Building a 2m high garden wall

[jrpearson]

I would like to replace the fence between myself and next door with a 2m high wall. I dont want the wall to be too thick as my garden is only 5mx5m ( a yard really). The advice I can find online suggests that a 2m high wall needs to be 300mm wide using blocks. This seems quite wide and if i do that on both sides of the garden im really reducing the size of the garden. Does anyone have any other ideas or experience in this area. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Why so high? have you thought a dwarf wall, and timber fench fixed above it.

 

[Richard C]

Construction aside, do the fences belong to you or your neighbour? If either belong to a neighbour, you can’t touch them unless they give permission; if they won't, all you can do is build your wall alongside.

 

[HERTS P&D]

What about concrete posts with 6'' concrete gavel boards, 6' panels.
Total height 6'6''.

Easy to replace panels in future, just slide them out, you can make them difficult to remove.
(Various ways of doing this)

Cheaper than a brick/block wall and quicker.

Also cheaper

Andy

 

[jrpearson]

we have permission to build the walls, so thats not a problem. We would prefer a wall as would our neighbours. I just dont want it 300mm wide. It will be rendered and painted.

 

[Thermo]

and then fall over if its not stable enough. at 2m high it will take a lot of wind loading.

 

[ajrobb]

If all you want is a rendered painted boundary, I've seen that cement bonded particle board is suitable for external use. A quick google comes up with http://www.euroform.co.uk/versa_rendaboard_what_is.shtml for instance.