Replacement Fence Panel

[Old_Geezer]

I suspect I'm not going to find a solution but in case someone knows of an answer:

I have a few panels in my fence that need replacing. Plus I'm in the process of, when I need to replace a panel, adding a 6" gravelboard at the base and so needing a fence panel 6" shorter than the one that needs replacing.

The ones I'm presently looking at are 4' high x 6' wide, so I need to find standard 3½' x 6' panels. But I can't seem to find any. Do they exist ? (Websearches seem not to understand the "1067 mm" description for some reason, and take a great delight in listing sites I have already looked at, and know with 100% certainty do not fit the search criteria.)

Failing that I may need to websearch on cutting down a panel without destroying it completely. :-(

TIA

[RATTER15]

Could you not just put the gravel board on the face of the fence rather than underneath it?

Look up local Sawmills, they usually make fence panels and at very good prices, they will make them any size you want.

Failing that, if you are into a bit of DIY just dismantle the lower half of the new panel and cut 6" off, very easy to do, should only take 15 mins per panel.

[Old_Geezer]

Cheers.

It wouldn't raise the panel off the damp ground. And I suspect there's no room in the slot for both.

I may be stuck with the cut job after all. Last year I got an odd job guy up the road sort a few fence panels out for me. After he'd gone I realised the one at the side of the shed which should have been 5' he'd jammed in a 6' one (can't believe I didn't notice earlier) and it's extra height meant it fouled and crushed the shed guttering in the process !

I'll make a check for sawmills. Sounds expensive though.

(As a side question, why do all sorts of tradesfolk feel it is ok to come look at a job, give an opinion and an approximate cost, say they will post the quote; it never comes so you chase them up and they claim they sent it and will again, and then don't bother to send again ? I've had two builders, and separately, a painter/guttering guy, both pull the same 'trick'.)

[RATTER15]

I usually find that fence panels from a sawmill are better quality and cheaper.

[Old_Geezer]

I did find a couple nearby but neither are very helpful on their website. I'd have to go visit I guess.

[interele]

The fencing company I have used in the past will make them to any size for a nominal sum

[Old_Geezer]

Worth knowing, thanks.

[Chipchopper]

A'm I right in thinking that the posts and the gravel boards are made of concrete and are in sound condition ?.
If that's the case, would it be an option to buy some 3' high panels, then make up the space by slotting some lengths of trellis, up to the tops of the posts.
I'm pretty sure I've seen 6' x 3' panels for sale.

[Old_Geezer]

The gravel board is to be added which is why it is that odd 6". Trellis is an option, thanks, but not ideal as the replacements would be random and so it'd look odd; unless I pulled them all out and sited them at one end, which is worth a thought.

[alavahalf]

Why not slot in an extra gravel board and go for a standard 5 foot panel ?

[Old_Geezer]

Thanks for the thought, but that'd stick up like a sore thumb. I could opt for two gravel boards (or try to find a foot high one) and a 3' panel; but it'd still look quite odd. At present I'm still edging towards the DIY shortening option. Perhaps when I've done one the experience will make it a cinch to do the others.