Hello!
Recently moved into a house and planning to put up a fence against the neighbor. 110 high, intended to have fairly narrow standing slats in pressure-treated wood.
Half of the plot is on rock, so I will drill posts. Half is shallow grass so I thought I would use cement there and drill down rebar into the ground for better support.
Do you think 70x70 posts will work? Maybe thicker 95x95 at the ends?
And the main question: how wide between the posts? Building supplies stores' websites say "not over 180" so I thought I'd go for about 170, but the neighbor thinks it's better to have them closer.. the plot slopes a bit.
Thanks!
Erik
Recently moved into a house and planning to put up a fence against the neighbor. 110 high, intended to have fairly narrow standing slats in pressure-treated wood.
Half of the plot is on rock, so I will drill posts. Half is shallow grass so I thought I would use cement there and drill down rebar into the ground for better support.
Do you think 70x70 posts will work? Maybe thicker 95x95 at the ends?
And the main question: how wide between the posts? Building supplies stores' websites say "not over 180" so I thought I'd go for about 170, but the neighbor thinks it's better to have them closer.. the plot slopes a bit.
Thanks!
Erik
Here you can find building instructions from Svenskt Trä that you can follow:
https://www.byggbeskrivningar.se/utvandigt/staket-och-plank/
"For the posts, choose pressure-treated wood, wood protection class NTR/A. The dimensions of the posts are determined by the height of the fence or plank and by the distance between posts (maximum 2,000). If the distance between posts is approximately 1,800, you can use posts measuring 70 x 95 for heights up to about 800, and 95 x 95 for heights from 900 up to approximately 1,800."
https://www.byggbeskrivningar.se/utvandigt/staket-och-plank/
"For the posts, choose pressure-treated wood, wood protection class NTR/A. The dimensions of the posts are determined by the height of the fence or plank and by the distance between posts (maximum 2,000). If the distance between posts is approximately 1,800, you can use posts measuring 70 x 95 for heights up to about 800, and 95 x 95 for heights from 900 up to approximately 1,800."
Swedish wood is hard to argue against, but it also depends on how much wood you screw into the studs. The weight of a fence of the same length can vary significantly. The distance between the posts can also be regulated with the dimension, number, and placement of the studs. One or two diagonal braces work well for a gate, so why not on a fence? (the answer is it's a hassle to paint).