help with fencing options?

mickeyjo

Hi, I'm looking to put a fence around my garden, its about a 1/3 acre. At the moment, there is a wooden post and rail fence thats not in great repair, and as I have two toddlers and want a hedge, I just want to get a secure fence that my kids can play safely in and a hedge for the birds and a windbreak.
I'm hesitant to put in a block wall; cost, foundation, neighbours trees etc.
So I'm thinking of a concrete post and rail or another wooden post and rail. I'm loathe to put in a wooden one as the one thats there isn't very secure, plus I'd have to paint it every year, and creosote isn't recommended anymore.
The end of the garden is quite damp, and I'm wondering would that affect concreting the concrete posts into the ground?

Antiquo

OP concrete is the only option in constantly wet ground and rather than go with rail I would go with chain link fence which is better at keeping kids and dogs in and other kids and dogs out.

Even when you do get a hedge started it will provide a maintenance free barrier with rail fences kids will still attempt to take a short cut and ultimately damage the hedge. You can allow the hedge to overgrow the fence or keep it trimmed up to it on one side.

So yes concrete is the best and you can't buy creosote for domestic use anymore the EU banned it because of the carcinogenics.

mickeyjo

Thanks so much for the advice, am going to go with Larch post and Rail pressurised timber. Really appreciated the advice:)

Sonnenblumen

mickeyjo wrote: »

Thanks so much for the advice, am going to go with Larch post and Rail pressurised timber. Really appreciated the advice:)

Larch is an excellent choice for the posts.