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Cutting fence panels to fit posts
d0nkeyk0ng
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Last year, one of the fence panels collapsed due to stormy weather and general age. The neighbour kindly offered one they had in storage. I fitted it but it was a tight fit and bowed out at the bottom.
I suspect the fence posts had either moved over time, or the panels were just too large.
I now plan to replace all of the fence panels on one side. I plan to do one at a time and get the measurements right. I know I may need to take off the batons on one side and trim down the "excess" slats.
I was going to use a handsaw but I wonder whether it'd be quicker with either a jigsaw or circular saw. Any advice or suggestions would be welcome.
I suspect the fence posts had either moved over time, or the panels were just too large.
I now plan to replace all of the fence panels on one side. I plan to do one at a time and get the measurements right. I know I may need to take off the batons on one side and trim down the "excess" slats.
I was going to use a handsaw but I wonder whether it'd be quicker with either a jigsaw or circular saw. Any advice or suggestions would be welcome.
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Fence panel slats are normally quite thin so should cut easily with a decent panel saw. If you've got a jigsaw or circular saw try them and use whatever suits.0
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I think manual or powered sawing will work, but good preparation is important. You should sandwich the slats at a point just inside where you're cutting and along the whole length, perhaps with two lengths of wood and some G-clamps. That will help you align the cut where you need a gradient and will also stop the slats fluttering about as you saw. Without that, they will bounce around and will probably split, leaving you with a messy edge, or worse, an unusable panel.0
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I was going to reattach the side baton before trimming. I don't have a jigsaw but was planning on buying on as I need it for other purposes.0
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Pah! I built a retaining wall from full sized sleepers and cut them with a hand saw (new sleepers I might add, no tar or crap)
Got my angles wrong on the first row and cut two mitres wrong, that wasn't funny.
You will have no problem cutting a fence panel by hand.0 -
ideal job for a mini circular saw but a big one will be OK if you have the kit to support the panel.0
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It'll be like the 'painting Forth Road Bridge' as by the time you finish the next storm that comes along will damage either a panel, or a post and two panels.
Would be more cost effective in the long run to go to the feather edge system - where the stress is more distributed over the whole length.I used to work for Tesco - now retired - speciality Clubcard0
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