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Mud board instal
Posted on 3/20/20 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 3/20/20 at 3:26 pm
Looking to install mud board under my fence before I fill in yard. Back half of yard varies from 6-8".
I have the clean side of the fence in my yard, all runners face my neighbor's yard.
Should I worry about gaps that are less than 2"?
How would you secure the board?
Secure them together with fence rail brackets?
Bolt the runners to the fence posts (galvanized metal)?
I have the clean side of the fence in my yard, all runners face my neighbor's yard.
Should I worry about gaps that are less than 2"?
How would you secure the board?
Secure them together with fence rail brackets?
Bolt the runners to the fence posts (galvanized metal)?
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Posted on 3/21/20 at 12:18 am to Weekend Warrior79
I’ve not heard of this and can’t quite envision what you are trying to do or accomplish. Can you provide more details or better clarification. If I’m alone in not understanding this, my bad. 
Posted on 3/21/20 at 6:36 am to Weekend Warrior79
OP, why would you put a board under ground? That will rot quick. Then if you drill holes into the fence pipe, that will rot them out fast. 
Get some hog wire, dig a trench and install that. Use wire to tie that to the fence and post.
Get some hog wire, dig a trench and install that. Use wire to tie that to the fence and post.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 8:59 am to Weekend Warrior79
I had almost a 2 ft drop in my yard so I stacked 2 10in mud boards to hold the river sand in my yard to prevent improper runoff in my neighbors yard. The best way to accomplish this is getting 8 or 10ft posts and securing the mud board to the post by either drilling directly into it or using Simpson post collar’s. I used post collars. Then I Overlapped the fence board right on top the mud board and used it as a third runner. It worked out great.
Sorry, I can’t find a good picture that isn’t taken in landscape. You get the idea though.
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Sorry, I can’t find a good picture that isn’t taken in landscape. You get the idea though.
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Posted on 3/21/20 at 9:56 am to cberni1
Simpson collar would be ideal, but I cannot access the backside of my fence on 2 sides of my yard. That's why I am considering using rail brackets to secure the boards together, then bolt them to the fence post (probably every 3-4 posts) to secure them in place
Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:04 am to CrawDude
No worries. I don't have a picture on my phone to upload. I have a wooden fence that is level from front to back. My yard has a major dropoff about halfway down my yard. As a result, there are huge gaps between the bottom of the fence & the ground. I want to fill in my yard to reduce the gap, but also don't want to fill in my neighbor's yard after heavy rains
I would be installing a mud board, as I research I find it's often referred to as rot board, under the fence that would eventually get buried.
To the other posters response, the purpose is to hold the fill in place until my new grass can root. If the wood rots away in several years, I really won't care because the chance of runoff will be minimized by then. It's also why hog wire won't work because it won't hold the fill in place; it will just help keep animals from entering/exiting my yard under the fence.
I would be installing a mud board, as I research I find it's often referred to as rot board, under the fence that would eventually get buried.
To the other posters response, the purpose is to hold the fill in place until my new grass can root. If the wood rots away in several years, I really won't care because the chance of runoff will be minimized by then. It's also why hog wire won't work because it won't hold the fill in place; it will just help keep animals from entering/exiting my yard under the fence.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:09 am to Weekend Warrior79
Got you. Was thinking you were trying to keeps dogs in or out.
Was thinking you were trying to keeps dogs in or out. Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:42 am to fishfighter
The hog wire suggestion made me realize that's where your head went. Ill probably actual do it along my front gates now. Would definitely hold up from digging better than chicken wire
Posted on 3/22/20 at 10:31 am to Weekend Warrior79
Use a long screw and screw the board to the posts when you can. You can use galvanized straps to screw the boards together.
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