Nice and neat, love it, great way to spruce up an otherrwise dull area!
How did you fix this to the fence?
Hi @Sorby,
Welcome to the Workshop community. It's fantastic to have you join us.
Please let me tag @Shannon for you so he is alerted to your question about how the bamboo panels were attached to the fence. Can I ask whether you are planning your own fencing project?
Please don't hesitate to post anytime you need a hand with a project around the house and garden. And let me know if you need assistance with getting the most from the site - the Workshop team and I are always happy to help.
Thanks,
Jason
I’d love to know how this was done as I would like to attempt it myself. Can it be screwed directly into a colorbond fence?
Welcome to the Workshop community @RobynJ1.
An easy way to attach screening panels to your Colourbond fence is to install timber batons horizontally which the screening can screw into. You can use 70 x 22mm 4.8m Decking ACQ Treated Pine cut to length and screwed into the vertical Colourbond posts with Buildex 8 18 x 30mm Climacoat Countersunk Ribbed Head Metal Tek Screws 50 pack. It would also be a good idea to screw the timber into the horizontal Colourbond rail in the middle.
Once the timber baton has been installed top and bottom you can use it to screw your panels onto.
If you would like further information about this process or had other questions, please let me know.
Mitchell
Thanks for the reply. Why can’t you screw the panels directly onto the fence? Why do I need the timber batons? Is it for sturdiness?
Hi @RobynJ1. Thanks for your question.
The timber batons are not necessary and you can screw directly into the fencing. The timber provides an easy to work with fixing point which is sturdy and prevents many unnecessary holes being put in the fence.
I hope this assists with your project.
Hi @RobynJ1.
To fix the screening directly in the fencing you might need a longer screw similar to Buildex 10-16 x 45mm Climacoat Countersunk Ribbed Head Metal Wing Tek Screws 100 Box. This is to allow enough length to pass through the height of the bamboo.
@RobynJ1
i drilled a pilot hole through the bamboo first to avoid it splitting, then placed a large galv tec screw 75mm self drilling metal type through that pilot hole and continued fixing it to the top and bottom rail of the fence its real quite easy dont doubt yourself and u will see great results , i found it a good idea to run a string line at the height you want (left to right ) !------------------------! or right to left 🙂 with that pulled tight and level all you have to do is but up the panels , i got my bamboo from the palm nursery in greenvale great prices
Hi Mitchell,
This was exactly what I was looking for. Don't want to dig holes and concrete posts in.
Patrick
Hi Patrick (@pats6182),
It's great to see you've found a solution within this discussion for not using posts.
Please let us know if you need further assistance with your project or had questions. We're here to help.
Hi Mitchell @MitchellMc
Could I use the same technique to hold those Whites Privacy screesn?
Sorry for the delay in my reply.
Was there a particular product you were interested in? Whites have a range of different privacy screens in both timber and laser cut panels. I'd need to know which one it was to advise whether this fixing method would be suitable.
I look forward to hearing additional details.
I plan on using Whites Oxy screen panels.
whites-outdoor-oxy-shield-rainforest-screen-panel
I believe that would be possible by pre-drilling the oxy-shield and screwing it directly to the top and bottom rails of the Colorbond fence. You could use Tek screws to fix the panels in place.
If you wanted to have a gap between the panels and the fence, perhaps to add lighting behind them, you could use the method I describe on page one by first installing timber battens.
Hi there,
Awesome looking project. Where are the panels from please?
Cheers
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Philby. It's great to have you join us and many thanks for your question.
Let me mention @Shannon so he is alerted to your kind feedback and hopefully can answer your question.
You might like to check out our range of bamboo panels and poles which look very similar to what is used in this project.
Have you got an outdoor project you are planning on creating? We look forward to hearing more about your project and would encourage you to let us know if you need any assistance or would like to share it with the community. I trust you'll find loads of inspiration within the community as our creative members are contributing their own projects here all the time.
Thanks for all the tips so far - very useful.
I was thinking of installing batons along the top edge of the colorbond fence and another horizontal baton just above the planters (ref image below). 2m high fence, but will have to cut to approximately 1.6m above the planters.
With reference to your image above, do I have to nail in every bamboo? Or would it be every 5 or 10 bamboo?
Jeremy
I would like to install your Eden 1.8m x 3m bamboo screens to my colourbond fence. How do you suggest I best attach it? The fence is not super strong and I have limited cash so am concerned about putting three Barton’s across the colourbond panels (in order to be able to secure it well with the flimsy wire it’s made with).
Also can I ask you whether the blue buttons pictured here are the treated pine recommended or another product? Thanks so much.
Dani 🙂
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @jeremytan. It's wonderful that you've joined us and many thanks for your question.
I don't feel it is necessary to screw through every piece of bamboo. The image was just for illustration purposes. I'd suggest fixing at the corners and then an additional fixing in the middle at the top and bottom. Six fixings should be adequate to hold the panels in position.
Please let me know if you need further assistance or have questions.
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Dandan11. It's fabulous to see you've joined us, and many thanks for your question.
For EDEN 1.8 x 3m Natural Bamboo Screen Fencing, the method I use is to run guidelines for the top and bottom of the screening to be fixed on. You should begin by placing a couple of Tek screws at either end of the space at the same height as the lighter gauge wire used to construct the screening. Run two lengths of Whites 1.57mm x 60m 1kg Galvanised Tie Wire at the same height across the space and incorporate Zenith 5mm Galvanised Eye And Eye Turnbuckles. The turnbuckles are used to tension the line until it is taut. Spread the screening out over the space and use cable ties to secure the screens wire to the guidelines. Generally, I place a cable tie every 30cms on the top and bottom lines. I've done this several times before, and it has always worked out successfully.
The blue batons can be constructed from any exterior timber that is structurally sound enough to span the gap. They could be 70 x 22mm 4.8m Decking ACQ Treated Pine or any exterior h3 treated framing timber.
Please let me know if you have questions.
Geez that looks great @Shannon I love the pebbles and pagoda lanterns 💚
thanks for the tip. Looking to crack on with the project this weekend, having just ordered the panels.
With the Countersunk Ribbed Head screws you recommended to attach the batons to the colorbond fence, would I need to predrill any holes on to the colorbond fence?
Similarly, for the timber panels, would you be able to recommend a product I could use to attach these on the timber batons?
thanks in advanced for your continued guidance!
Hi @jeremytan,
The Buildex 8 18 x 30mm Climacoat Countersunk Ribbed Head Metal Tek Screws are self-drilling, so there is no need to pre-drill holes. Be mindful that since one of your batons is mid-panel, you'll only be able to fix it into the posts at either end. If you were to place screws in the middle, they'd penetrate through the panel onto the neighbour's side. This isn't an issue at the top as you have the rail to screw into.
To attach the bamboo panels, you'll want a screw that is long enough to go through the depth of the half bamboo piece and into the batten. Something similar to the Buildex 10-8 x 65mm Climacoat® 3 Countersunk Rib Head Treated Pine Screws should be in the right ballpark. Once again, you don't want something so long that it will bottom out on the Colorbond fence.
Our members will be interested in following along with your project. We'd love to hear about your progress and see your finished results.
Please let me know if you have more questions.
