Screw a heavy wooden "fence panel" to concrete pos

[Kingbroady]

I've just used some existing decking boards as a fence panel and just need to know what screws and plugs to use, please?

Should I screw to pieces of wood on first and then the panel to the wood, please?

Thank you.

 

[JohnD]

is it a slotted post? Is there one each end of your "panel?"

 

[Kingbroady]

The panel I've made is too large to slot down the existing grooves. It is only a width of 25/30 inches.

 

[JohnD]

have you considered cutting the wood so it will fit, or is there something I've missed

 

[Kingbroady]

The wood is too thick to slide down the grooves.

 

[Kingbroady]

Plug/screw sizes?

Anyone?

 

[jdpjamesp]

My fence has block pillars instead of posts and so I've screwed battens to the blocks and then screwed the panels to that just using standard long wood screws. I would have thought you'll want to do something similar, although what you've made sounds pretty heavy to me. Is it? That might be a problem whatever you do.

 

[Kingbroady]

Plug/screw sizes?

Anyone?

 

[big-all]

you have reinforcing rods in the posts you are unlikly to have much success and possibly a few damaged posts

something like timber in the slots metal banding around the posts and screw through that

 

[masona]

The wood is too thick to slide down the grooves.

Can you not rebate it?

 

[maplegardenservices1]

Fix a wooden plank to the post securely and strongly first then fix your panel to the wooden plank.

 

[ntb]

I'd be inclined to rebate it as mentioned above or fix some timber that will slot into the grooves to the ends of the panel - presumably you would have to cut the panel down to accommodate the added timber.