Query re laying concrete blocks?

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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 112679Post lutonlagerlout

I would rather use a 300mm concrete gravel board and back it up with haunched concrete
sounds like a pig of a job, proper job would be a a new foundation but as said not priced for
am I missing something but isnt it the golden rule of fencing never to erect all the posts without the panels in? if slotted posts are used?
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Post: # 112680Post rxbren

I always do all fences by setting first post or wall plate, dig next hole, fit panel/gravel board/arris rails to previous set post and new post then level and set new post and carry on so

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Post: # 112681Post Forestboy1978

lutonlagerlout wrote:I would rather use a 300mm concrete gravel board and back it up with haunched concrete
sounds like a pig of a job, proper job would be a a new foundation but as said not priced for
am I missing something but isnt it the golden rule of fencing never to erect all the posts without the panels in? if slotted posts are used?
cheers LLL :)
Not really. If you want to work in the wind for example, or delivery on panels has been screwed up you can put the posts in they just have to be spot on.

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Post: # 112682Post Forestboy1978

Here's an example of a fence that was done that way as the panels were the wrong size on delivery so we had to get on with it.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh....ia?dl=0

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Post: # 112683Post seanandruby

I use 2 lengths of batten with noggins at the right distance for spacing, sometimes had to be done as Forest says.
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Post: # 112686Post dig dug dan

lutonlagerlout wrote:I would rather use a 300mm concrete gravel board and back it up with haunched concrete
sounds like a pig of a job, proper job would be a a new foundation but as said not priced for
am I missing something but isnt it the golden rule of fencing never to erect all the posts without the panels in? if slotted posts are used?
cheers LLL :)
Correct. Its a pain slotting them in afterwards, especially more so kn your own, however inhave designed a tool for doing it with ease :)
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 112693Post Forestboy1978

seanandruby wrote:... Maybe the client wants it.
Precisely, it's what the client specifically requested. But yeah it would be a damn sight stronger than concrete gravel boards which are weak as piss and not really designed for terracing land at all.

I would have gone for what Tony recommended myself but they wanted what they wanted.

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Post: # 112696Post digerjones

dig dug dan wrote:
lutonlagerlout wrote:I would rather use a 300mm concrete gravel board and back it up with haunched concrete
sounds like a pig of a job, proper job would be a a new foundation but as said not priced for
am I missing something but isnt it the golden rule of fencing never to erect all the posts without the panels in? if slotted posts are used?
cheers LLL :)

Correct. Its a pain slotting them in afterwards, especially more so kn your own, however inhave designed a tool for doing it with ease :)
Tell us more dan
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