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fencing
firstly be sure of the boundaries

Before you start it’s very important to establish where your land starts and your neighbours’ finishes. If you are in any doubt you will need to either contact your local council or engage the services of a licensed surveyor.
setting the posts for paling fences
1 Mark out the line where you want the fence to go and stake each end. Run a string line between the two stakes.
2 Measure and stake where all of the intermediate posts will go – make sure these are at equal distances. 2 to 2.7m apart is normal.
3 Now you need your post hole digger!
4 Dig holes 600mm deep by 300mm square.
5 Set the corner posts first to ensure your posts will end up in a straight line.
6 Place a 50mm layer of concrete in the bottom of each hole before setting the posts in the holes.
7 Fill the hole completely with a bag of post mix or a concrete blend and cement mixture. Rapidset on the corners.
8 Check the post with your spirit level and brace if necessary to hold it square in place. Firm the mixture with your boots till it’s firm and add water to the mixture so ensure the concrete sets.
9 Slope the cement mixture away from the post to ensure water run off when it rains and your fence will last much longer.
10 Pull the string line tight and as you dig and place the intermediate posts in the ground, ensure all of them are properly aligned as you set them in the same manner as the corner posts.
fixing the cross rails
The top rail should be a minimum of 75mm from the final height of your fence (allow for trimming if necessary).
The bottom rail is set a maximum of 175mm from the bottom and the middle rail is centred between the two.
You can bolt or coach screw the rails on or for a more professional look you can notch the posts to the depth of the rails by cutting with a saw and then chiseling out the excess.
By notching, the posts and rails should be flush and ready for you to use your 75 x 3.75mm galvanised bullet head nails to attach them.
Any joins in the rails should be butted together in the middle of the post and rail joints on posts should be staggered to give the fence additional strength.
the palings
Use a palling underneath to keep the palings of the ground while nailing off.
Overlapping your palings will provide you with a more private and attractive fence than leaving gaps or butting them togther.
40 x 2mm galvanised nails are recommended for fastening.
If you have a big area to fence, it is well and truly worth the money to hire a compressor and a nail gun!
If you are after the white picket fence look, leave a 50mm gap between the palings and check regularly with the spirit level to ensure that they are all vertical!
If you want the privacy nail the additional palings over the gaps ensuring a 25mm overlap on each of the existing palings. You may wish to us 50 x 2.8mm galvanised nails for this and if you avoid nailing through the existing palings this will minimise any chance of splitting as timber does tend to shrink with time.
setting the posts for rural fences
1 Mark out line etc
2 2.4 or 3.0 metres apart
3 Set corner posts first - preferrably with concrete blend and cement.
4 Posts used for corner, gate or strainer need to be at least 125 - 150mm in diameter and depth at least 800mm, preferrably 1mtr.
5 Posts for intermediates should be 90 - 125mm in diametre and spaced 2.4 or 3.0 mtr apart to allow for use of a top rail in the future. These should be in 600mm deep.
6 Most rural type fences are 1200mm high.
7 Star pickets can be used instead of or as an alternative to posts.
8 Before attaching netting, hinge joint or chain mesh, good practice is to run a top, belly and bottom wire to strengthen and support your choice of wire containment material. Wires can be tightened easily using rachets.
9 Hinge joints, chain mesh or netting may be attached using clips to wire and staples to posts.
(all prices apply to jimboomba only)
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 Concrete blend $59/m3
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 Post Mix Blend $46 /m3
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 Cement 20kg bag $6
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 100m roll 1200 hinge joint $105
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 20m roll 1200 chain mesh $69.50
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 50m roll 1200 netting $79
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 Wire 3.15mm x 750mtrs $90




whatever your fencing needs.....
Cobble Patch has the solution and the advice to make it easy!

  jimboomba
Lot 26 Millstream Road
Ph (07) 5547 7699 Fax (07) 5547 7600
email: info@cobblepatch.com.au 		loganlea
Cnr Kingston & Chambers Flat Roads
Ph (07) 3299 7666 Fax (07) 3805 2483
email: cobblepatch@powerup.com.au
 
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