Stud & resin fixing for fence posts to top of wall

[KFZ]

Hi all,

Looking to fix a small 1.2M Fence to the top of a wall and wondering if any have first hand experience of this job. Looking for recommended suppliers.

These guys do a kit

https://www.gardentrellis.co.uk/page/store/guides/stud-fixing-for-trellis-and-slatted-fence-panels

Really looking to add two high posts mid way along the run of 1.2 panels to build in a purglar.

Kev

 

[JohnD]

if you fasten a post to the top of the wall, what you have created is not a fencepost, but a lever for breaking the bricks off.

 

[KFZ]

Yep agreed, which is part of why i wanted to speak to someone who has really done it and lived with it.

To alleviate this, the fence is decorative inside the boundary so sheltered by other walls/fences, will use slatted panels for less resistance, the top layer of bricks will be engineers and will brace at mid point with frame purgler.

But yes I am still concerned by structural integrity.

Kev

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

How thick is the wall? What is the condition? Photo?

 

[KFZ]

How thick is the wall? What is the condition? Photo?

Brand new. Reclaimed bricks. Top run of modern engineering bricks yet to be laid.

Kev

 

[foxhole]

Are there brick ties in the wall can't see cross bonding of brickwork?

 

[KFZ]

Are there brick ties in the wall can't see cross bonding of brickwork?

Yes, stainless ties scattered through. but im not a bricklayer, only an amateur.

Kev

 

[KFZ]

Another option would be to fit a wooden frame to the brickwork. This would allow more attachment points and therefore spread the load rather than the GardenTrellies method of fixing the posts directly with resin anchors. Bit like this.

Kev

 

[KFZ]

Excuse the very crude diagram but this gives an idea of the project and how the fence will be braced.

 

[MikeSpike]

Hi @KFZ did you sort this. Looking at doing something very similar

 

[Deleted member 174758]

If you use resin anchors within about 3 courses of the top of a brick wall you are asking for trouble because the mortar will often not hold the bricks sufficiently well.

 

[foxhole]

Hi @KFZ did you sort this. Looking at doing something very similar

Better to PM him , 4 year old post.