makeing featherwdge fence panels

henry24

If C16 isn't laid on the ground but on a gravel board or a couple of bricks it will still last longer than most fence panel 

baser999

henry24 said:

I don't understand why calleyw will need brackets the wood he's suggested is the right thickness to fit into the slot on his post. I've made some the same one rail top and bottom and nail feather edge to it 

As I believe the posts are already in situ he’ll not bend the rails into position hence the need for brackets of some sort

baser999

@ Ljc80, on paper that sounds about right although I’ve tended to bring the top rail down a few inches, rather than level it with the boards

henry24

baser999 said:

henry24 said:

I don't understand why calleyw will need brackets the wood he's suggested is the right thickness to fit into the slot on his post. I've made some the same one rail top and bottom and nail feather edge to it 

As I believe the posts are already in situ he’ll not bend the rails into position hence the need for brackets of some sort

Won't he just lift them up and slide them down from the top just like any other panels 

casper_gutman

henry24 said:

If C16 isn't laid on the ground but on a gravel board or a couple of bricks it will still last longer than most fence panel 

This depends on how the C16 timber has been treated. The C indicates a softwood (C=conifer?) while the figure 16 indicates a strength grade (relating to, e.g., the acceptable number and size of knots). The C16 grade tells you nothing about the treatment, if any, to which the material has been subjected.

Confusion as to the suitability for use outdoors/as a fence may arise because the C16 designation can apply to untreated (or just heat treated) timber suitable only for indoor use or to pressure treated timber which will be fine for outdoor use off the ground.

In fact, you could also have C16 timber treated to be suitable for ground contact (use class 4 / UC4). For example: C16 Timber Joists UC4 Treated Green Incised Kiln Dried Regularised FSC 47 x 100mm | Howarth Timber (howarth-timber.co.uk)

henry24

The first post says it's treated 

Ljc80_2

baser999 said:

@ Ljc80, on paper that sounds about right although I’ve tended to bring the top rail down a few inches, rather than level it with the boards

Cheers - if i bring the top rail down slightly, how do you attached the capping? Id rather do it that way as means i could get posts in ground the full 600mm but wasnt sure about the capping

baser999

Ljc80_2 said:

baser999 said:

@ Ljc80, on paper that sounds about right although I’ve tended to bring the top rail down a few inches, rather than level it with the boards

Cheers - if i bring the top rail down slightly, how do you attached the capping? Id rather do it that way as means i could get posts in ground the full 600mm but wasnt sure about the capping

I’ve never fitted capping on featheredge as it’d be wider than the boards.  I have on lap panels which obviously have a rail at the top

baser999

henry24 said:

baser999 said:

henry24 said:

I don't understand why calleyw will need brackets the wood he's suggested is the right thickness to fit into the slot on his post. I've made some the same one rail top and bottom and nail feather edge to it 

As I believe the posts are already in situ he’ll not bend the rails into position hence the need for brackets of some sort

Won't he just lift them up and slide them down from the top just like any other panels 

Given that the arris rails will be cut to a point am not really sure the slots in the concrete posts would be deep enough? Could always trim the ends of the rails I suppose

henry24

baser999 said:

Ljc80_2 said:

baser999 said:

@ Ljc80, on paper that sounds about right although I’ve tended to bring the top rail down a few inches, rather than level it with the boards

Cheers - if i bring the top rail down slightly, how do you attached the capping? Id rather do it that way as means i could get posts in ground the full 600mm but wasnt sure about the capping

I’ve never fitted capping on featheredge as it’d be wider than the boards.  I have on lap panels which obviously have a rail at the top

If you get the right capping they have a slot cut out of the bottom you just fit your feather edge into it and nail it down