how to put a wooden fence on a cornish stone wall

[helpusplease]

Hi guys,

I am hoping someone has an answer for us. We have recently moved to a property which has a 4ft Cornish stone hedge separating our back garden from a pavement...we have people walking past looking in all day and we want to make it private and to make our children safe. Ideally we want to extend the wall with a wooden fence making it 6ft in total. How would we attach a wooden fence to the top of a stone hedge making it strong against the wind....any help would be great, thanks.Meg

 

[WabbitPoo]

Firstly, be aware that fences next to the highway can only be 1m high according to planning rules, so a chat wit t'council might be in order.

Secondly, while I am not au fait with the term 'cornish stone hedge', if it is a dry stone jobbie then you will have to sink posts into the ground and attach to those. If it is a sound, mortared wall you may be able to use thru-bolts to attach posts to the wall, but due to the kobbly nature of a stone wall, you will find even this tricky.

 

[merlin50]

if its a proper cornish hedge it will only be stone on the outside, i have put fence posts in the top of mine.
or better still plant hawthorn on the top to keep the ****** out.