DIY hit and miss fence

[Tigger90]

i am preparing the materials for a 3ft high hit and miss fence to sit on top of a 3ft single brick wall.
What would you use to attach the vertical wood to the horizontal rails? Stainless steel nails or galvanised nails? Or should I use screws ?
I will make the panels up to then fix to 3x3 fence posts.
Here is the wood:

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Attaching a fence to a wall usually ends in wall and fence failure.

 

[Tigger90]

Thanks, I am going to fix the fence to the fence posts that will be in the ground rather than to the wall. This is the same way as how the old fence was built, but being an old cheap fence it has now broken down in places.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Galv is fine.

 

[JohnD]

if you are in a marine or coastal area, stainless nails will last much longer.

salt spray rusts steel, even galvanised, quite quickly.

 

[Tigger90]

Thanks, yes the fence will be close to the sea, about 200 metres away ! I will go for stainless steel.

 

[Tigger90]

The fence panels have been built, in the end I went with screws to fix it together, the nails weren't really gripping the wood. To say that all the pieces are different sizes, with it all painted the fence looks pretty good

 

[Mr Chibs]

I guessed it was going to be more irregular, nevertheless, looks smart, well done! What did you paint it in?

 

[Tigger90]

I guessed it was going to be more irregular, nevertheless, looks smart, well done! What did you paint it in?

Thanks. It has been painted in the Cuprinol Ducksback, that was the worst bit of the job!!!
I have just added up the costs and £125 for the fence and posts, not bad for 16metres of fence.

 

[JohnD]

I went with screws to fix it together, the nails weren't really gripping the wood.

too late now, but you can get stainless annular ring grooved nails, which have sort of rings pressed into the shaft to help them grip. They are a bit cheaper than stainless screws, and quicker to put in. Nails are sold by weight not number, but the supplier should be able to say about how many there are per kg.

 

[Tigger90]

too late now, but you can get stainless annular ring grooved nails, which have sort of rings pressed into the shaft to help them grip. They are a bit cheaper than stainless screws, and quicker to put in. Nails are sold by weight not number, but the supplier should be able to say about how many there are per kg.

That's the ones I tried, I did one panel with them but they didn't feel really secure, expensive too £11 for a box of 250 nails!!!

 

[r896neo]

Good job, well done. Great when people post feedback or photos of a finished job.

 

[Ben Tonio]

Galvanize nail if you want to save money but stainless nails can last longer for rust.

 

[Tigger90]

Galvanize nail if you want to save money but stainless nails can last longer for rust.

Thanks, I went with screws in the end as the nails were not holding.

 

[Tigger90]

Here is the installed fence, I am pleased with how it has turned out