Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 26, 2009 9:37 am Hi I am building a treated pine fence (1.8m high, 3 rails, lapped, steel posts). Just wondering about attaching the palings (15mm thick) to the rails (50mm thick) I have heard it said, you use flat head, gal nails (smooth shank). I am a bit worried they might pull out over time. I do not have a nail gun, which can use ring or twist shank. They don't seem to sell ordinary (manual hammer) flathead, twist nails much now. I was wondering if anyone had used screws (treated pine galvanised) for pine fence palings ? I don't mind the extra cost or installation time (I don't have that much fence to do), if I was sure the screws would work, and not split the palings, or something. It would be a lot quieter anyway. Re: Treated pine lapped fence palings - can they be screwed ? 2Aug 26, 2009 12:36 pm Hi John Yeah, I recently used flat head gal's on my fence no problem (Straight shaft). Got them from Bunnings. But you'll need to drill every one before you nail though as they will split it the TP. I actually used for my pailings a nail gas gun. You can hire it from Bunnings (It's called Palisade)(Spelling?) It uses a gas canister instead of the compressor and costs about $50.00 to hire. It uses headless (or very small) 2 inch nails with small indentations on the nails. They do not come out of the fence (though it has only been up 4 months). Re: Treated pine lapped fence palings - can they be screwed ? 3Aug 26, 2009 6:01 pm You can get galvanised twist nails at any hardware store - they have a dome head and are mostly used for decking but are well suited to fencing. I would recommend hiring a coil gun for a a day or two - it will save you so much time. DO NOT USE A PASLODE - they fire the wrong type of nails/brads for this application. I have spoken to people who have used Paslode fix-out guns to put down decking only to have it lifting 3 months later As pailings are unseasoned (green/ WAT - Wet After Treatment) splitting really isn't an issue. There is no reason you can't screw them, it will just take longer and cost a little more. I would use the galvanised square drive decking screws as they have a 'type 17' point which cuts into the timber as apposed to a normal galvanised phillips type screw which doesn't. Hi all, Our boundary perimeter fences need replacing (3 sides). From everyone's experience, what would you install? Timber lapped and capped OR colorbond? Thank you. 0 2881 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi, I have an old fence/barrier made of treated pine logs bolted to plates and these are bolted to very large metal posts/girders. The plates and bolts are rusted through… 0 15118 Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. And yes any builder… 2 13771 |