I've read the other sleeper threads on here and, given my site intall have settled on using i-beams and horizontal 3m "tall" sleepers, similar to this thread:
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/retaining-wall-questions-sleeper-design.502344/#post-4144197
My new next door neighbour is very kindly allowing me to move a ~50 year old boundary (despite the deeds being in my favour) by about a foot.
Thus it is very important that the aesthetics are correct as he is the "downhill" property. Currently the wall is just dirt with a few paving slabs and definitely needs some kind of retaining as many of the paving stones are trying to escape from my garden into his.
I would like to use some premium Forest panels to replace the existing concrete post, arris rail and featherdge boards.
My question is how do i successfully join 6' fence posts to the top of the new sleeper wall (I dont want to extend the i-beams above this level.
This is a 9m run so I need four i-beams, many 3m sleepers. five fence panels and six fence posts. If all goes to plan the the end fence posts of the fence run will sit neatly atop the end i-beams and the four other posts will sit on sleepers.
The only thing I am unsure of is whether these...
https://www.screwfix.com/p/sabrefix...ADilZZs4v5Xidgpfn4hoC77wQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
..will be sufficient to hold a 6' panel on the sleeper walls. I am much more confident of these...
https://www.e-hardware.co.uk/268-p-...rbuCn_SwPtONVkDZsVZml-debNTPvWrRoCB0gQAvD_BwE
...as they will be bolted through the end i-beams
Any advice/reassurance or alternative suggestions welcomed
Regards
Tet
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/retaining-wall-questions-sleeper-design.502344/#post-4144197
My new next door neighbour is very kindly allowing me to move a ~50 year old boundary (despite the deeds being in my favour) by about a foot.
Thus it is very important that the aesthetics are correct as he is the "downhill" property. Currently the wall is just dirt with a few paving slabs and definitely needs some kind of retaining as many of the paving stones are trying to escape from my garden into his.
I would like to use some premium Forest panels to replace the existing concrete post, arris rail and featherdge boards.
My question is how do i successfully join 6' fence posts to the top of the new sleeper wall (I dont want to extend the i-beams above this level.
This is a 9m run so I need four i-beams, many 3m sleepers. five fence panels and six fence posts. If all goes to plan the the end fence posts of the fence run will sit neatly atop the end i-beams and the four other posts will sit on sleepers.
The only thing I am unsure of is whether these...
https://www.screwfix.com/p/sabrefix...ADilZZs4v5Xidgpfn4hoC77wQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
..will be sufficient to hold a 6' panel on the sleeper walls. I am much more confident of these...
https://www.e-hardware.co.uk/268-p-...rbuCn_SwPtONVkDZsVZml-debNTPvWrRoCB0gQAvD_BwE
...as they will be bolted through the end i-beams
Any advice/reassurance or alternative suggestions welcomed
Regards
Tet
