Hi there
Thanks to everyone for their replies / advice. Just to offer a bit more info regarding this diy problem -
We got a fencing contractor in, when we moved in 4 years ago, and they did a great job installling a 6ft (double slatted) fence right around the whole back garden.
The only part they didnt do was the 1.2mt wide section that is between my gable end and the neighbours driveway.
The neighbours driveway & house sits about 3-4ft higher than our house and our properties are separated by a retaining wall etc.
The fencing contractor installed our fence just behind the coping stones on said retaining wall.
When the fence was initially installed, there was a gap at each side, as my side was a pain in the ar*e to do and my neighbours side was a path to their back garden (which they've now put a gate onto etc etc)
Normally i would have just sunk the posts into the ground, but due to drainage pipes (that serve the back garden, as the garden is quite steep) i cant do this.
My plan was to sink the posts in and leave a 50mm gap between the post and my house wall, then i wouldnt get any noise.
So, at the moment, i have a 6ft fence right around my property and a gap at the side which i want to close off.
(for the record, it was agreed between the fencing contractor and myself that they would leave this - looking back he probably knew it would be hassle. They wanted to attach the posts to the house but i said no, so we left the gap etc)
Dont get me wrong, my neighbours are great, and its only occassionaly the gate slams or a ball gets knocked against the fence, but dont want to be sitting there and here the "thud / thud" noise.
I was going to buy those post clamps that you screw down but then i would need to prepare a solid concrete "plinth" for these to be bolted to, and the ground is just gravel so it would take a bit of work.
However, i have thought of something, rather than connecting the whole structure, i could do the following -
- Install a post to the gable of my house (using screws or bolts etc)
- Install the 2nd post to the retaining wall (as above)
- Then fit rails and boards, but do not connect anything to the fence thats existing.
(i could leave a gap of even 20mm) The fence would be solid as it would be supported by the side of the house and a sold 3-4ft retaining wall.
Surely this solves my problem???
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And sorry for rambling on about this!
G