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How to attach screening to Colorbond fence?

justo81
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How to attach screening to Colorbond fence?

IMG_2416.jpegIMG_2415.jpeghi I am looking for advice and a solution, we have a staffy dog, and our neighbours on all sides of our back yard have dogs as well, one of our neighbours dogs has already broken through the colorbond fencing, my question is there anything I can fix to our side of the fence to make it harder for our dog to bust through, screening etc, and best way to do it,

thanks in advance.

JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: attaching screening to colorbond fence

Hi @justo81,

 

Thank you for your question and welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fantastic to have you with us.

 

I'd suggest attaching some Bamboo Screening to your side of the fence. While it is lightweight enough to not overload the fence, it is still strong and will offer some additional protection, while still looking nice.

 

This can be attached to the fence using Zenith 12G x 20mm Galvanised Hex Head Metal Screws over the connecting wires and into the fence posts.

 

Allow me to tag some of our helpful members to see if they have any other ideas, @DIYGnome, @Jewelleryrescue, @JoeAzza.

 

Let me know what you think and if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

 

Jacob

 

justo81
Just Starting Out

Re: attaching screening to colorbond fence

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Would thicker one like this one be better for our dog? And would you screw into top and bottom rail? 

MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: attaching screening to colorbond fence

Hi @justo81,

 

Those would be far better than thinner screening and are likely what my colleague meant. Alternatively, you could use Merbau panels

 

It would be best to install them onto the top and bottom rails. If they don't react, you might need to install some timber horizontal batons to span between the Colorbond posts and mount onto them.

 

Mitchell

 

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Re: attaching screening to colorbond fence

Thanks for the reply,

What would be best screws to mount merbau panels to top and bottom rail? I want to avoid screwing into posts if i can 

JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: attaching screening to colorbond fence

Hi @justo81,

 

These Zenith 10G x 50mm Galvanised Countersunk Head Metal Screw will do the trick.

 

Let me know if you have any further questions.

 

Jacob

 

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