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Dealing with knotholes in new fence

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I had a long tall fence fitted earlier this year. There are a fair few knotholes and one or two have dropped out or have turned into bits and blown out. Is wood putty filler the best option to fill them? Any other suggestions?

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  • wowow
    wowow Posts: 9 Forumite
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    Glue some pieces of wood cut to fit.
  • twopenny
    twopenny Posts: 7,595 Forumite
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    edited 17 October 2022 at 8:28PM
    The cheaper ones do this. 

    But the 7ft one I inherited has holes. I used plastic stars from birthday balloons to glue over. I was going to cut hearts and flowers from wood.
    Fir cones or acorns would be in keeping.
    Lots of classier things like coloured glass and such. Think creatively :)

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  • Nobbie1967
    Nobbie1967 Posts: 1,667 Forumite
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    I find the expanding foam used to attach plasterboard is a useful all purpose glue and filler. I use the screwfix stuff with a gun. You could fill the holes and then trim flush later. It starts pink, but weathers to a light brown in a few weeks.
  • ukbill69
    ukbill69 Posts: 2,790 Forumite
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    Black/brown silicon
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  • Alter_ego
    Alter_ego Posts: 3,842 Forumite
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    How will you watch the neighbours if you fill the holes?
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