Overview

The bottom of a fence line is highly vulnerable to moisture damage. Soil bacteria, lawn trimmers, pooling rainwater, and rising ground dampness constantly attack the raw, vertical end-grain of your fence slats. If installed flat against the dirt without protection, vertical palings will wick up moisture like a sponge, causing them to rot, split, and warp within a few short seasons. Our structural 3m Timber Gravel Board completely solves this vulnerability.

By serving as a robust horizontal barrier between the ground and the rest of your fence structure, it bears the brunt of the elements. It is far more cost-effective to replace a single horizontal gravel board after a decade of hard service than to rebuild an entire run of rotten vertical panels. Milled from slow-grown, high-density softwood, its thick-gauge structural profile resists ground-heave pressure while adding immense shear strength to your lower framing.

Key Features

• Lawn Mower Protection: Shields the delicate base of your vertical fence slats from accidental impacts from garden trimmers, edgers, and lawnmowers.

• Soil Retaining Utility: Can be subtly embedded slightly into the topsoil layer to neatly level out minor garden dips, preventing pets from digging underneath and containing loose gravel paths.

• Anti-Bleed Preservative Wash: Advanced high-pressure chemical treatments ensure the anti-rot defenses bond deep within the heartwood matrix, eliminating ugly orange rust streaks.

• Easy System Integration: Screws or nails cleanly onto standard timber fence posts using simple framing cleats, making it highly forgiving for DIY installers and fencing contractors alike.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Alignment Tip

Pro Tip: When setting up your fence line, always fix your 3m gravel board first before nailing on your vertical feather edge boards. Mount a pair of timber framing cleats onto the inside faces of your 3m spaced fence posts, then screw the gravel board flat against them.

Leveling Secret: Use a long spirit level to ensure the gravel board sits completely horizontal. If your garden slopes, do not angle the board; instead, “step” the gravel boards down the slope in clean tiers, letting the board sink slightly into the higher ground soil. Once secured, rest the bottom tips of your vertical featheredge palings flat on top of the gravel board—this guarantees a perfectly straight top-line across your entire property boundary without tedious hand-measuring!

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Overview

Standard rectangular backing rails can trap water along their top edges, creating localized damp pockets that encourage wood rot to seep into your vertical fencing panels. Our structural 3m Triangular Arris Rail completely bypasses this design flaw. The steep, sloping upper face forces rainwater to run right off, ensuring your internal framing components dry out quickly after heavy downpours.

Milled from slow-grown, high-density softwood, these rails provide immense shear strength. When tucked into the notches of a wooden fence post or slotted into concrete arris brackets, they link your posts into a single, continuous structural unit. This interconnected framework is what gives traditional closeboard fencing its legendary reputation for outlasting pre-assembled budget fence panels in high-wind zones and storm-exposed areas.

Key Features

• Intelligent Water Shedding: The natural weather-shedding angle prevents water absorption at the critical joint where the vertical boards meet the horizontal rail.

• Clean Face-Nailing Geometry: Offers a broad, flat surface that accepts fencing nails perfectly, allowing vertical featheredge palings to sit dead-flush across the entire run.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Shield: Advanced premium chemical washes ensure the defensive copper triazole salts bond deeply with the heartwood fibers, eliminating orange staining.

• Contractor-Preferred Sizing: At 3 meters long, it easily accommodates standard trade bays, but can be cleanly trimmed down on-site for narrower side entries or custom gates.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Fixing Tip

Pro Tip: To build an ultra-strong 1.8m (6ft) high closeboard fence, you should use exactly three horizontal arris rails per 3m bay (positioned at the top, middle, and bottom of the post).

Fixing Rule: If you are using wooden posts with pre-cut triangular mortise notches, slide the ended tips of the arris rails directly into the slots. If you are working with unnotched blank posts or concrete posts, secure the rails using heavy-duty galvanised Arris Rail Brackets or cleats. Always secure the rails with the sharp apex point facing upwards and the flat side facing outwards toward where the vertical boards will be nailed—this ensures perfect alignment across your boundary line!

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Overview

Over time, high winds putting pressure on closeboard fence panels place immense stress on the ends of the horizontal arris rails. When the tenon joint inside the post mortice rots or snaps under wind load, the entire fence section sags and loses its structural strength. The Heavy-Duty Arris Rail Mortice Repair Bracket acts as a structural splint, transferring the weight of the fence bay directly back into the post through solid plate steel.

The bracket features a flat flange that mounts flush onto the face of your timber or concrete post, paired with a formed triangular pocket that cradles the arris rail. Thanks to its multi-hole fixing layout, you can easily drive heavy wood screws or masonry anchors through the bracket, clamping the broken timber components back into perfect, rigid alignment.

Dimensions & Technical Product Matrix

Key Applications

• Closeboard Fence Maintenance: Repairing broken horizontal rails on traditional morticed timber or concrete fence posts.

• Wind Damage Reinforcement: Strengthening weakened or straining arris rail joints before autumn and winter gales arrive.

• Retrofit Property Upgrades: Securing loose or wobbling fence bays on older properties without replacing full panels.

Contractor Fast Installation & Alignment Tip

Pro Tip: When an arris rail snaps, the heavy fence panel usually sags downward, making the rail end drop below its original line. If you try to screw the repair bracket on while the panel is sagging, your fence line will dry out crooked and out of square.

The Trade Method: Before checking any fixings or placing the bracket, slide a heavy-duty car jack or a sturdy timber lever underneath the bottom gravel board of the sagging fence section. Gently pump or pry the fence panel up until your horizontal arris rail is perfectly level and aligned with its original mortice slot. Hold the panel steady in this elevated position using a temporary prop block, slide the arris rail repair bracket tightly into place over the joint, and drive your screws home. Once secured, remove the jack; the steel bracket will hold the fence perfectly straight and level at its original height.

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