Mount the fence on the wall

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Would you like to redesign your garden fence or build a new one? Wrought iron fences that are placed on a wall look particularly beautiful. In order for the new fence to last a long time, it is particularly important to anchor the post bases firmly in the wall. If a wall already exists, holes must be drilled. In the case of a new wall to be erected, it is recommended that the posts be concreted in directly.

The post bases must sit firmly in the wall.
The post bases must sit firmly in the wall.

What you need:

  • Guideline
  • chalk
  • drilling machine
  • Post base
  • Metal dowels
  • Spirit level
  • possibly. Washers

Attaching the fence to an existing wall

  1. In the first step, a guideline must be stretched, which runs along the wall. This will later be used to align the post bases.
  2. Now the places have to be marked where the posts will later be attached to the wall. Depending on the fence system, a distance of around 2.5 m between the individual posts is recommended. You can use a piece of chalk to mark it. This is clearly visible and can be easily removed later.
  3. Now drill holes in the wall at the marked places. This is where the post bases are attached. The post bases are very suitable as a drilling template.
  4. Now anchor the post bases in the wall. Metal dowels, ideally so-called heavy-duty dowels, should be used for this. These guarantee a secure hold.
  5. Use a spirit level to check whether the post bases are vertical. If there are bumps in the wall, you can level them out with washers.
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  6. Now that the post bases have been anchored in the wall, you can attach the individual fence elements.

Concreting the posts in the wall

As an alternative to anchoring with dowels, the posts can also be set in concrete. This is particularly recommended when not only the fence but also the wall is being rebuilt.

  1. Mark the places along the formwork where the posts are to be set in concrete. To ensure that these are not only correct in terms of the distance, but also the alignment in the wall, stretch a guideline over the middle.
  2. Mark a specific length on all posts. This serves as an aid, so that later all of them are concreted in the same depth.
  3. Now place the individual posts in the concrete while it is still soft. Use the spirit level as an aid for vertical alignment.
  4. Wait until the concrete has completely hardened and the posts are stable. Then you can attach the intermediate fence elements.

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