Panelling to cover concrete fencing panel

Bugatti

I have concrete fence panels like this around my back garden:
https://www.timberfencinggates.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Concrete-Fencing-Panels.jpg

I want to cover these. Ideally with cladding/smooth panels/wood/metal panelling/etc. What I don't want though is stone effect cladding. Apart from that I'm open to any and all ideas. So would people here have any suggestions as to what I could do to cover these and where I could get the necessary materials? I'll be waiting until businesses reopen before doing this, for now I'm just looking to get ideas and rough estimates of cost.

moonshadow

Have a look at elite fencing in Louth they do a replacement panel for these .

Lumen

I'm guessing you don't have permission/rights to replace those concrete panels...?

Because if the posts are standard 2" chamfered H-section you can just knock out the concrete panels and slide in a load of 44mm timber.

Mad_Mike

You're basically looking for timber fence panels. The concrete inserts slide out, and they slide in place of the concrete
A quick look on Google found this which might give you some ideas and rough prices etc

Pipmae

We got outs dashed in the same colour as the house. Just the panels - we painted the posts white and we freshen them up every couple of years.

The dashing is done about 15/16 years . To be honest it's a bit grubby now and it could probably do with a power wash. We haven't done it yet though as my husband thinks the power washer could be too strong and knock some of it off.

Ours are backing onto a ditch with high trees so they'd be more susceptible to getting a bit grubby than where yours are placed.

J.R.

You could paint them magnolia & the upright white to match with the house colours

Bugatti

Thanks for the feedback so far. Just to clarify, its a shared fence, so I can't replace the panels. And that's not what I want to do anyways! I want to cover it completely. I don't want to even see the posts.

I've been looking up ideas online and here is something that I like:
https://www.ofdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/files/2/4/2/screening-for-garden-fence-wood-or-plastic-0-242.jpeg

It's a wooden fence but it has a bit of a "modern" look to it, which is something I like. Although my main preference was to have a dark grey fence. But I suppose if I was to do something like the above image, I could just paint the wood my preferred colour.

The other option I mentioned in my original post was some sort of cladding. Something with a smooth finish to it that could be attached onto the existing fence (so that even the posts would be hidden).

So based on this additional information, would people have suggestions on what could be done?

GreeBo

Would you consider growing some climbers up the side of it?

Lumen

The reason nobody is suggesting attaching cladding is because neither the H posts nor panels are designed with that in mind. There isn't a lot of material in the centre of an H post, so if you start firing in concrete screws or whatever and then attaching 100kg of cedar cladding to each section, you risk bringing the whole thing down.

How likely is that? I don't know.

Bonzo Delaney

I'd say you could place a piece of 3x2 treated beside one of the H posts .
You'd " fix" it to the H post by screwing few pieces of metal strap to the back of the 3x2 leaving the end of the strap about 25mm proud then just slot the strap in to the space between the panel and the H post to hold it in place. Theyre never that tight.
Then run a temporary stretcher horizontally across the top and bottom of all the 3x2s, then start your horizontalcladding .
Or some similar type of set up , not too sure myself never done it before .

Bugatti

Something else I'm now considering to cover the panels. I see Ikea have these outdoor patio tiles:
https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/runnen-floor-decking-outdoor-dark-grey-90238111/

I'm sure they could be used on walls?

GreeBo

Bugatti wrote: »

Something else I'm now considering to cover the panels. I see Ikea have these outdoor patio tiles:
https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/runnen-floor-decking-outdoor-dark-grey-90238111/

I'm sure they could be used on walls?

Possibly, but how will you fix them? Mechanically? Thats a lot of fixing...
Your current wall is not flat, each post "sticks out" compared to the gravel boards, so now you need structure that is offset from the wall to hold your tiles.
That needs to be solidly fixed, as if its a fence itself (it is!) otherwise you will wake up one day and it's in your garden, or worse someone elses!

TheBoyConor

I'd warn against using timber cladding. It looks fine day one but it will start looking manky after a couple of years and will be a pain in the arse maintenance wise. And unless the battens you use are heavily treated or are a good durable hardwood, then they will just rot away in no time.

I'd recommend planting a creeper up along the wall. Low maintenance and will look nice.