"imanc" wrote in message ...


Hi,

I'm trying to erect a fence over the site of my house's previous back
yard wall.

it's a victorian terrace and most of the walls on the row have been
removed so people can park their cars in their back gardens. However
due to having dogs and no car, I need a fence.

The fence is being erected between two brick walls (about 11ft
distance), and I've already fixed two 3" thick fence posts to the brick
walls at either side. Now I need to insert two fence posts into the
ground which will be ~ 4.5 feet apart.

Two issues:

1) Getting through the brick foundation is proving extremely challenging
using a cold chisel and standard hammer drill. I've managed to remove
two bricks from one of the holes, and have produced a ~7inch hole. I'm

I doubt there will be any services to worry about in the foundation of the
old wall. You do need to go down more than 8", why not hire a Kango for half
a day?

Mike