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Default Building or repairing a fence within a hedge


"Richard" wrote in message
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Situation:

Beech hedge some 12' high and about 6' deep has the remains of a 3'
closeboarded fence about a foot away from its centre line, i.e. the fence
was built along my boundary and the beech hedge planted close to the fence
on my side of the boundary. Fence has now come to the end of its life and
I wish to replace it - the collapsing fence is revealing the bald base of
the hedge and allowing easy access for animals, particularly dogs. The
hedge has also suffered from poor maintenance and has grown out quite a
bit - hence its depth.

I do not wish to cause tremendous damage to the hedge or do any radical
pruning. Can I use metal post anchors such as Metpost to fix 6' fence
posts along the line of the previous fence at maybe 4' intervals, perhaps
with a top rail between each post to prevent swaying and a stay through
the hedge at say 45 deg down from each post to stake under the hedge on my
side of the boundary. Then build the fence up with horizontal boards as
far as I can and wherever I can.

Is this a crazy solution? Can anyone suggest anything better?

BTW the far side of the hedge faces open woodland - not another garden.


If it's in the middle of the hedge and the main reason for it is to keep
dogs in/out why use panels? Why not use wire, pig mesh maybe, and let the
hedge grow back through it? You say you don't want to prune but beech really
thickens up after a good hacking.

H