Any ideas for extra garden privacy (picture included)

[Moominrhubarb]

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• Moominrhubarb
• 10 May 2013
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We have just bought our first house & its lovely....

however I'd underestimated just how low the fence is when you stand on the decking & it makes you feel really exposed.

If our neighbours agree has anyone any suggestions of a way of making the fence higher?

I wondered about a trellis nailed against fence or just above fence line?

Any suggestions welcome

Claire

 

[footprints]

Yes it is hard to extend concrete posts.
Glad to see you are going to find a solution that considers your neighbours, how about fixing reed or split bamboo screening to the existing fence?
Something like this perhaps

http://www.greenfingers.com/superstore/category.asp?dept_id=180

Regards,
footprints

 

[Mursal]

Would it not look better to take out the panels and extend them above the concrete posts? You will have to double baton the ends with the inside one running the full height of the new fence. The original that slides into the post will also nee extending, but just for looks. Put the new piece at the bottom and only go high enough, don't over do it.

Hope this makes sense

 

[Moominrhubarb]

Good idea about taking existing fence out I'd not thought of that only sticking something on top.
The willow fencing looks nice too & might give the garden a different feel as bit softer looking.

 

[Mursal]

You may be able to get the same panels locally and just cut then with the saw for a perfect match.

Yes, willow is very attractive

 

[ivixor]

With that type of fence, you can easily slide panels up, and place some fence boards underneath, then lower panels again.

 

[Mursal]

Brilliant idea and you can go up in stages, to get the height just right

 

[masona]

To give you some idea, I've extended the 4' panels to 6' without taking out the old concrete posts, you then could do what the others says raising the fence panels then I've used the decking boards with 2"x1" batten on both side to hide the missing gap at the top of the old concrete posts.

 

[kingandy2nd]

Nice work there - how did you fix the deck boards to the concrete posts?

 

[Moominrhubarb]

Thanks everyone's ideas have been helpful! I'd not thought about sliding the panels out & the picture helps to visualise it & disguise concrete posts

 

[masona]

Nice work there - how did you fix the deck boards to the concrete posts?

Just screw the 2"x1" to the fence panels, then screw the decking boarding onto the 2"x1", about 6 screws, won't take long to undo it. This way there's no screws in the concrete posts.

 

[JohnD]

if it's windy, trellis is less inclined to blow over than solid panels.

should you so desire, you can paint concrete posts with masonry paint to blend them in with the woodwork. It works better with dark than with light browns.

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