Situation:
Beech hedge some 12' high and about 6' deep has the remains of a 3' closeboarded fence about a foot away from its centre line, i.e. the fence was built along my boundary and the beech hedge planted close to the fence on my side of the boundary. Fence has now come to the end of its life and I wish to replace it - the collapsing fence is revealing the bald base of the hedge and allowing easy access for animals, particularly dogs. The hedge has also suffered from poor maintenance and has grown out quite a bit - hence its depth.
I do not wish to cause tremendous damage to the hedge or do any radical pruning. Can I use metal post anchors such as Metpost to fix 6' fence posts along the line of the previous fence at maybe 4' intervals, perhaps with a top rail between each post to prevent swaying and a stay through the hedge at say 45 deg down from each post to stake under the hedge on my side of the boundary. Then build the fence up with horizontal boards as far as I can and wherever I can.
Is this a crazy solution? Can anyone suggest anything better?
BTW the far side of the hedge faces open woodland - not another garden.
TIA
Richard