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I have an existing fence that is riddled with termites. It was painted, but it seems like they are everywhere. It makes me wonder whether there were termites in the wood prior to building. Is there some way to soak the wood prior to construction with a termite treatment? Or to mix it into the...
I erected our fence in April of this year. As the months went on I started noticing a gap forming between the post and panel. Though it was due to the weather, wood contracting. It only became obvious months later when the panels at the far right started to bow inwards. The neighbour behind me had their driveway stoned.
Ever since we bought this fixer, it has had a musty smell that seems to come from a converted 'bedroom' that had formerly been a garage. When I tore out the wallboard to install insulation, I saw horsetail plants (moisture indicators) growing up the sides of the interior walls and into the...
Now instead of the railing, I would like the privacy fence. The main problem is, that in order for the neighbours not to see me swimming, the fence has to be ideally 7 or 8 feet tall. I thought of putting regular wooden panels (like the ones you make a fence with). Panel like these:
The scenario is that I have a dwarf wall along one side of my property. This is topped with feather edge boarding which is supported by vertical fence posts(100mm x 100mm) These are bolted to the dwarf wall. However one post is not perfectly secured to the dwarf wall at the base of the post.
I want to build a temporary privacy screen to block an addition 2 or 3 feet above sn existing 6' wood fence. I was thinking of contrusting an awning with pvc pipe and a tarp. I was going to set two, 6', 1 1/2" pvc pipes as posts in a 5 gallon buckets with cement. I then would construct another 2' section with tarp stretched between them.
The first issue is that the bottom of the first part of the fence there are currently placed four thick pieces of timber, this is because the gardens are on a slope… I’m thinking about using bolt down supports and attaching these to the wood to then erect the fence post. Would this provide enough support to the post to create a solid fence?
I erected our fence in April of this year. As the months went on I started noticing a gap forming between the post and panel. Though it was due to the weather, wood contracting. It only became obvious months later when the panels at the far right started to bow inwards. The neighbour behind me had their driveway stoned.
In the recent Windy weather, part of our fence blew over. Thankfully it was only a spur from the perimeter fence which acts as a "bin bay" for the wheelie bins. The posts are 3x6" and were rotten in the concrete base, plus several inches above where it snapped. I cut off the rotten wood from the panel, plus a little extra:
the idea is if the dowel is a sort of perfect fit and you put glue into the holes, you have the chance to create a hydraulic press sort of deal and depending on the wood thickness, you can actually pop the hole open on the face of the wood when you push the dowel. the scratches on the dowel allow the glue to escape and wont' pressurize the hole.