Help - wall of fence?

[chris]

...oh and why not build a decking style gap filler, VC? I guess it'd be 2/3 planks wide? Are they fixing it for you, or leaving you to do it?

[veggiechicken]

Progress report! The builders will take down the wall and next door's fence will go up. He suggested a 2-3 foot high wall with flower bed in front and maybe trellis on the top.
I'm responsible for it Chris as its my land - but the boundary fence is theirs.
Tomorrow they'll bring round 2 more pallet crates

[Mikey]

What do you intend doing with the pallets VC, or is that another thread.

[chris]

But surely the wall would have go go down in the gap? - that's quite of high depth to back fill, espeically if they're taking most of the stuff for their hardcore?

[Mikey]

I'd assume they are just knocking it down to the level of the slab?

[veggiechicken]

What do you intend doing with the pallets VC, or is that another thread.

Here are 2 I prepared earlier http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1136410
Its 2 more like that but slightly taller and one has a solid base.

[veggiechicken]

But surely the wall would have go go down in the gap? - that's quite of high depth to back fill, espeically if they're taking most of the stuff for their hardcore?

I'd assume they are just knocking it down to the level of the slab?

Its just the screen walling that's going, there are a few courses of brickwork below that, that may go, depending on what the plan is - but the main wall, under the slab is OK.

[chris]

I might be misunderstanding, wikll there be a gap from the edge of your patio to the fence? - that you could fall down (or your dogs), or are you on about increasing the height of the fence they put up with a trellis or similar?

I was thinking it was like in the attached picture I just drew? (terrible drawing btw, dodgy mouse ).

[veggiechicken]

It is like your drawing - all wobbly!
Lets start at the beginning children, are you sitting comfortably
The screen blocks are coming down but need to be replaced with something to stop anyone getting as far as the gap. The actual gap doesn't matter, it will remain as a gap So its a replacement for the screen wall that's needed, don't worry about what's under it

[chris]

So will the fence be right up against the "wall" of your patio? If so, the yeah, I'd go with the bed idea, and then stick a trellis at the back Flowers in the front, corn at the rear?

[veggiechicken]

NO, there will be a GAP between their fence and my wall

[Tripmeup]

Can't resist

Mind the gap !!!

[chris]

Okay... so how would you fill it? (or is that what you're asking? )

I'd drill a batten across the "wall" side now, before the fence goes up, then screw another the same hieght into the fence posts - and lay planks across or something similar.

Unless you don't want to fill it and just put an obstacle in the way of it?

[RedThorn]

It is like your drawing - all wobbly!
Lets start at the beginning children, are you sitting comfortably
The screen blocks are coming down but need to be replaced with something to stop anyone getting as far as the gap. The actual gap doesn't matter, it will remain as a gap So its a replacement for the screen wall that's needed, don't worry about what's under it

Ok so what are actually asking ???

[Glutton4...]

The easy answer, VC, is to sell them the strip of land that would have become the gap if the fence was erected on the current boundary. Move the boundary to the edge of the raised concrete base.

Then, get a couple of nice woven willow panels...