I at the beginning of putting plans/costs together to fit a fence down one side of the garden with vertical boards. As this is the first fence I would hope someone could confirm or advise my numbers.
The fence will be a fraction over 12m, I have a supply of 100x100mm (9footers) posts to use. My local supplier has gave me a quote for rails and slats.
The slats are 150mm x 1.8m, he has suggested 60 boards. Unless I am wrong this would give a 50mm gap between boards, is this a bit much? I was also considering ripping some boards into two or even three and having a pattern of one large, one small board. Any comments on that idea?
What distance between posts, I was planning on using 3 rails so I could increase the distance between post, which raises the question what distance should the centres between post be. I would like to keep the number of posts to a minimum (bad back issues) but still stable.
And last, any suggestions on driving the posts. Am I right in thinking they should go down about 3feet, I was thinking of packing with some gravel for drainage top up with post mix and coveing the last inch or two with top soil to hide it all.
Thanks for any all advice in advance.
The fence will be a fraction over 12m, I have a supply of 100x100mm (9footers) posts to use. My local supplier has gave me a quote for rails and slats.
The slats are 150mm x 1.8m, he has suggested 60 boards. Unless I am wrong this would give a 50mm gap between boards, is this a bit much? I was also considering ripping some boards into two or even three and having a pattern of one large, one small board. Any comments on that idea?
What distance between posts, I was planning on using 3 rails so I could increase the distance between post, which raises the question what distance should the centres between post be. I would like to keep the number of posts to a minimum (bad back issues) but still stable.
And last, any suggestions on driving the posts. Am I right in thinking they should go down about 3feet, I was thinking of packing with some gravel for drainage top up with post mix and coveing the last inch or two with top soil to hide it all.
Thanks for any all advice in advance.