Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 17, 2011 11:22 am We are about to build a timber screening fence similar to the one pictured below. The dimensions will be 3.8m long and 2.7m high from ground level. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I am currently making the decision as to how I should install the posts that will support the screens and am struggling with making a decision. I would like to do the easier option and am hoping some of you might be able to give some advise on this. I promise to post pics and storyboard my journey so that others can learn from this. (To put this in context - it will be the first time that I’m do something like this) The options are a) Digging a hole into the ground and cementing the posts directly in the hole b) Digging a hole and pouring cement – once this has dried then dyna-bolt the posts onto the mini-slabs c) Building a frame over an existing wooden fence (rather than use the posts) – don’t know if this is legal however Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 2Aug 17, 2011 12:39 pm Option 1 is the way I would go. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 3Aug 17, 2011 8:24 pm We have several timber screens, and they're all on posts concreted into the ground. Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 4Aug 17, 2011 8:44 pm thanks kek and bashworth..... so your two votes tell me that it is easier to concrete the posts in.... Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 5Aug 17, 2011 8:45 pm Are the posts also made of timber? Or some kind of metal? Can timber posts be "safely" concreted into the ground (I assume they would deteriorate faster than metal ones also concreted into the ground )? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 6Aug 17, 2011 9:19 pm Timber concreted directly into the ground is not going to last particularly well. A couple of years if you are lucky before it starts to look ordinary You would then be left with this useless concrete hole that would not fit the replacement very well. It is done with paling fences in know but they are usually well hidden by bushes etc Get some low profile stirrups at your local hardware and concrete then into the ground. They are essentially a galvanized bracket that the base of your post sits on and keeps the timber out of the ground. They come in various sizes and you bolt the timber into the bracket. They can be painted if needed. Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 7Aug 18, 2011 6:48 am If you are going to use stirrups I would tend to bolt the stirrup to the timber post before I concrete the stirrup into the ground. This makes it easier to see if the whole thing is vertical. You will need to support the post in position while the concrete sets The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 8Aug 18, 2011 11:29 am i didn't know you could get the stirup things that you actually concrete into ground.. i knew of the ones that you dynabolt down.. will jump down to bunningd and check it out tonite is this what you guys are talking about Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 9Aug 18, 2011 11:36 am Thats the thing. I tend to go for figure 2. You should be able to get them about 45omm long which is plenty to concrete in The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Timber Wooden Privacy Screen - Questions???? 10Sep 06, 2011 9:26 pm Ok as promised here are some pics and my process for building this Supplies required to build 2.4m high screen by 3.6m wide 15 x 20kg bags cement & aggregate mix @ $6each 5 x 2.7 posts @ $30each 5 x post stirrups @ $6each 5 x pre-fab picket fence (available at bunnings - as pictured) @ $73each 1 x Merbau oil and stain @ $70each Bolts and galvanised screws approx $30 total Process 1. Paint all wood with stain (as pictured below) 2. Lay all components flat with the posts in the right position 3. Screw pre-fab picket fence onto posts 4. Bolt stirrups onto the end of the poles 5. Prepare post holes (make sure you put effort to measure correctly as I didn't get it right first time) 6. Lift complete unit into holes and ensure correct positioning (you will need LOTS of help here as the unit weighs over 100kgs) 7. Mix Cement into hole 8. Ensure the structure is supported to minimizing any shifting 9. Wait a week before doing anything with the surrounds 10. Final lick of paint Retrospectively I think it would have been easier if I had put the posts in and used individual pickets rather than the pre-fab units as I could have controlled the amount of gaps between the palings. But very happy with the results. When I get to take some photos during the day will post them up. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This fountain will go in the center Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Location of the screen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Hi guys We have just removed a very large grape vine which was mounted to a structure along this wall. This is a shared wall with our neighbour, and after removal, we… 0 3949 Building Standards; Getting It Right! 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