How to Install Featheredge Fencing?
- Know your measurements. With featheredge fencing, there are 3 generic distances between posts, 1.8M, 2.7M and 3.0M. ...
- Choose your materials. You will also need to decide whether you require Gravel Boards, Post Caps (with or without Finials), Counter Rails and Capping Rails depending on the ...
- Preparation of the fence run. ...
- Install Your Fence... ...
How to make a feather edge board fence?
Step 4: Install Your Fence...
- Dig the hole for the 1st post. ...
- Run a line from the first post to the end of the run of fencing, stretching it taut. ...
- Set the second post in the hole, but don't backfill it. ...
- Fit the Arris Rail at this point and hammer them in to get a good fit using a rubber mallet.
How to install featheredge fencing?
- SDS drill – For fixing your posts to a brick wall
- Combi drill – For screwing cut arris rails into the fence posts etc
- Post hole diggers – For digging the holes for your fence posts
- Hand saw – For cutting down fence posts and arris rails
How to construct a feather edge fence in your garden?
You will also need the following materials:
- Fence Post - Morticed!
- Arris Rails - Ended
- Featheredge Boards
- Support Stump
- 40-50mm Nails
- Post Mix
What is a Feather Edge used for?
What are the benefits of choosing feather edge fence?
- We don’t just build feather edge fencing we can also offer many more options such as hit and miss
- More luxurious fencing such as red cedar fencing
- We can offer to paint your new fence
- Cardiff fencing quotes are all offered for free Durable Okay, so one of the main reasons why feather edge is so popular is because this type of garden fence is ...
How much should feather edge fence overlap?
Overlap Consistently For boards less than 150mm wide an overlap of 40mm is ideal, but for boards wider than 150mm, 50mm overlap is recommended.
Should you nail or screw feather edge boards?
The choice is yours. The rails can be screwed into the posts through the sides and supporting brackets can be used to give extra strength. 3 inch number 8 screws are usually needed for this, all timber should be treated. The first feather edge board can then be fixed on the outside of your fence.
Which way should feather edge boards fit?
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Do you nail through both feather edge boards?
We recommend that each board is fixed once with a nail located 10mm above the upper edge of the previous board. Some suppliers advise using two nails per board, but this does not allow for shrinkage of the board and can result in splitting.
What nails do I use for feather edge fencing?
Use 50mm galvanised nails to attach them - it is important you only use one nail per pale per rail (i.e. 3 nails) - do not nail two pales together. The single fixing is to allow the pales to expand and contract with the weather. As the top of the fence is continuous, capping can be any length.
How do you install a horizontal feather edge fence?
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Do you need to leave a gap between fence boards?
If you're installing the boards horizontal, you'll want to leave 1/4 in -1 inches of space between the boards. For privacy purposes, get the boards as close together as you can. If it's impossible to do that, or you're worried about shrinking and expanding, leave 1/8 inch between each board.
How many 150mm feather edge boards do I need?
As a guide Fencing Essentials recommend the following, when deciding how many boards are needed: Allow 12 boards per metre when using 100mm boards. Allow 10 boards per metre when using 125mm boards. Allow 8 boards per metre when using 150mm boards.
How long does feather edge fencing last?
A secure and strong fence would not be complete without a gate to match. Jacksons Featherboard gates are made from Jakcured sawn finish softwood, constructed with galvanised bolts and stainless steel nails, all made to the same exceptional quality, guaranteed for 25 years to give you many years of trusty service.
How many 125mm feather edge boards do I need?
125mm (5”) Wide Feather-Edge board. This would equate to ten boards needed per metre.
How do I calculate how much feather edge I need?
To work out how many feather edge is required you need to divide the total length of the fence by the width of the feather edge minus the overlap. The ovelap will need to be about 1" (25mm), so deduct this from the width of the feather edge, I:E 150mm - 25mm = 125mm.
How do you fix a trellis to a feather edge fence?
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Step 1: Know your measurements
With featheredge fencing, there are 3 generic distances between posts, 1.8M, 2.7M and 3.0M.
Step 2: Choose your materials
You will also need to decide whether you require Gravel Boards, Post Caps (with or without Finials), Counter Rails and Capping Rails depending on the level of 'finish' required. You will also need the following materials:
Step 3: Preparation of the fence run
Remove any obstructions, old fence post including concrete etc. Check every 1.8M/2.7M/3.0M plus post width for any issues along the run which would prevent you from digging a hole for the posts.
Notes:-
Mark out on each post where the ground level should be to ensure a consistent professional finish.
What is a feather edged fence?
Here we installed a feather edge fence using morticed concrete fence posts meaning that you can see the posts from both sides. We had to use 3 150mm gravel boards (a total of 450mm) to retain the earth from the neighbouring garden.
Which materials will I need to put up my new closeboard fence?
Here we installed a feather edged fence using timber morticed posts meaning that you can see the fence posts from both sides. You need to use timber gravel boards for timber posts and concrete gravel boards for concrete posts.
Which tools will I need to erect my new feather edge fence?
Here is what a feather edged fence looks like from the other side with the arris rails on display. The first 2 panels were made with full length 3m arris rails, with the last 3 bays needing the arris rails to be cut. This is where the flexibility of building closeboard fencing bays really helps!
How to install a featheredged garden fence
Thankfully erecting a feather edge fence really isn’t as difficult as it may sound and any hands on person will be able to do it. Just follow the below steps and if I’ve missed anything then simply leave a comment below for a quick reply!
Step 1 – Assess the situation and make a plan
This closeboard fence included 2 gates. The problem we had was that the path was too high for the gate to open so we made a plan to raise the post slightly where needed and to add a cut gravel board to meet the ground.
Step 2 – Install your first morticed or v-notched fence post
If your first fence post is going against a brick wall then I would recommend fixing it to the wall as opposed to digging a fence post hole. This is because it will be more secure compared to using post mix since only 3 sides of the post can be cemented as well as it being easy to replace should you ever need to.
Step 3 – Install your fence posts and arris rails
Here you can see that we had installed our fence posts and arris rails, also known as carcasing the fence bays and having them ready to finish off with the gravel boards and featheredge slats.
What is a feather edge fence?
The Feather edge pales are the parts of the fence that run vertically (or top to bottom). These are attached to horizontal rails. The pales are called feather edge or featherboard, because they taper – one side is thicker and it tapers to a finer width, similar to a feather hence the name. The thickest part of the pale on a Jacksons Fencing featherboard pale is a sturdy 15mm. This gives the pale and the fence overall, extra strength compared to most other types of this fencing, where it is usual for the thickest part of the pale to be only 10 or 11mm.
How many rails are there on a featherboard fence?
Depending on the height of the fence there are either 2 or 3 rails, having 3 horizontal rails on a taller featherboard fencing panel gives much more strength and integrity to the fence or panel. An additional benefit is the rails are ‘weathered’, this means a slight angle is cut so any rain hitting the top surface of the rail will run off.
How long do Jackson's fence panels last?
Jacksons' beautifully handcrafted fence panels are made with exact attention to detail to ensure the utmost quality and durability for a long service life, and are all guaranteed for 25 years.