Front garden fence - help with putting one up! Never done before!

sam4sam

My mother has a front garden in a total mess, it is a council property in the borough of Kingston and I have come to the conclusion they are of no help whatsoever in terms of helping her with the property for may reasons.

So I have decided I will attempt to make the front garden area presentable myself over the festive period.

First off the fence is a broken mess, fallen apart and in pieces, a real disgrace to the road she lives on, so I wanted kind advice on cheap fences and on tips on putting htem up myself.

I have never put up a fanec nor bought one, any tips on where to buy them? And what to buy?

I have no clue where to begin, but I am lookign for chepa and cheerful for now.

Thanks guys

iamcornholio

See the Wickes guide, or perhaps Youtube would be easier

Generally though, councils are responsible for fences adjoining public or communal paths, but possibly not normal boundary fences between properties. I would certainly get on to them if it should be their responsibility ... that is what the rent is for

sam4sam

iamcornholio wrote: »

See the Wickes guide, or perhaps Youtube would be easier

Generally though, councils are responsible for fences adjoining public or communal paths, but possibly not normal boundary fences between properties. I would certainly get on to them if it should be their responsibility ... that is what the rent is for

Thanks. I have contacted the council regarding issues such as heating issues/insulation etc and they have been useless, I have a bit of money this Xmas and the time to do it myself whilst with the family, so could be a good challenge for myself and my two teenage brothers to give it a go!

I will post pics of before and after just for giggles!

iamcornholio

Most/all councils have a formal complaints regime now and are a lot better (ie more willing) at dealing with formal complaints however small, as it affects their statistics. I'd encourage everyone to use their councils complaints system to get results rather than just speaking with someone on the phone

But otherwise good luck with the splinters. Remember to line the top of the fence posts with a string line and set them out to the precise length of the panels. Concrete posts are much better than timber ones and wont rot, and concrete gravel boards stop the bottom of the fence panels rotting

ormus

concrete post and fence panels are ok for the side and rear of the house.
for the front though, i prefer to see summat like a palisade fence.
simple enough to install. wickes do 6ft long sections for under 20 quid.

ie

27col

Fix the posts in the ground using bags of quick drying postcrete, sold specifically for the job. You just drop the bag mix around the post and pour in some water. Making sure that you fix the post upright until the mix hardens. Which is in a very short time.