Attaching Wooden Fence Boards To Concrete Posts

[dieseldick]

i need attatch wooden boards to concrete posts for a fence, i do not have a drill nor do i want to rent a drill at £28 a day so i need advice on best thing to do , will masonary nails do ?

if not masonary nails then what about ( no more nails ) or something like that ?

[Flonska]

Most solutions appear to advocate using a drill.

There are brackets that might work though . . .

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Postfix-Slotted-Concrete-Fence-Brackets/dp/B00AD8EVEU

[trt]

If you cant borrow a drill, have a look at screwfix.com, they have loads of stuff.

[dieseldick]

2 good answers.

thankyou

[dieseldick]

grip fill ????

[TWR]

If the panels are facing the wind they need to be secured well otherwise what you "think" you have saved by not buying / hiring a drill will cost you more panels, do the job right & it will last, cut corners, you will pay the price.

[Hymie]

Most of the small DIY jobs I do around the house require a drill – these days a perfectly serviceable corded electric drill can be purchased for less than £40.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5016336

You could drill into the concrete fence posts and secure the fixing screws using raw plugs, but I doubt that you would achieve a reliable fixing – especially as a novice with a drill.

My advice would be to drill a hole all the way through the concrete posts and use coach bolts to fix the panels.

If you take this option, you need to work out the required length of the coach bolts (thickness of the concrete post, plus thickness of the wooden panels, plus thread length for the securing nut/washer. You might get way with an 8mm diameter bolt if the panels are not too heavy and will need a minimum of 2 fixings (top & bottom) at each concrete post.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/general-purpose-threaded-coach-bolts-bright-zinc-plated-m8-x-100mm-100-pack/88185

I should add that drilling the concrete posts will almost certainly be a two man job, with one supporting the post (preventing the force of the drilling pushing over the post), especially when drilling towards the top.

You will need to buy a masonry drill bit suitable for the coach bolts.

[Old_Geezer]

Or; you could buy a drill.

[Old_Geezer]

I now see Hymie has suggested as much.

[murraymints]

ditto hymie !

[theshedman]

The chances of drilling through a concrete post are slim anyway as there will be steel reinforcing bars in them. What you need is a bracket to go around the post that will attach to the panels. you should be able to get these from Toolstation or similar.

[EDDIE51]

All the concrete fence posts I see come with holes to fix the panels already in them.

[TWR]

D.D. I can foresee this job costing you more than you think, as said the internal of the posts have steel rods inside, usual 5, ( I've Hauled them from the makers ) If you are unsure of the work involved, I would purchase the panels that can slide in place, that is if the Concrete Posts are of that sort.

[dieseldick]

thanks

[kvalidir]

Worse case scenario we have some held up with heavy duty cable ties, which have been up in all weathers for years.

[douglas9401]

If a job's worth doing, it's worth getting somebody in. :)

[-Talbot-]

You've not actually given much info, nailit.
Is there a budget?
All posts do not come with a groove to place a panel (as EDDIE seems to think) which type are they?


Why not encase the post in wood?
say 2 pieces of 4''x1'' and two of 5''x1''

Done properly it look look like a thick wooden post
It will look better than botching.

[EDDIE51]

This is the type of post I have seen
http://www.kellaway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/concrete-post-square.jpg
Made with the holes in .