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Fencing and Screening

dave9
Community Newcomer
5 replies

I am considering building a garage over a space that used to house a carport. One wall of the garage would sit on top of a timber sleeper retaining w ...

Bob9
Growing in Experience
4 replies

Hi, Ive a 3x5m space Id like to install a shade sail on but am unsure about ones that Bunnings has like this one: https://www.bunnings.com.au/marque ...

Trebor
Community Newcomer
2 replies

The pool panel got damaged from a resent gust of wind and the umbrella crashed into the panel. Subsequently it now loose and not in line with existing ...

Ravhaven
Finding My Feet
9 replies

I want to build a timber surround for our front garden taps and include a letterbox. It would be about 700mm high, 700mm across the front and about th ...

apeople
Just Starting Out
2 replies

Hi Team, I have removed an old steel fence and am left with the round steel posts as shown in the pic. I'd like to add timber sleepers or similar to ...

Offcut
Growing in Experience
8 replies

This backyard's pool area has a 1.8m tall partition wall separating the pool area from the pump and pool equipment in the back corner and clotheslin ...

Bandicoot
Growing in Experience
5 replies

I want to set a 50mm SHS fence post beside the high side of a limestone retaining wall, but there is a footing course only 350mm down. The post will ...

Nailbag
Kind of a Big Deal
3 replies

A mate of mine's rear entry garage door was starting to suffer the exposure of the weather. Plus after each time it had rained, water would drip over ...

MonikaJ
Just Starting Out
4 replies

 I would like to patch / repair external rendered wall which has some cracks / areas of render chipped off in couple of spots and then paint it. The ...

mishmish
Just Starting Out
2 replies

What’s the easiest way to remove an existing corrugated iron fence but leave the poles to grow veges along wires? There’s a new higher, modern fence b ...

normaron
Just Starting Out
3 replies

Hi, I am planning to fill the spaces between the concrete and the fence with soil and top it up with pebbles for planting Star Jasmine. Do I need to ...

Glenn83
Growing in Experience
2 replies

Gday all, I’m after some help on the best way to hang a shade sail we are looking at buying. So it will be a square sail the we will have to attach tw ...

Linda13
Just Starting Out
3 replies

Hi I have about a 150mm gap (different in certain areas) between the bottom of my colorbond fence which has concrete underneath. I need to enclose tho ...

VijayWani
Growing in Experience
5 replies

Please help me with material, eqipments and process to install Shade cloth on vege patchs and garden beds adjacent to fence in backyard. Vege Patch Si ...

bobrayraydottie
Just Starting Out
2 replies

How do i build a cat enclosure, what do i need? i would like to build around the sliding door   

Litchfield
Just Starting Out
3 replies

I would like to attach shade cloth from our colour bond & ansulight patio roof to cover gutters. to our colourbond fence to stop the neighbour’s mang ...

WaihiArchitect
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Hi Community, I would like to stain vitex a dark colour (eg feast watson Black japan) - would the vitex be able to accept a stain? Kia ora Kyle

Nathan_21
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Hi all, I am looking to build a pergola and I would like to know if I can fasten the Pryda 90mm M10 Bolt Down Post Anchor directly on top of the outdo ...

DIY4Knuckleheds
Making a Splash
13 replies

The front of our house needed a new fence as the old one, which was probably built in the Jurassic Period, was looking a little tired and unappeali ...

Blunboshun
Just Starting Out
3 replies

Hello, I want to set up this undercover area for my cats to hang out in, without escaping into the wild. Any tips at all are appreciated.  

News and Features Writer RobP
News and Features Writer
8 replies
julian27845
Getting Established
5 replies

Hi, my backyard has a retaining wall as shown below, I would like to install a fence similar to what you can see in the screenshot. I'm just not sure ...

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