence treatment and the wood being rough...

Good Afternoon All, I’m looking for a little advice regarding something which is potentially a bit of a grey area within planning. I currently have a lean-to style shed (3 timber sides) the back of which is the side wall of my house. The back of the shed where it meets the house is about 8ft...

I've got a 6-metre run of fencing to erect, and would like to use some 1.8m wide 'square horizontal panels'. These are decorative/contemporary/continental/European panels (whatever you choose to call them) which have two 'nice' sides. I am faced with the perrenial challenge in that I am going...

I have installed the second part (8 panels) of our fence and want to paint it "Golden Brown". I sprayed the last lot but cannot find this colour in their current range of sprayable paints. Can I apply Cuprinol Fence and Shed Protector with a Cuprinol Spray Gun? The blurb says apply 2-3 coats...

I'm trying to slot in some new fence panels but having taken one panel out - it was very tight and was bowed because it was so tight I now find I can not get the new panel in - the panel seems close to being a whole cm too wide to go in the gap between the fence posts and as it is a newer and of...

Hi I have a standard 6 x 6 fence using 8ft concrete posts with 1ft concrete gravel boards I was looking to remove the 6x5 panels and slot/stack five 1ft gravel boards on top of the existing gravel boards.... 1) How hard will it be to lift them above 6ft and slot them in, 3 man job? 2) Is...

My fence blew down in recent storms and I'm replacing it with stronger close boarding, I have dug out the old posts & Spurs which are in great condition but have a large concrete ball at the end. Can I reuse these Spurs by digging a bigger hole and dropping them in securing it with more...