Gravel Board Fence

[Gilly13717@]

Hi I’m wondering if anyone can help with advice re this fencing - pictures and detail below. My self and my neighbour are paying a fortune for this fence to be erected by a reputably professional fencing company. Am I overreacting or do you think gravel board should be fixed?

Thanks so much

 

[Gilly13717@]

Also this corner piece really looks like it is sitting strangely?

 

[Charlie George]

It should of had a 6" gravel board under the larger one to make the fence line level with the gates, posts should be level too.

 

[Gilly13717@]

Thanks they said when I questioned it that the gravel board would slant where there is uneven ground but I would expect at least that each individual board would be straight?

 

[Gilly13717@]

Or is the most important thing that the upper part of the fence is in line?

 

[JohnD]

I use concrete gravel boards. Because they are going in at about the same time as the posts are being set in concrete, I often build up a pad of concrete to pack round the toe of the gravel boards. Yours looks like the builders spilled a barrow of mix on the ground. It looks terrible.

But my posts, gravel boards and fencing are level. It would not occur to me to build a woggly one. Except on a hill.

P.s.
On uneven ground, the board does NOT slope.

You can scrape out the soil to bed it level.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Or is the most important thing that the upper part of the fence is in line?

What they can do, depends very much on the general levels of the ground, but does look like a rather poorly planned job.

 

[Charlie George]

Thanks they said when I questioned it that the gravel board would slant where there is uneven ground but I would expect at least that each individual board would be straight?

It would take 5 mins to dig a level channel for the gravel board to sit in, a 6" one is half the height of yours, you would use that under the normal board to level up, and hide any gaps underneath.

 

[Odds]

It's a **** show. Never hire 'Bodgit n' Scarpa' and their blind dog, Pew.

 

[Deluks]

Hello, I'm looking to replace my concrete post fence which presently is leaning in all different directions. I want to do a proper job and make sure that the fence remains level. As the fence panels will sit upon a gravel board, I wanted to know the best way to make sure that the gravel boards don't sink - even slightly, as I want to top of the fence to run through. I think it would be overkill to pour a strip of concrete beneath the gravel boards, so I wondered what else might be suitable?

You don't need a strip of concrete, just a shovel full at each end. Use as little water as possible so it's stiff, and support it underneath with something temporary until it's set.

To avoid mixing concrete, put a brick at each end, dig out to adjust ground height to suit. A few bits of old slate or tile are handy for precision adjustments. The brick will be in the ground, and ideally the base of the gravel board will sit just below ground level.

 

[HERTS P&D]

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[foxhole]

It might have been better if they’d created a new level from the gate posts, because the two gates look level — going by the photo — the middle post is still lower than both. Alternatively, they could have stuck to the height of the lower side fence behind the front fence and cut the gates down to match it.


And like others have said, it really needed more gravelboard at the front to raise the fence so the gate posts made sense, or to match the overall look — even taking a few inches off the gate height would’ve helped.


But in a nutshell, its doesnt look good on the eye — gravel boards should always be level.

You are replying to a year old post, resurrected by jami-bot.