Fences

Marklr said:
I'm not paying anybody for it!! haha. The wood and cement has just cost me 300. I might make a den with it.
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I did my parents a few years ago because my dad's back's wrecked, about 240m of fencing all in. If the garden is relatively flat it's not hard but it's time consuming and boring.

Hiring a petrol auger and a cordless nail gun saved me days. We also used a heat gun to shrink wrap some sort of protective plastic thing around the bottom of the posts which apparently makes the posts last a lot longer.

We did featherboarding which I'm guessing is what you're referring to. Dig the post holes 2 feet deep, 8 feet apart. Add a gravelboard and 2 cross rails and then get ready to hammer in a few thousand featherboards.
 
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domalino said:
We also used a heat gun to shrink wrap some sort of protective plastic thing around the bottom of the posts which apparently makes the posts last a lot longer.
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This is important with wood posts.

Make sure you've got a spirit level, a good clean sharp spade and pay attention to the concrete/mortar mix. Lots of videos on YouTube to help with hints and to motivate you.
Good luck mate!
 
domalino said:
I did my parents a few years ago because my dad's back's wrecked, about 240m of fencing all in. If the garden is relatively flat it's not hard but it's time consuming and boring.

Hiring a petrol auger and a cordless nail gun saved me days. We also used a heat gun to shrink wrap some sort of protective plastic thing around the bottom of the posts which apparently makes the posts last a lot longer.

We did featherboarding which I'm guessing is what you're referring to. Dig the post holes 2 feet deep, 8 feet apart. Add a gravelboard and 2 cross rails and then get ready to hammer in a few thousand featherboards.
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Yeah...I think I'll hire the nail gun. The fence will have around 30 slats (not the featherboard type though)...it's not that long....about a 12 foot fence. I've had to buy a big metal crow bar/breaker bar to smash through concrete and bricks to make the holes. Hard work.
 
Marklr said:
Yeah...I think I'll hire the nail gun. The fence will have around 30 slats (not the featherboard type though)...it's not that long....about a 12 foot fence. I've had to buy a big metal crow bar/breaker bar to smash through concrete and bricks to make the holes. Hard work.
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Christ, got a bit of a job on there then?
This is gonna sound really nerdy but before and after pictures will be well received, not least by me.
 
Why not see if you can get a quote just for the posts if you are struggling with it?

You can put the rest of the fence yourself with a nail gun.
 
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