I want to make this curved fence on my concrete driveway slab. My driveway is at a 20 degree incline. How to I do it? Please can someone give me an idea of what posts, post holders, railings and screws to use? I have all of the basic work power tools...
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @smallnails. It's brilliant to have you join us and many thanks for your question on building a curved fence.
It looks like some fairly interesting fence-building methods have been used to create that curved fence.
The posts appear to be relatively standard timber fence posts, however, the curve doesn't look like it's been achieved using traditional solid timber rails. Instead, it appears they've used galvanised steel flat bar/strapping running horizontally between the posts. This allows the rails to follow the curve, something that would be very difficult with standard timber rails.
If you wanted to replicate a similar design, I'd look at using galvanised steel flat bar around 50mm x 5mm (or similar) that is rigid enough to support the weight of the palings while still being able to follow the desired curve. We have https://www.bunnings.com.au/australian-handyman-supplies-50-x-5mm-steel-flat-bar-2mtr_p0917621 though it would need to be primed and painted to prevent rust. Alternatively, you could speak with the Special Orders team in-store to see if they could order similar with a protective coating. The palings then appear to have been bolted through the steel strapping.
Since you're fixing to a concrete driveway slab with approximately a 20° incline, you'd likely need:
Materials
Tools
The biggest challenge won't be the slope, it'll be engineering the curved rails so they're strong enough to prevent the palings from flexing. Before purchasing materials, I'd suggest working out the post spacing and the exact radius of the curve so you can determine whether flat bar, rolled steel, or another custom rail solution will be required.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
Hello, I am wanting to create a vertical timber post or beam screen in this area. It would run with 100mm gaps from thr white fence on the left to the brick pillar. It would need to be installed on comcrete and on a driveway with a 20 degree incline. I woulrd ideally like the timber weather resilient and in a iron bark type.of colour as well as smooth to touch as we would past it. How could I carry out this project? Can I get all of thr materials from Bunnings? What would this be? Need advice on the timber and anchor posts. Happy to get a hybrid timber! Attached is my front as well as inspo pics. Thank you!!
Hi @smallnails,
A vertical batten screen like the ones shown in your inspiration images would certainly suit the space.
The main challenge is that the screen can't be constructed from individual vertical posts alone. Since the posts would be mounted to a concrete driveway, they would require horizontal rails or a supporting frame behind them to provide rigidity and prevent movement over time. The rails would be largely hidden from view but are important for the structural stability of the screen.
For the vertical members, you could consider:
For the support structure, I'd suggest:
The 20-degree driveway slope isn't a major issue, but it will need to be accounted for when setting out the posts and determining whether you would like the top of the screen to remain level or follow the slope of the driveway.
All of the structural components, fixings and finishing products can be sourced through Bunnings. If you could provide the approximate height and length of the proposed screen, along with the photos you mentioned, our members would be happy to suggest suitable post sizes, rail dimensions and fixing methods.
