How to fix wooden fencing panels to existing concrete posts without grooves?
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.16 PM
I will attempt to explain this in as much detail as possible so not to find repeat answers I have found on the internet.
I currently have an old wire fence, I would like to replace this with wooden panels without having to replace the existing concrete posts.
The concrete posts:
- Do not have grooves to slot panels into
- Do not have forward facing holes (e.g. wouldn't be able to attach a panel to the front, drill through the wood and bolt either side)
- Have some holes on the sides of the posts (where the wire links through the concrete post to the next section)
- When I have seen these described online it has more so been boundary markers than fencing posts
I will not have the means to drill in new holes - is there a way to attach new wooden panels to what currently exists? What would I need to look for in a wooden panel to achieve this? What screws/bolts will I need? Could I attach something horizontally somehow - then attach the wooden fencing panels to this instead of the posts?
Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
You could fix timber to the existing concrete posts using the existing wire holes. Then run panels across the front using the timber to fix to.
Or run additional timber across these to form a framework to attach the fence panels to.
You could also run timber rails across the timber on the posts and attach gravel boards and featheredge fencing to the rails.
Answered18 July 2017
17
Anonymous user
you can actually put some timber in between the posters and screw them together then place the panels back you might have to make some adjustments also ,( when I said you can put some timber between the posters I mean where the panels go in gap so that’s why you put the timber) you can timber up across and then feather hedge gravel boards .you can timber up in front of the concrete so it looks like you’ve got a complete wooden fence, the choice is totally up to you
Answered13 January 2019
8
Anonymous user
I personally have came across this many times before, I would use 4x2 treated timber to either make framework for feather edge fencing or to screw whole fence panels onto. I would use raw plugs and screws to fix to the existing concrete posts to avoid removing the concrete post which you already have. Either one of these methods allows you to use a gravel board, also trellis at the top if desired.
If you want hole fence panels placed within the gaps they would need a slight bit of alteration possibly depending on how far apart the concrete post are from each other once treated timber has been put in place. You may have no choice but to use feather edge fencing if the gaps are more than ready made panels.
I hope my resolutions have been of some use to yourself today and I wish you the best of luck. Thanks again for asking your question.
Answered9 December 2019
8
Anonymous user
You can attach fencing rails vertically inside the posts with bolts through the holes where wire went through then placing rails close to the front edge of the concrete posts attach fence rails to them horizontally with screws then attach your fence panels
Answered4 September 2019
7
Anonymous user
I would attach a 4x2 rail to the concrete post (bolt or if they have holes plug and screews) then feather board it that will give you best results
