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 - Offset System Installation Guide |
'Offset' Brushwood Fencing Installation This simple, effective system using narrow width brushwood panels has been developed by ausbrush to allow one person installation and is especially suited for DIY and the handyman. Larger panels can also be used with this system using two persons to fit.
The 'offset' system described below is simple, effective and looks great. The framing has been designed specifically to provide a strong and rigid structure using commonly available fencing components. The method accommodates steel capping finishes or a brush rolled top, different fence heights and moderately sloping sites and tapers and can be married to pillars and other structures. Although ausbrush specifies a concrete base, other materials are often used such as timber, textured concrete sleepers, retaining and feature walls etc.
See our video gallery below. for "offset" method installation details.
See also our mail order DVD for an easy guide to both the "offset" method and the alternate 'inline' system using wider panels.
For situations demanding an alternative panel size, framing or finishing method, we would be happy to work through your design and endeavour to supply your requirements.
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The heart of the ausbrush
"offset" system, the 1700mm high
brushwood fencing panels, are 1100mm wide, have a thickness options
of either 48 or 58mm and weigh around 35 to 40kg each.
Eight horizontal wires are used and the close wire clip spacing of around
75mm provides a
durable product that is easy to trim for length and height, on-site. The 1700mm high standard brushwood panels' provide finished fencing heights of up to 1800 to 1900mm, depending on the type of base and top used. Non-standard panel sizes can also be made to order.  |
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the finished fence
Brush Roll-Top Finish
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See also the Video-Gallery page for installation details on broadband streaming video. Posts, 2400mm long x 50mm x 50mm x 1.6mm thick galvanised steel, are set at the same height as the top of the brushwood panels after allowing for the height of the concrete base i.e. usually around 1800 to 1850mm above ground level for a 1700mm high panel. Great care should be taken in ensuring the top of the base is dead straight, or a series of straight-line segments. A string line is essential. Gently sloping fence lines and bases are fine as long as the top line of the base is straight i.e. the brush panels 'run' flush past the posts and do not need to be trimmed to fit between them, on sloping sites. Top and bottom rails (2200mm long x 25mm x 38mm x 1.6mm galvanised steel are then fitted between the posts and fixed using 'three-hole-plates' and 'Tek' screws. The front rail faces are set flush with the front face of the posts.
The bottom rail centreline is set 510mm above the top of the base, to coincide with the third to bottom brush panel-wire and the top rail is centred and fixed to the posts 55mm below the top of the brushwood panels (1650mm above the base).
The panels are seated on the base in a continuous line on the front side of the posts and secured to the bottom rail using 'Tek' screws and retaining hooks (two per panel).
The hooks unobtrusively 'catch' hold of the third to bottom wire as the screws are driven through the panel from the front and into the bottom rail. As the panels are placed they are shunted hard against the preceding panel to minimize any gaps at the join. The panels are not fixed at the top until the last, when the top finish is applied. When all brush fencing panels have been placed, and fixed, the wire staples at each end of each panel are then cut with snips and removed to allow the brush from each to marry. The panels are then connected to each other by opening out the wire ends at the end of each panel and twisting together. The brush is 'tapped' toward the conjunction and the wires adjusted to a straight and continuous line. For the best result, finished wires from one end of the fence to the other should be dead straight. Next the exposed posts and bottom rails at the rear of the fence can be covered in brush rolls (or painted/powder-coated prior to installation). Finally a brush roll-top or steel capping is fitted. Machine made brush roll tops are manufactured in continuous lengths and are usually supplied in 1800mm long sections to allow ease of shipping/handling and placement. Brush rolls can also be fitted by hand in the traditional manner from loose brush supplied in bundles. - see Installation Video
Brush roll-top wire-ties loop under the top-rail and bind the panel and brush roll to the rail thereby securing the panel top. With the alternative 'colorbond' steel capping finish, the capping is screwed to the frame and covers the top-rail and panel top. 'Colorbond' Capping Finish
If a steel base rather than concrete or timber is used, it can also be powder-coated or painted (prior to installation). To get the maximum life out of your ausbrush panels it is advisable to follow our preferred installation methods. - see our Installation DVD |
Video Guide to Brushwood Panel Installation USING THE OFFSET SYSTEM
The panel installation video clips included below are designed for viewing as 'streaming video' using a Broadband ('Cable' or 'ADSL') Connection. On a good broadband connection, the video will usually play after a couple of seconds.
Alternatively, a comprehensive panel installation DVD is available at cost for AUD$10 and can be sent by surface mail.
For Broadband Users: Click on the image to view video clip!
