In article , Chris Melluish
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"Mike Atkinson {reply address in .sig}" wrote in
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I ask as I need to replace a fence which is about to collapse due to the
fence posts having rotted through. These posts are (were) located in
metal pegs, which I'd hoped to re-use, leaving them in their current
locations. However, measuring the existing panels reveals these to be
between 179 and 180 cm, about 71". Once panel is only about 4' long, so
I'd have to cut one panel, but I'd rather not have to do the lot!

I had exactly this problem a couple of years ago.

It was very easy to cut down 6' panels to fit - just move the vertical rails
at one end in the required amount, and cut off the excess. Took about five
minutes per panel once I got the hang of it.


Thanks for all the replies. I'll mull this one over during the weekend,
but then probably get the panels, accepting that I'll need to do some
work on them in order to get them to fit. I do like the idea of reusing
the existing metal pegs in the ground - it sounds like I'm going to have
some fun extracting the rotten wood from the old posts!

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