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I currently have 4ft fences with concrete H shaped fence posts. The posts are roughly the same height as the fence panels (roughly as the garden has a small slop and so some are a bit lower, some a bit higher.
I want to have 6ft fences and don't want to have to replace the concrete posts.
So, can I get some kind of post extenders? Be they wood, metal, concrete, whatever. There are some online but as a DiY incompetent I don't want to buy the wrong thing.
Thanks all.
Next door to us have just slapped 6' panels into 4' posts and they've been ok for a couple of years or more - pretty sturdy, well-built panels admittedly. I'm not aware of any "extenders" though so if you want the posts as high as the panels I think you'll need new psts which gets quite spendy. I'm quite prepared though to find out I'm wrong
Yeah, I was going to say just put the new panels in the existing posts.
I suppose if the panels are strong enough and you just want to raise them, then you could put a 2ft gravel board in the bottom?
I wouldn't do it if you live somewhere too windy, but it would raise the existing panels.
^^ Alternatively fix a trellis to the top of the existing fence panels if they are still in good condition.
A couple of lengths of roofing lats and a few feather edge boards to fill the gaps or it will look like a complete bodge (rather than a partial one).
You could also make the top follow the contours of the ground, this will take a lot of fannying about though.
Your 4' posts (nominal) aren't 4' but more like 6' and your 6' ones need to be 8-9' (depending on soil and how much postcrete etc)
Before you extend them make sure they don't rock at all or the extra wind will have them out.
You could underpin with some 1/2 posts but if you're doing that you can hire a fence post puller for about £80 for the day (which is trivial compared to cost of posts)
If not and it works for you I'd use the Trellis idea from johndoh... at least its less of a sail.