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woody · #16 Post by **woody** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:04 pm

Samray wrote:What a peculiar construction.
I shouldnt waste too much time decorating it. First good wind and it should take the wall with it.

Don't think so my finely whiskered freind, look at the post boyo, their double up, I assume the other one is i the ground, what an unusual construction tho..........is it a cavity wall fence??

Samray · #17 Post by **Samray** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:07 pm

4" brick wall with 4" footings?

woody · #18 Post by **woody** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:37 pm

No, look again, the post that are sat on the wall are secured to a post behind them!! Very strange!

Samray · #19 Post by **Samray** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:42 pm

woody wrote:No, look again, the post that are sat on the wall are secured to a post behind them!! Very strange!

Yes....posts that would go straight thro the footings if they were more than the width of the wall, unless the posts are fixed to the wall and stop at ground level.

woody · #20 Post by **woody** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:55 pm

Yeah see what you mean!! There may be a few courses of bricks below ground level but that would still no good!

Ok snappy don't bother painting it, wont be there long

snapdragon · #21 Post by **snapdragon** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:01 pm

not a brick in the wall at all - tis reinforced concrete and the fence just tucks over the wall - tis not to the ground on the other side - neither are the posts

snapdragon · #22 Post by **snapdragon** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:24 pm

woody wrote:..........is it a cavity wall fence??

It might be, cos if i dont paint on it i shall erect a trellis against it

I shoulld've snuck round and taken a pic from the other side while I had the chance today

Gio · #23 Post by **Gio** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:33 pm

stick this pic on it, I'm sure Mr Snappy would approve

#24 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:18 pm

*snigger*

Samray · #25 Post by **Samray** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:57 pm

snapdragon wrote:not a brick in the wall at all - tis reinforced concrete and the fence just tucks over the wall - tis not to the ground on the other side - neither are the posts

I'll give it till October then.

Place your bets now

#26 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:15 pm

Pressure treated sawn softwood that hasnt been externally treated? (cheap stuff at that..)

Hmm... Ok then.. it's sat on a fairly flat wall, so that's great for the sawn ends sat on it.. the water'll creep up thru that nice cut end in next to no time... so let's give it a year for the rot to set in..

So that'll take us to this time next year. By that time that crappy metal fixing and the galvy nails will have started to move about, so that'll be on it's way to coming loose (reckon it'll catch the wind nicely) which'll also let the rain in, as well as holding the water nicely to the cut ends there..

So we have:-
1. A cheap fence that the neighbour hasnt bothered to treat properly (the standard treating lasts about a year or so in UK climes before needing to be redone, if it's gonna survive..)
2. It's held together with nails, not screws.. (Or are they screws? Add 6 months to that if it's screws)

I'll go for July 2008.

24th, to be precise..

I fekkin hate B and Q.

snapdragon · #27 Post by **snapdragon** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:16 pm

:) I shall treat my side to some paint

the weather (west/southwest) comes from his side, and the previous ones haven't lasted well - at least this is featheredge board not those thin panels.

No idea how he fixed it to the wall. We wrecked a household drill attaching a batten to it for my semi-shed am assuming he had tougher tools

did seem odd that he didnt fit post holders to the wall and slot them in

Trumpeteer · #28 Post by **Trumpeteer** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:21 am

Feck me, as an advisor to REME and Kwacks giving building advice...its the equivalent of letting him loose in a US fighter plane...friendly fire anyone.

Actually hes nearly right.....but dont let hom near the observer core.....needs more wriggly tin

#29 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:42 pm

Indeed, I used to be more mechanically biased.. now work as the Army equivalent of Jewsons..

Wriggly Tin? How many sheets.. I'll have it Heli-dropped in the morning...

Gio · #30 Post by **Gio** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:37 pm

Shirley if its wriggly tin you need a sharp pair of tin cutters