Hi, could someone give me some advice or ideas regarding replacing a garden fence please.
The fence in question is at the bottom of the garden and consists of concrete posts with fence panels slotted into them. The fence panels are rotten and need replacing but there is a large tree next to the fence that is obstructing lifting one panel out and replacing it. Also the concrete posts have moved slightly over the years meaning that some panels won't sit in the grooves and some won't fit in the grooves. The concrete posts themselves are solid, there is no movement in any of them and they are all vertical. The fence itself is quite short consisting of 4 and a bit panels.
What I was planning to do was to use the existing concrete posts but instead of using fence panels dropped into the slots I was going to fix timber rails into the slotts between the posts and then use feather edge boards to create the fence with a cap on top.
Does this sound like a reasonable plan and if so would a cant rail be suitable for slotting between the concrete posts.
If this isn't a good plan does anyone have any other suggestions short of replacing the concrete posts and using fence panels. The visual effect the other side is not important as it only backs onto waste land.
Many thanks
Russell
The fence in question is at the bottom of the garden and consists of concrete posts with fence panels slotted into them. The fence panels are rotten and need replacing but there is a large tree next to the fence that is obstructing lifting one panel out and replacing it. Also the concrete posts have moved slightly over the years meaning that some panels won't sit in the grooves and some won't fit in the grooves. The concrete posts themselves are solid, there is no movement in any of them and they are all vertical. The fence itself is quite short consisting of 4 and a bit panels.
What I was planning to do was to use the existing concrete posts but instead of using fence panels dropped into the slots I was going to fix timber rails into the slotts between the posts and then use feather edge boards to create the fence with a cap on top.
Does this sound like a reasonable plan and if so would a cant rail be suitable for slotting between the concrete posts.
If this isn't a good plan does anyone have any other suggestions short of replacing the concrete posts and using fence panels. The visual effect the other side is not important as it only backs onto waste land.
Many thanks
Russell