I have a bog-standard garden fence, overlap timber type. I want to fix
various climbing-plant supports (wires or trellis) to the fence, but nails
and staples literally bounce off the wood; they simply won't hammer in at
all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can attach wires, trellis, etc., to my
fence?

Thanks.

Hi Janice Have you tried screw in eyes?
"Janice" wrote in message
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I have a bog-standard garden fence, overlap timber type. I want to fix
various climbing-plant supports (wires or trellis) to the fence, but nails
and staples literally bounce off the wood; they simply won't hammer in at
all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can attach wires, trellis, etc., to my
fence?

Thanks.

Good one martin, its quite a rib tickler !
keith

"martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 11:42:00 +0100, "keith"
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"Janice" wrote in message
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I have a bog-standard garden fence, overlap timber type. I want to fix
various climbing-plant supports (wires or trellis) to the fence, but
nails
and staples literally bounce off the wood; they simply won't hammer in
at
all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can attach wires, trellis, etc., to
my
fence?


Hi Janice Have you tried screw in eyes?

or contact lenses? :-)
--
Martin

"keith" wrote in message ...
Hi Janice Have you tried screw in eyes?
"Janice" wrote in message
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I have a bog-standard garden fence, overlap timber type. I want to fix
various climbing-plant supports (wires or trellis) to the fence, but nails
and staples literally bounce off the wood; they simply won't hammer in at
all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can attach wires, trellis, etc., to my
fence?

If you mean the overlapping planks are too flexible to hammer things
into, I'd take it as a warning that they're not thick enough anyhow --
they usually aren't. Even if they don't split, there may be sharp
points sticking out the other side.

You really ought to be able to get nails or staples into the uprights,
though, especially if somebody can hold another hammer or an
axe-head, or even just a stout piece of timber, against the other
side. This will minimise loosening the posts. But you'll shake the
fence about a lot less if you take Keith's tip and use screw-eyes
(galvanised if poss.). I expect you'll need to bore a little hole
first. You can stretch galvanised wire or black-coated army telephone
wire between the staples, eyes, or even nails, and may not need to go
to the expense and hassle of trellis-work.

Mike.

How about drilling a pilot hole into the fence and then screwing into in. Im sure the wood can easily be drilled into.

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Janice wrote:
I have a bog-standard garden fence, overlap timber type. I want to fix
various climbing-plant supports (wires or trellis) to the fence, but nails
and staples literally bounce off the wood; they simply won't hammer in at
all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can attach wires, trellis, etc., to my
fence?

Yes. Get a club hammer, pickaxe head or other heavy but liftable
lump of steel. Get someone to hold that backing up the place where
you want to hammer the staple in, and do so. An old shipbuilding
technique.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Hi, I just use 1 1/4" No 6 or 8's galvanised chipboard screws in the
uprights where the timber is the thickest. If you use crosshead screws they
usually drive straight into the wood without pre drilling ( just be careful
that the uprights don't split)

Jeff

"Janice" wrote in message
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I have a bog-standard garden fence, overlap timber type. I want to fix
various climbing-plant supports (wires or trellis) to the fence, but nails
and staples literally bounce off the wood; they simply won't hammer in at
all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can attach wires, trellis, etc., to my
fence?

Thanks.

Hi, I just use 1 1/4" No 6 or 8's galvanised chipboard screws in the
uprights where the timber is the thickest. If you use crosshead screws they
usually drive straight into the wood without pre drilling ( just be careful
that the uprights don't split)

Jeff

"Janice" wrote in message
...
I have a bog-standard garden fence, overlap timber type. I want to fix
various climbing-plant supports (wires or trellis) to the fence, but nails
and staples literally bounce off the wood; they simply won't hammer in at
all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can attach wires, trellis, etc., to my
fence?

Thanks.
I usually use screw-in eyes on the fence posts and attach wires between the
eyes then you don't have to worry about the thin wood in the fence panels.


Tony