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Default Building or repairing a fence within a hedge

The Medway Handyman wrote:


Why 4'?


Because I cannot fit standard panels (both in terms of width and height)
- because I am not going to cut the hedge back to allow a clear run of
fencing. I will be inserting the fence posts _within_ the existing
hedge that has grown out and over the remains of the original fence.

Standard spacing for 6' fence posts & panels is 6' - more with
feather edge & arris rail. Bear in mind that you are bound to encounter
tree roots so the fewer posts the better. Metposts are probably the best
fixing in this case, but bear in mind they can twist & go in off level if
they hit a root.

With a 3' fence you could probably go for 10' between posts using 2 arris
rails & galv brackets.




I'm only going to be able to panel sporadically, hence my query
regarding the use of horizontal boards. I may not have said that I
expect to fix the boards to the posts, i.e. not using arris rails.

I can't do an ASCII drawing but . . .

Now (top view)
-------------------------hedge edge ----------------------------------


-- ---- - - - - - - - - old fence -- --- -- -- --- -- -- --- --

-------------------------hedge centre line -----------------------------


-------------------------hedge edge ----------------------------------


Idea: (again from above and omiting braces through the hedge)


-------------------------hedge edge ----------------------------------

__________ _________ __________ ___________ __________ ________ _______
x x x x x x x

-------------------------hedge centre line -----------------------------


-------------------------hedge edge ----------------------------------



x = line of posts

_ = horizontal planking fixed to post