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: Bob wrote:
: I am about to erect a replacement wooden fence (as soon as it arives, in
a
: week or so). It's going onto an existing concrete base (driveway) so I
: think I'll be using bolt-down metposts or similar. The curved-top fence
: panels are 3 feet high at the ends and 4 feet high in the centre and the
: total run is 18 feet, 3 panels. I know I should use rawlbolts or
similar
: but what size? The metpost leaflet just says M8X10mm, no indication of
the
: length of the bolt.
:
: Er, doesn't the x10mm bit indicate the length of the bolt? M8 means
: 8mm diameter, x10mm means 10mm long.
: : Chris Green
:
if that's the case, and at first I thought it was, that would mean rawlbolts
10mm long, which seems a bit short...