Planning to build a fence around part of the property and replace a lower fence that's currently there. Not 100% sure what the fence is called...wire mesh fence? Like gunnebostängsel, but not Gunnebo...
The question is whether I can reuse the fixed iron posts that are there for the fence today (about a meter high), as they seem really sturdy and solid; they don't budge when I hang and pull on them.
What I'm thinking is to drill three holes through the iron post, and three holes in the new wooden post (about two meters high) and then bolt them together with something strong, although there are, of course, other options, such as "building in" the post with 4 boards forming a post around the existing one.
The question is, however, how durable it will be when Gudrun2 or Per2 hits again, but I find it hard to imagine that it would be better to dig up and cast from scratch...which I'd rather avoid. Does anyone have any comments on this? Is it ridiculously crazy or what?
The question is whether I can reuse the fixed iron posts that are there for the fence today (about a meter high), as they seem really sturdy and solid; they don't budge when I hang and pull on them.
What I'm thinking is to drill three holes through the iron post, and three holes in the new wooden post (about two meters high) and then bolt them together with something strong, although there are, of course, other options, such as "building in" the post with 4 boards forming a post around the existing one.
The question is, however, how durable it will be when Gudrun2 or Per2 hits again, but I find it hard to imagine that it would be better to dig up and cast from scratch...which I'd rather avoid. Does anyone have any comments on this? Is it ridiculously crazy or what?
Sounds good as you planned, I think. I have done just like that with a shorter plank. No need to spend money and energy on digging when someone else has done it for you ;-)
Attach with a French screw so you don't have to drill; hammer and ratchet work well.
Attach with a French screw so you don't have to drill; hammer and ratchet work well.
No, what do you mean? With a sufficiently large hammer, you can probably drive a French 10 mm screw through the iron postbonnier said:
We are using pre-cast 70 cm pillars for our construction. Ready for the next Gudrun.
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I think you can safely use the old plinths/posts for your new fence.
Gudrun didn't topple many fences, if any... If it stands firm when you pull on it now, it will likely do so for quite a while. Additionally, if you make the fence allow "a little wind" to pass through, i.e., not completely solid, the strain and turbulence on the fence will be reduced.
Sincerely,
Ronnie
Gudrun didn't topple many fences, if any... If it stands firm when you pull on it now, it will likely do so for quite a while. Additionally, if you make the fence allow "a little wind" to pass through, i.e., not completely solid, the strain and turbulence on the fence will be reduced.
Sincerely,
Ronnie
It became (becomes) a compromise... the building permit for the fence took longer than expected, and we only got it this past spring, and in the process, we were forced to purchase land from the municipality on one side of the property. So the property line now extends outside the old fence on one side, where I have dug down a couple of 70-footings. On the part where the boundary is the same, I will use the existing ground attachments.
The new footings and fence don't feel completely sturdy at the moment, I hope the ground compacts more as time goes by...
The new footings and fence don't feel completely sturdy at the moment, I hope the ground compacts more as time goes by...