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Default Concrete Fencing Gravel Board query ??

Does any one know whether concrete gravel boards are supposed to be 6
ft long, ie the same as the fencing panel, or an inch shorter ??
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On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 07:09:36 GMT, shorty wrote:

Does any one know whether concrete gravel boards are supposed to be 6
ft long, ie the same as the fencing panel, or an inch shorter ??



I recently had a length of fence replaced with concrete posts and
stout panel fences. Concrete gravel boards were used at the bottom.
Both fitted into slots in the posts and both are 1830mm wide.



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shorty wrote:
Does any one know whether concrete gravel boards are supposed to be 6
ft long, ie the same as the fencing panel, or an inch shorter ??


They can be had in various lengths. Fence panels are rarely dead on
6' long, there will be some variation in the lenght of the gravel
board, too. Are these bolt on boards, or what?
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These are concrete slotted posts which the panels and concrete gravel
boards slide into.

My panels are spot on 6ft wide, but the gravels are an inch shorter ??

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On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:37:38 GMT, shorty wrote:

These are concrete slotted posts which the panels and concrete gravel
boards slide into.

My panels are spot on 6ft wide, but the gravels are an inch shorter ??



Then you need to take them back.

If they are 25mm shorter, they won't really fit reliably and will fall
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On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:37:38 GMT, shorty wrote:

These are concrete slotted posts which the panels and concrete gravel
boards slide into.

My panels are spot on 6ft wide, but the gravels are an inch shorter ??



Then you need to take them back.

If they are 25mm shorter, they won't really fit reliably and will fall
out later


I would guess that the panels are 6ft, that is 1828mm.
The boards are probably 1800mm.

This is what happens when people mix feet (305 mm) with metric feet (300
mm).

If the boards fall out of the groves then new boards are needed (if you can
get 6 foot ones) or
run a saw down the panels and take a bit off each side and put the posts
closer together.

If they don't fall out of the groves then cement them in and forget it.


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