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Building a fence - how to make it sturdy?
If you want a 2.2 m high fence, 500 mm high plinths are not enough. At least 700 mm, preferably higher.D Danve said:I will build fences that are about 2.2m high. I am now going to attach the horizontal beams and am wondering how I should anchor them to the ground.
I have previously built lower fences and used concrete shoes set in concrete that I mixed myself in tubes. I didn't find it particularly stable. Neither the ground nor the shoe and concrete. And the beams easily became unstable in the shoe as well.
Therefore, I am considering buying these instead. What suggestions do you have for what I should do?
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I have built several dense fences around my property, with varying heights depending on uneven terrain but about 1.8 meters on average.D Danve said:I'm going to build a fence that is about 2.2m high. I am now going to attach the horizontal rails and am considering how to fix them to the ground.
I have previously built lower fences and then used concrete shoes in concrete I mixed myself in pipes. I didn't think it turned out particularly stable. Neither in the ground nor the shoe and the concrete. And the rails became easily unstable in the shoe too.
Therefore, I'm considering buying these instead. What are your suggestions for what I should do?
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I aim to reach one meter with manual earth auger, crowbar, sweat, and long arms, but if there are large stones/rocks, it will be what it is (many times you can then set some rebar pieces as dowels in the stone/rock).
Then concrete in the hole (requires quite a bit) and double 50 cm plinth iron (inside and outside), which I cast in.
95x95 impregnated posts (post stumps that the plinth iron is attached to during the actual casting), three horizontal rails (70 or 90 x 45, I don't quite remember). 2-2.5 meters between the posts, depending on how much pressure I assess the fence should withstand.
A lot of work, but it has been stable for a few years now. Maybe a bit overkill with plinth iron, casting the post directly into the concrete would probably halve the work and concrete volume, but for a few different reasons, I think it might be good to be able to tear down or renovate the fence without having to recast.
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