How To Install Fence Gravel Boards

Hi all.
Demand to do some fencing in my mid terrace. The rear debate is already pretty decent featheredge force per unit area treated and is maintained past side by side property.

To the left they have their own debate. Which isn't the all-time but I take my own fence intront which isn't the best (hence the replace)

It's a standard inexpensive (nigh likely dipped ) overlap debate with no gravel board at all and wooden posts rubbish untreated caps.

On the correct it'southward a unmarried lined debate Iby the looks maintened by right neighbor (overlap blazon with aged wooden gravel lath)

I want to replace the argue merely maintain a improve look

List I take put together so far Is I know I need if possible to become pressure treated, I do prefer the look of featheredge but it would hateful replacing neighbors as well or put a argue Infront.

Concrete posts Vs wooden posts? Looking around anybody seems to take decent treated wooden posts. And gravel boards I'm going to go concrete, either standard concrete or rock face blazon.

Any opinions? I don't want to break the depository financial institution but at the aforementioned time don't desire it to fall autonomously in a storm

Deceit yous remove your fence all together, proceeds the extra room and leave the remaining contend for your neighbor to maintain
Could even offer to paint your side of it for them to brand it look a bit better

Not really as they have a poor contend on the left. And it'southward a mixture of panels. Some interweaved. Some bamboo blazon things
Not an option if I want it looking bang-up(er)

How long do yous plan to stay in the property?
Concrete posts and gravel boards will ever be superior to wood. Simply if you'll be moving within the adjacent v-10 years then woods far cheaper before information technology starts to rot. I'd say what'southward more important is quality panels, equally they are what will rot and warp 10x quicker than the posts.

Concrete posts are non that more expensive so would opt for those. I went for 4" wooden posts and regret it equally some have twisted after putting them in nearly 3 years ago.

This is the matter I don't know. Information technology'due south mayhap not long term although im on a 5 year stock-still..although the price has gone up £12k since moving last year and hoping Brexit doesn't practise any impairment. It's a 2 bed so may sell it equally a projection job brand some coin or stay.
There is an actress tenner per unit I think for the physical so not a large difference. Maybe a flake less. Defenatly want the physical boards.

Yeh I demand to detect some decent pressure treated panels

Simply revisiting this as project is under way. Some of the help I'm getting from a family unit fellow member is pointing me to pressure treated wooden gravel boards and posts..
I'm still undecided. Nigh of the neighbors seem.to have decent pressure treated woods timber posts and boards .

I have had a await circular some suppliers but going to look at some on Friday morn.

Tin can you not have concrete gravel boards, pressure treated wooden posts?

I don't want anything to rot within 3 -5 yr. Needs protection for 8+years

Im assuming I can lay a fabric and some.pocket-size gravel stones under the boards to sit on so information technology reduces the wet soggy ground it's sitting on if I'm going for pressure treated timber gravel boards .

just did 12 panels few weeks agone
go for:

- concrete posts
- Concrete gravel boards
- featheredge panels

selco benefit materials

what dimensions does each panel need to be?

Probably 6x6 or 6x5 the thing is information technology's not a massive garden..I will peradventure be having issues getting concrete posts in to.ground although iv been cleaning the expanse and will see how far I tin go downward.
Also information technology won't friction match the rear and the right..would at least like it to match the rear equally they accept a pressure treated high quality timber blazon with big wooden posts .

Only I know concrete would exist ameliorate.

With the physical gravel boards I demand to read up on how you situ them in the ground.

If want physical gravel boards demand to get with posts likewise as they have a recess/slot of boards to fit into so held
Wooden posts don't have that then with them information technology's a screw/nail job.
The concrete always look far better and lasts well esp if put in properly!
The fence on your left as wait out the back is yours and then down to yous to maintain why you encounter the dorsum of the fence on your correct.

It's a tough conclusion.
I recollect at the moment until i do some more digging and prepping i tin can't see what would be amend to install.

Long term concrete posts and gravel boards are far amend.
Wooden posts and gravel boards are a flase economy every bit they rot fairly apace if not maintained.
Btw you lot can use physical gravel boards with wood posts.
at that place are 2 options.
1. Just apply the fence clips for the concrete gravel boards, equally long as they are four to five inchs apart, you will have a prune supporting the bottom and top of the gravel board.
2. cut 4 pieces of baton six inches long, offer up the gravel board and blast or spiral the billy forepart and back of the gravel board to the argue post, repeat the other cease

as well OP, you lot shoulkd dig the same depth holes for either physical or wooden posts, ie. minimum eighteen inches deep depending on the ground, if the grounf is clay or quite soft, then you should go 24 inches deep if using vi pes panels and 6 inch boards.
And closeboard/fetheredge panels are way better quality and non much more expensive then overlap panels

I have been prepping the debate line . I don't accept a pickaxe atm or mail shovel simply Iv sourced those. I take a normal shovel and a large Bosch sds drill with hammer chisel attachment so been able to remove old posts so far and some former concrete fragments etc.
I won't exist going overlap. Will exist featheredge by the looks . Still undecided on posts though.

If im.going with pressure treated 4x4 high quality timber
I'thou looking at doing 16-xviii" holes lined with gravel and postcrete to the top with a sloping finish same sort of material for gravel boards

We replaced our fencing on one side last weekend. The old one was falling apart and then came out very easy and the previous owners had already put concrete posts in.
New pressure treated overlap panels (11) slotted straight in and because of the uneven basis, we used bricks instead of gravel boards to maintain an even height.
Had to dig 2 new holes for new posts which took a few hours and remove the one-time ones (SDS drill with chisel and stone disc grinder followed by a metallic disc to cut the rebar within) as the stop of the fence had been bodged completely. 2 bags of postcrete and left for an hour to prepare and now all painted and looking a lot better (fifty-fifty though its not straight simply thats mostly due to the well established neighbours garden only sod moving or ownership 9 new posts).

The only difference between wooden posts and concrete is the price (£10 vs £22 on Wickes for example) and concrete looks better and volition terminal a lot longer.

What virtually pressure treated tanalised 8' 4"x4" posts, feather boards, gravel boards, postcrete , peashingle, galvernised nails, wood batten
Only thing is thetanalised posts are £12, where as I think concrete posts are only nigh £1 more than from Wicks.

I honestly dont know how long I would be in the holding. Main things are

1) Not having to maintain information technology very often, although I dont heed if it volition accept a day every couple of years or a year to treat

2) Not rot fast or warp or twist

3) Easyish installation (I dont have specialist tools at the moment to cut concrete like disk cutters)

this is what they have at the lesser of the garden (the people are next installed) for their garden

the affair is the prices on tantalised pressure treated posts are close to that of concrete

Simply go with the concrete mail and gravel board. A wooden post has to go down as far as a concrete one then at that place is no gain there. Cost wise, for 5 or so panels information technology's negilble (I've only done one side of my garden with 37 6x6 posts, boards and panels in concrete, try that for price!)