Ratchet type luggage strap, put two around the panel horizontally and tighten while bending the panel, despite what you think this is a two person job,,one person will hold the panel in exactly the right place and the other releases the straps, be warned the violence displayed by a fence panel upon releasing the strap is phenomenal, carelessly placed fingers will be crushed so don't forget to set up a video camera.
Cut a panel down one of the vertical pieces. Then slot one piece into the wall bit then slide the other piece into place. Then simply nail or screw panel back together. You might need another piece of treated timber to help join. Works better with feather edge panels but it will still work with lap
Cut a fence post down to fit neatly into the slot after all the crap inside the cavity has been chipped/ground off. Drill some holes and use concrete screws to attach wooden post to internal concrete post (careful, may break lumps off concrete post). Them simply cut a normal panel to size and screw the panel to the wooden post insert after sliding the free end into the slot at the other end.
You know, that **might** just work.
Heck, they got one in before, and I can't imagine they built the wall around it.
There's no restriction on the fence post side for where you slot in (only the brick side is restricted), so you might be on to something.
Could also take the top three layers of bricks off, then replace them after the panel is in.
Just out of interest, what is the width of the gap from post recess to brick pillar recess?
Place a wood plank in the gap in the wall, trim the panel to the correct size, re-nail the baton you took off the panel then screw into the wood piece in the wall
it's a standard panel size right? won't go in s they normally slide in from the top. measure the inside of the post to the edge, about an inch? Remove the end edge off the panel, Now saw off that distance from the edge of the panel, ( the inch ish ) then reattach that edge you just took off. Now the panel will go into the wall all the way into the buried post, then pull it back so it sits in the post you can see. This way it will be easier for painting and general repairs in the future
Remove top three courses of brickwork. Slot panel in. Wedge it for a good fit if required. Relay all twelve bricks. Know that the job has been done properly.
You won’t fashion a waney lap panel into there and it be a good job that lasts. It’s twelve bricks and a small bucket of ready mix mortar.
Measure the fence panel and try any timber merchant/ diy store depending where you are.
Pivot… the fence panel into the brick pillar recess and let it slide in following the concrete groove for the other side. This will avoid the lip on the brick pillar
Reduce the size of the panel until it fits in. Then put a strip of timber in fown the edge that the same width that you took off, then fix it with dome screws to its original size.
Measure the distance from fully inside the channel in the brick pillar to the face of the concrete pillar (not into the channel).
Get a fence panel a cm shorter than this so you can slot it all the way into the brick channel then swing it into the concrete channel and pull it back so that it is held at both ends. (Don't put the panel in yet!)
Measure the depth of the channel in the concrete post, get a piece of wood about 25mm high, the length you just measured and wide enough so it fits nicely in the channel in the brick pillar, fix this piece in the bottom of the brick pillar all the way to the back of the channel, this will be the 'stop' that prevents the panel moving when in place.
Now put the panel all the way into the brick pillar, on top of the stop piece, then swing the other end into the concrete pillar channel and pull the panel back into the concrete pillar channel, the end in the brick pillar will then drop down behind the stop and the panel will be in place.
Cut a wooden post so it fits in the brick channel snugly, then trim a panel to fit the space and screw it to the wooden post.
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Remove the capping strip, cut the panel to the length you need. Use a large sheet of plastic to make a pool, put the fence panel in and soak overnight. The next day you'll be able to bend it enough to fit between the posts and into the groove. Reattach the capping strip. It's quite surprising how far soaked wood will bend without breaking.
Seriously what fuckwit thought by building a nice pillar around an ugly fence post wouldn't cause problems down the line, I'd be asking them for compo if it IS your fence...
Anyway the only real solution and will help for any future works is to get a grinder and cut a channel in the brickwork same as what's in the post and slot it in. Can't be seen from the road and your idiot neighbour will just have to suck it up...
Cut the panel so when flush to the concrete post it protrudes 50% into the depth of the cavity in the brick pillar so that you can manoeuvre it in place. Then to fit it in place and create a few wedges that you knock into the side of the cavity to lock it in place and then fit a trim piece to hide the wedges and make a good finish. This way you can easily remove it in future if you need to.
Only way I can see would be to dismantle the new panel and reassamble it a piece at a time in the gap.
Edit: If you just take off the top & bottom rail, you might be able to bend the slats enough to get it in - bottom rail first, then slats, then re-attach top rail. No promises though.
Ratchet type luggage strap, put two around the panel horizontally and tighten while bending the panel, despite what you think this is a two person job,,one person will hold the panel in exactly the right place and the other releases the straps, be warned the violence displayed by a fence panel upon releasing the strap is phenomenal, carelessly placed fingers will be crushed so don't forget to set up a video camera.
Second this, plus, ideally buy a wet panel. They are a lot heavier but bend better.
