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How to achieve a spiked fence look
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:58 PM
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You will need :

Plastic corrugated sheet
Ruler
Pencil
Marker
Sharp Knife
Black spray paint

To start with, draw pencil lines down the sheet at every 3 inches, and across at inch intervals.



Using a marker, draw a line from alternate 1 inch lines at a diagonal to each 3 inch line, then draw your next diagonal from the 3 inch line back to the next 1 inch line down, and by extending each line through you should have a number of diamonds 6 inches long by 2 inches wide which you can now cut out.



Next you will need to make vertical cuts 5/8 inch from each side and 1/8 inch wide. This leaves a centre piece ½ inch to insert into your fence post



Spray black and insert into each post on your fence



The effect is quite realistic and the cost is minimal
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Old 05-06-2008, 08:16 AM
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thats a great idea and looks great too!! Building a PVC fence is on my 'to do' list this yr thanks for the tutorial
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Old 05-06-2008, 11:44 AM
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Now how clever is that! Thanks! A fence is already on the to-do list, so the timing is perfect.
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Awesome! Now I know how I will top my mausoleum gate! Thanks!
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Old 05-11-2008, 02:33 PM
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I love the spikes and like the others, plan on doing a pvc fence. Now here's the dumb question: where do you get plastic corrugated sheet? Home Depot?
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Old 05-12-2008, 05:28 AM
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Not sure where you can buy the corrugated sheet ... I had a couple of signs that I used ... maybe with the elections coming up you might find some signs for sale that can be turned to a better use lol .... I will do some googling to see where this can be got from but in the meantime does anyone know where plastic corrugate sheet can be bought ?
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Most plastic supply houses have them. Here in Seattle we have places like Tap plastics, Universal plastics. I believe its called coroplast. Google it, there might be a supplier near you. You can even get it in black!
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:08 PM
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Thanks scourge and Herman Secret, I'll look around. I'm not in a huge city so it may be hard to find, but maybe I'll find something comparable. And getting it in black would sure save an extra step!
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I found corrugated plastic in all colors at my local art supply shop, it was pretty cheep too.
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Great idea! Will have to add it this year! Cool thing is you can make the topper in different shapes, not just spikes. One of those great ideas I wish I had thought of, Many Thanks!
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