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INSTALLING THE BASE AND POSTS - OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEM (35 second clip) Timber, concrete or steel bases can be used to stand the brushwood panel, the principal requirement being to keep the foot of the brushwork out of the soil as well as providing a stable straight support. The base is offset to one side of the posts, with the panels fixed to the rails/frame behind. The fitting of a concrete base is shown here, although just as popular are 4" x 2" timber rail bases, fixed to the post face just above ground level. |
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FITTING THE RAILS - OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEM (35 second clip) Posts and rails of any material can be used for the installation of brush fencing panels. However our standard 'offset' system uses 50 x 50mm square galvanised steel posts and 25 x 38mm rectangular steel galv rails (sizes as used in the iron fencing industry). 'Three-hole-plate' brackets are fixed to the posts with 'tek' screws and the rails cut to fit between the posts and are fixed to the plates (also using tek screws). The bottom rail is fitted in line with the 3rd to bottom panel wire so that the panel wire can hooked and fixed from the front, to the rail behind using tek screws. The top rail can either be fitted in line with the top panel wire for similar fixing with screws or above the top panel wire if the roll top is to cover the rail. In the latter case the roll top and roll wires secure the panel to the rail rather than being screwed to the rail. (with the alternative 'inline' installation system, no bottom rail is used in that case, as the panel wires tension around the posts at each end )
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STANDING THE BRUSHWOOD PANELS - OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEM (20 second clip) Standing the 1100mm wide x 1700mm high brushwood panels in an off-set framing system prior to fixing with tek screws and hooks. The panels can also be ordered and fitted as wider 1800mm or 2200mm wide panels requiring a two person install. Often the wider panels are wired and tensioned between the posts using the alternative in-line framing method.
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FIXING THE BRUSHWOOD PANELS - OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEM (30 second clip) The panels are fixed to the frame bottom rail using tek screws and utility hooks. Two screws per standard 1100mm wide panel are required to fix to the bottom rail. Depending on the top finish (brush roll top or steel 'colorbond' capping) an additional pair of screws/hooks per panel may be required to fix to the top rail as well.. Where a brush roll top is fitted, the roll fixing wires are used to anchor the panel to the top rail, rather than using tek screws.
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JOINING THE PANEL WIRES - OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEM (40 second clip) The brushwood panels are stood up one at a time and after the end wire staples are cut on each panel and the panels edges firmly butted together, the panel is fixed to the bottom rail using hooks and 'tek' screws (as shown in the preceding clip). After all brushwood panels are erected, prepared, butted and fixed in this fashion, the panel wires are then connected as shown here. Alternative methods can be used to fix and join panels. For example 2200mm wide panels can be supplied and fitted in-line with the posts (rather than the standard 1100mm wide panel which are fitted offset to the posts). The wires can be tensioned around posts at either end using the extra long panel running wires. Although the wider brush panels do not need to be connected to each other, handling and weight of these panels requires a two person installation, rather than the one person installation for our standard panel and system. |
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See here for Roll-Top Installation Video ie The same technique is used for fitting roll tops in both the offset and inline installation systems
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FITTING PRE-MADE BRUSH ROLL TOPS - OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEM (65 second clip) Ausbrush pre-made brush roll tops are made in any length a multiple of 200mm, but are commonly supplied in either 1800mm or 2200mm long sections for handling purposes and to suit the panel shipping and stack lengths. The tie down wires are included in the roll top design and folded underneath for shipping purposes. The roll-tops ship as a flat strip and comprise 5 mini cylinders of brush on the under side and flat finish on the other side. Installation involves, unfolding the roll wires and bending the section over the top of the fence with the flat side up. It is best to use two people to install, one either side of the fence. A screwdriver is used to create a hole in the panel, through which a roll wire can be pushed to the operator on the other side, who draws the wire around through and to the top of the roll, where it is tied off. Adjoining brushwood roll sections are butted together and can be blended seamlessly by dragging pieces of brush from the end of one roll into the other in the opposing directions, prior to securing the tie wires in the area of the join. The wires can be tensioned to give uniform shape and size to the roll and also fencing pliers can be used to 'tap' the roll into shape as you work. An alternative cost saving method to using pre-made brush roll tops, is to fabricate brush rolls from panel pieces. A panel 2200mm wide will provide enough brush for approximately 20 metres of brushwood roll top using additional wire. Contact us for the further details of this procedure.
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FITTING PRE-MADE GATES - OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEM (55 second clip) Ausbrush gates are made to order and include high quality hinges, striker plate, 'D' Latch and handles. The frame is brush rolled in the factory. Usually the gate posts are obtained from local sources and painted or powder coated, but can also be brush rolled. If the posts are to be brush rolled, additional space needs to be left between gate and post to provide sufficient working clearance. The standard pedestrian gate is 1760mm high x 880mm wide to suit an opening of 950mm where the gate posts are to be brush rolled, or 900mm where they are to be painted. The gate height allows for 40mm ground clearance in conjunction with 1700mm high panels on a 100mm high base. After setting the posts, fixing a gate is simply a matter of screwing the hinges (6 screws) to the gate post and fixing the latch also with self drilling/tapping screws.
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