help /ideas for removable fence section

[steveo3002]

looking for some ideas folks

i plan to rip out a hedge in the better weather and fit maybe a picket or featherboard fence , then make one section removable so i can sneak a car into the back garden now n then

any smart ideas how i could do it neatly so it doesnt show when fitted?

cheers

[composimmonite]

Standard fence panels are 6' so is that gap going to be large enough ? If not then a larger gap is going to be noticeable anyway so you might as well make the panels hinged like gates.
You can get custom width fence panels made - 8' seems to be widest I found that would be made.
Whilst the idea of being able to simply lift a panel out of slotted posts sound easy in reality they are quite heavy when you have them above your head so some alternative sort of method of retaining is needed.

[steveg]

My side fence is the original the builders put up and has arris rails fitted into the posts and then featheredge nailed on the front vertically. I wanted to get a car or two (well three) into the space so I cut the bits of arris rail off that fit into the posts and re-attached the fence panel using metal repair ends.

Removing the panel takes a while as there are 24 screws to undo but any would be thief would get bored after doing a few of them.

Another way to do it without costing much would be to use concrete posts and just lift out the panel. Not very smart really but gates of any sort will need more substantial posts to hold them up.


Just seen the post above, the panels are heavy so it depends on the height of the fence. I need access through another fence I have and prop the panel up, hasn't fallen down on me yet but not sure it would be easy getting a car through.

[steveo3002]

wont be above my head...would be like a 3-4 foot tall jobbie , deeds say we must have a fence boundry otherwise id have a uber driveway, and yeah would make it wide enough to drive through

isnt really ideal to have them on hinges due to where it is , i guess lift off hinges would work

[sasquar]

just make one large panel with lift off hinges (quite clearly the wont work as a hinge, but hopefully you understand what i mean) on each end so it can be taken off easily when you want too. could drill and bolt or even padlock the tops of the hinge pins, so they couldnt be lifted off by anyone other than you......

[steveo3002]

Jan 14, 2016 12:43:01 GMT sasquar said:

just make one large panel with lift off hinges (quite clearly the wont work as a hinge, but hopefully you understand what i mean) on each end so it can be taken off easily when you want too. could drill and bolt or even padlock the tops of the hinge pins, so they couldnt be lifted off by anyone other than you......

yeah i get you , thats about the best i can come up with

cheers

[awoo]

my dad has done this/something similar down the side of their house to keep old cars etc out of sight.

2 concrete posts either side, with slots in, slide scaffold boards down the slots and then the front has a fence bolted on the front like a facia. pretty quick to remove. i cant remember exactly how it was done but pretty sure that is it. my dad has a very short fuse so it would have been made quick and easy to take down when needed.

[damien4884]

I did similar to stop the neighbours getting annoyed at my parents house. 6ft panel and a 3ft gate, to get around the 6ft gap issue I just used one of those bolt down post shoes fixed to a concrete pad with 4 S/S studs epoxied in. Undo the 4 nuts and lift post out the way.