Using old chain link fence posts for a new privacy fence?
pretty_saab
10 years ago
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Comments (5)Don't forget, when you cut out a section of the chain link you will need to install an end bar into the remaining sections and fasten them to the steel post. (You may need to put in an end post set up to give your fence enough strength to carry the tension, but this can easily be done.) Otherwise, I think your idea is neat! Oh, by the way, don't forget to recycle whatever fencing you take out. You can either use it to make portable panels, for concrete reinforcement or sell it along with any other scrap steel/metal you have....See MoreFast vining for full sun chain link fence
Comments (13)I read somewhere that the fastest growing perennial vine is the Dutchman's Pipe. It will, apparently, cover a screen in the first year. The flowers smell awful though. You could weave just about any kind of stripping that you liked through the fence, angled, corner to corner. I would go with something natural looking. I think there are a lot of choices out there that look like wood or bamboo. It would give you time to get some vines growing on it too for added privacy. You could use the stuff lawn chairs use to be woven with. We used to live beside a chain link walk-through. I lined it with little wild lilacs my first summer there about 1.5' apart. By the time we moved 14 years later, we had all the privacy we needed. I trimmed them back a lot on our side to give us space. The flowers were Heavenly! I have also rooted a couple of large weeping willow branches in front of a chainlink fence and wove the branches through the fence as it grew. After a few years the trunk will pull the fence out of the ground, so that's not really a good option for a fence that's permanent. You could weave cut willow branches through it, however. That might look quite good. I have used Virginia creeper too but it takes a couple of years to start taking off....See MoreWhat we did with the chain link fence ...
Comments (36)I'm in Ca. but replied to this post some time ago. Someone mentions other colors of lattice. I thought I would paint some wood lattice Hunter green some years ago & was I upset to discover- most of the birds poop white stuff. It doesn't look good on green, brown or black. It needs repainting this year so it will be white!! I'm sick of looking at the mess. Just a warning to others that you don't want to put out a lot of money & they have a fence showing poop bird do. Sorry, no way to say it nice....See MoreHow to hide steel posts in new privacy fence
Comments (0)Soon I will replace my existing chain link fence with a 6 foot privacy fence about 270 linear feet. So far the plan is using steel posts, pressure treated rails, top plate, and 6" kickboard (for the big dogs) while using cedar (possible board-on-board) for the pickets. I want to do this right the first time so I don't mind spending a little extra for quality. I'd like to hide the steel posts since they will be facing the yard. One promising option is a rail bracket from OZ Post that has screw points for the rails and for 2x4's ment to surround the post. http://www.fencetraders.com/images/uploads/oz-post/oz-post-brackets/oz-post-wrap.jpg This site has a nice install pdf if anyone cares to see more about it. Its the large bracket at the bottom. http://www.hooverfence.com/catalog/hardware/oz-post/fence-brackets.htm My main concern is how secure would the fence be since the rails will not butt up against each other like they would with a standard rail bracket like the Simpson Strong-Tie? Also, there is the Postmaster Post which is a replacement for the standard steel posts. Some seem to like it, some don't, so I haven't decided yet if I want to try it or go with something more tried and true. One last bit, I assume a kickboard means there isn't a need for a bottom rail, correct? So just use a kickboard, middle rail, and a pair of top rails connected to top plate be sufficiently sturdy? Any other advice would be fantastic....See Morepretty_saab
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