remove chainlink fence, replace with zigzag rail fence

[Sodo]

Theres no power near the fence. When I told my dad I was taking out the chain link fence and replacing it with logs he said "sounds like you have too much time on your hands". Can't argue that but I also have too much perfectly straight logs on my hands. A gramma's house should look quaint, not like a parking lot. Will post pics when done. Hopefully soon!

I don't know what to do about the gate yet. I also gotta get thru that rhododendron bush without cutting any flowers off of course. Hmmm.

Need ideas for post caps. Normally this type of fence has no post caps, but I want an easy way to hide the pipe inside and prevent it from filling with water.

 

[EddieWalker]

What about cutting it off flush with the top of the logs and placing a rock or flagstone on top of it. I've seen that before and liked it

 

[Sodo]

Hmm. Epoxy a rock ontop, that might work. Yes I've seen rocks sitting ontop of posts before, I suppose just to keep the post dry(er).

 

[farm boy00]

Why not stick the cut outs into the holes, might have to shave them but then just hammer it in

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Let me see if I have this right: You are leaving the existing chain link posts in place to support the zigzag fence and just alternating from one side of the post to the other? Your angle of the zig is what, 5 maybe 10 deg? I've never seen one that 'flat'. They are always closer to 90 deg from one section to the next around here. Most don't even have supporting posts, that's the whole point of a zigzag fence, they are self supporting without the use of posts.

I do like your method of concealing the posts but wonder if it would look better if you kept the rails all on the same side of the posts and just wired the rails to them. The it would look like a straight rail fence rather than an almost straight rail fence.

 

[bcp]

There is another rustic fence style that uses two posts at each joint, with the rail ends stacked between, alternating. This would use your steel posts for one of the posts.





Bruce

 

[ultrarunner]

Here are two wooden fences that I built/maintain.

 

[Sodo]

I think I'm done.

Set these ontop of the posts for now. I think I'll use rocks, and epoxy a pipe on the bottom that drops into the post.

 

[ultrarunner]

Looks very rustic... will you need to apply a preservative?

The cedar split rails in my picture were treated once in 1970...

 

[EddieWalker]

Congratulations, that's a lot nicer then the cyclone fence!!!