Owning your own home

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stevo_com

For the end of the garden, I need a new fence. There just isn't one. The only thing stopping us from falling in the brook, or ne'erdowells from climbing in is a load of rubbish. One neighbour has wooden panels/concrete posts. The other has the same low metal railing you see up the side of our garden. Once cleared, I'm thinking of a halfway house of concrete posts, solid wooden panels up to 2/3 height then trellis for the top 1/3.

https://www.diy.com/departments/premier-lap-pressure-treated-fence-panel-w-1-83m-h-1-22m-pack-of-3/5013053153178_BQ.prd

https://www.diy.com/departments/pressure-treated-trellis-panel-w-0-6m-h-1-8m/3663602430278_BQ.prd

More for privacy/stopping unexpected toddler swimming than outright security. As if someone wants in, they'll get in.

Is this mad?

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Greenbank in reply to @stevo_com

solid wooden panels up to 2/3 height then trellis for the top 1/3.

A trellis top is great for security as you can't climb over it easily as it won't support the weight of a person, but that's a bit of a moot point if there's a 1m high fence either side of your garden.

I hate the idea of boxing myself in, and if you get on well with your neighbours then something that you can see through, but still gives you a bit of privacy, is a good thing.

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stevo_com in reply to @Greenbank

I'm not going to be fencing off the sides, just the end that leads to the river/park. There are many other houses along the brook that have nothing at all. If anyone was looking for an easy garden to access, it won't be ours.

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