Drop the post in the hole and fix the panel to it by screwing them to the post using rust proof screws such as 55mm decking screws using special angle brackets you can buy for fixing fence panels to posts or simply screwing through the side of the fence panel into the post.
How to fix fence panels on top of a wall.
My main issue is how to support the fence.
Is there any wisdom on attaching fence panels to the top of a small wall for extra privacy.
Once again this is fixed in place with our special powder coated screws.
Fix your first fence panel.
I m thinking about 6 feet tall on top of the wall.
Cut the rails to length with a circular saw.
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Measure and mark the 2 by 4 inch fencing rails for the section of fence that meets the wall.
Digging out holes for fence posts.
Topping your existing wall with fencing is a great way to increase the height of a low wall for added security or privacy.
There are a variety of different methods of securing the fencing depending on the age and stability of the wall.
There s quite a good selection of ready made panels at the local garden centre so hopefully that wouldn t be a problem.
I have seem this done by people drilling down through those concrete copers that are everywhere or by buying or making a bracket which is screwed down to the copers highly bodgy or somehwat bodgy asking for ingress of water down the middle of the wall and require repair in under a decade.
The existing stone wall is about 4 feet tall with a topping stone 5 thick on one side 4 on the other.