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training-wire-attachment-to-concrete-fencing-posts
Gold1locks
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I have lots of fencing panels supported by concrete posts.I want to run training wire along the fence but am worried that I will damage the posts if I drill into them. I know they have reinforcing steel rods inside and have heard they are brittle and may crack. I have seen a very expensive clamp product - over £3 from Riverglen. Anyone got any better ideas?
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I'd have thought they would have been sturdy enough to take a small hole drilled in them Gold1locks, but maybe you'd be better attaching battens to the ends of the wooden panels instead and running wires through vine eyes fixed to those?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
good luck Alan
Alan
Never had the concrete posts but I know what you mean...a smaller pilot hole is what I would have tried and then increased the size. I suppose it's like drilling into tiles -same type of issue
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
put the drill on hammer.with massonry bit and it will be fine . wear safety glasses then vine eyes and garden wire
We are Rivelin Glen Products who have designed and manufacture the Wire Anchors for concrete posts. The price quoted is incorrect a pack of six is £15.50 and this includes free delivery. Very simple to install in a few minutes, so will save you hours of work trying to drill the posts which have been known to spall. We also have a bracket which slots down the back enabling you to buy various size rings and hangers for pots and hanging baskets. See us at www.rivelinglenproducts.com
I have used these products, expensive but do the job. However - be aware that for some older concrete posts you will/may need a Size 1 and a Size 2 per post as the slots on each side are not the same so always measure both slots in each post. In the past I've tried to force a Size 1 - it won't work.
£2.50 or £3.00 per anchor, it still ain't a cheap option if you have a long run to do! PS, I've just had a look at the website and they are £15.90 not £15.50 for 6.
If you're going to chastise others for getting the price wrong you need to be a little more careful.
KT53 Gwyneth's post is dated Sept 2013 - I dare say the price may have gone up a little since then
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We try to keep our prices as low as possible and all our prices have free delivery. Unfortunately the price of steel and manufacturing has gone up. Once the brackets have been fitted they will last for years. We also sell the trellising system - GRIPPLE which makes the job quick and easy to complete without any sore fingers. Our add on fitments make it possible to attach pots, hanging baskets and bird feeders on them.
Apologies. I hadn't realised how old the post was.