Help with extending Height of Fences with concrete posts. PLEASE.

noyb

I would like to make my fences higher by about 15 inches. The thing is i have concrete posts firmly stuck down. I was wondering is there any feasible way of extending the height, without taking the posts out, so it with stands the windy days as well.
the concrete posts are about 5 feet above the ground and so are the fences.
any help would be appreciated.
thank you.

Mankysteve

You could put larger panels in, but you need to reinforce the edges of the panel, so they don't get wrecked by the wind.

eco-friendly_2

trellis?

honey06

concrete post extenders

http://gardenplanter.homestead.com/postextender.html
http://www.buryfencing.com/fence%20post%20extensions.htm

ormus

i made my own out of scrap wood. once it was painted the same color as the fence, you would never know.

Yorkie1

concrete gravel boards beneath the fence panels, thus raising the bottom of the panel?

noyb

do you know how much those concrete post extenders cost and how they are screwed on. i couldn't find that information on the site. would they withstand the extreme weather conditions the uk has?
raising the concrete at the bottom would be too expensive i think.
appearance doesn't matter.

jemw

if you click "NEED MORE INFO" it has some pricing info on there

HTH

Gambler

I currently have concrete posts, 1ft concrete panels with 5ft fence panels on top. Have bought some 1ft trellis panels, can I just screw them into existing fence panels?

Gambler

ormus wrote: »

i made my own out of scrap wood. once it was painted the same color as the fence, you would never know.

Good idea. The extenders quoted above seem expensive.

ormus

aye. one side of my house had 4ft fence panels. i changed em for 6ft panels.
but didnt fancy changing all the concrete post (or the costs).
so i just made up wood infills from scrap, and stained them the same color as the panels.