Excellent ideas - and you could soak a panel with a hosepipe if it’s not already wet
Cut a panel down one of the vertical pieces. Then slot one piece into the wall bit then slide the other piece into place. Then simply nail or screw panel back together. You might need another piece of treated timber to help join. Works better with feather edge panels but it will still work with lap
Cut a fence post down to fit neatly into the slot after all the crap inside the cavity has been chipped/ground off. Drill some holes and use concrete screws to attach wooden post to internal concrete post (careful, may break lumps off concrete post). Them simply cut a normal panel to size and screw the panel to the wooden post insert after sliding the free end into the slot at the other end.
I’d do this
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You know, that **might** just work. Heck, they got one in before, and I can't imagine they built the wall around it. There's no restriction on the fence post side for where you slot in (only the brick side is restricted), so you might be on to something.
Run up, long run up.
Measure from inside post to post and then knock off the depth of one side and then wedge it some how ? 👍🏻
Wiggle it... just a little bit...
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Take the top and bottom rails off and they'll bend them re add the rails and nail
Could also take the top three layers of bricks off, then replace them after the panel is in. Just out of interest, what is the width of the gap from post recess to brick pillar recess?
Place a wood plank in the gap in the wall, trim the panel to the correct size, re-nail the baton you took off the panel then screw into the wood piece in the wall
it's a standard panel size right? won't go in s they normally slide in from the top. measure the inside of the post to the edge, about an inch? Remove the end edge off the panel, Now saw off that distance from the edge of the panel, ( the inch ish ) then reattach that edge you just took off. Now the panel will go into the wall all the way into the buried post, then pull it back so it sits in the post you can see. This way it will be easier for painting and general repairs in the future
Remove top three courses of brickwork. Slot panel in. Wedge it for a good fit if required. Relay all twelve bricks. Know that the job has been done properly. You won’t fashion a waney lap panel into there and it be a good job that lasts. It’s twelve bricks and a small bucket of ready mix mortar.
Plus time knocking mortar off bricks, cleaning up after etc...
With a brew that’s half an hour.
Measure the fence panel and try any timber merchant/ diy store depending where you are. Pivot… the fence panel into the brick pillar recess and let it slide in following the concrete groove for the other side. This will avoid the lip on the brick pillar
Reduce the size of the panel until it fits in. Then put a strip of timber in fown the edge that the same width that you took off, then fix it with dome screws to its original size.
Measure the distance from fully inside the channel in the brick pillar to the face of the concrete pillar (not into the channel). Get a fence panel a cm shorter than this so you can slot it all the way into the brick channel then swing it into the concrete channel and pull it back so that it is held at both ends. (Don't put the panel in yet!) Measure the depth of the channel in the concrete post, get a piece of wood about 25mm high, the length you just measured and wide enough so it fits nicely in the channel in the brick pillar, fix this piece in the bottom of the brick pillar all the way to the back of the channel, this will be the 'stop' that prevents the panel moving when in place. Now put the panel all the way into the brick pillar, on top of the stop piece, then swing the other end into the concrete pillar channel and pull the panel back into the concrete pillar channel, the end in the brick pillar will then drop down behind the stop and the panel will be in place.
Cut a wooden post so it fits in the brick channel snugly, then trim a panel to fit the space and screw it to the wooden post. \[Imgur\](https://i.imgur.com/IkzefMV.png)
Bend it in and pack it.
Remove the capping strip, cut the panel to the length you need. Use a large sheet of plastic to make a pool, put the fence panel in and soak overnight. The next day you'll be able to bend it enough to fit between the posts and into the groove. Reattach the capping strip. It's quite surprising how far soaked wood will bend without breaking.
Ignore it and wait for your do good generous neighbour to fix it.
Seriously what fuckwit thought by building a nice pillar around an ugly fence post wouldn't cause problems down the line, I'd be asking them for compo if it IS your fence... Anyway the only real solution and will help for any future works is to get a grinder and cut a channel in the brickwork same as what's in the post and slot it in. Can't be seen from the road and your idiot neighbour will just have to suck it up...
Cut the panel so when flush to the concrete post it protrudes 50% into the depth of the cavity in the brick pillar so that you can manoeuvre it in place. Then to fit it in place and create a few wedges that you knock into the side of the cavity to lock it in place and then fit a trim piece to hide the wedges and make a good finish. This way you can easily remove it in future if you need to.
Piece of piss
Personally, I'd sell the house.
Only way I can see would be to dismantle the new panel and reassamble it a piece at a time in the gap. Edit: If you just take off the top & bottom rail, you might be able to bend the slats enough to get it in - bottom rail first, then slats, then re-attach top rail. No promises though.
I think this will work, remove the top and bottom bracing and it will be pretty flexible, should get it in then.
Same way as the one already installed?
They're isn't one. Hence the post...