painting a chain link fence
daisychain01
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Comments (7)Hi, I have chain link around the slope in the back yard. Although it's not finished yet (will post pics when it is), I collected dog ear fence boards that were being thrown away. 2x4s, also from the curb, will be attached to the chain link, then the boards will be attached to them. I'm sanding, priming and painting them. Five gallon buckets of mis-mixed paint (good brands) at HD or L*we's are just $15. Our L*we's even had a dented gallon of Zinsser primer, my favorite, for $5. You can cover chain link on the cheap if you watch for fences being torn down. I'm covering about 120 feet of 6 foot tall chain link and it will be well below $200 when finished, probably closer to $100. It doesn't even require much skill, just a lot of time. When I was looking for ways to cover this thing, this seemed to be the cheapest way, and won't require much maintenance. I'm in zone 9, so don't know what you can grow in your zone. Lots of plants that will cover fences are rampant. All those materials made to weave through them don't look good to me. If you email me, I'll send you pics of how mine looks so far, even though it has a long way to go. Hope that helps. Linda...See MoreAllow Sunlight thru a Chain Link fence (but conceal)?
Comments (12)If you are willing/able to run a drip line up there, than doing a vertical garden with epiphytes such as bromeliads is very doable, and you could use Tillandsia species that need no soil, or could use other types of bromeliads in small half baskets attached to the fence. Tillandsia somnians is a nice one that sends out long arching flowering spikes that then form plantlets after it blooms. Rhipsalis species, orchids such as Epidendrums and mini-cymbidiums could also work well, or succulents in hanging baskets such as Sedum morganianum, Gratopetalum paraguayense, Sedum palmeri, etc. All of these plants are of the type that will tend to cascade, or form clumps rather than gain in height and mass, so won't block your sun....See MoreHow to hide my neighbor's chain link fence
Comments (23)How long a fence is it? Do you think your neighbor would mind (or notice) if you put a vine on it? Doesn't hurt to ask. If it's a really sturdy fence, wisteria might be nice. Even though it goes dormant, it still has a nice woody presence and will hide most of the fence once it grows up a bit. Even grapes could be useful here. If you don't mind losing a little space and want something softer than coniferous evergreens, there are some really wonderful clumping bamboos that can stay green all winter in your zone (check out Fargesia spp.). If you plant them close to the fence, they'll swallow it up and render it invisible. The landscaping forum can be helpful if you decide to go with plants....See MoreUsing old chain link fence posts for a new privacy fence?
Comments (9)I use the process in the article referenced by " pretty_saab"with a slight variation/s. I dome the, vinyl ad-mix, concrete at the posts to prevent the affect of ponding which van occur from soil subsidence, wash the posts with vinegar, prime, using a string line mount the brackets. The field posts are sleeved/enclosed with 1x and 2x for posts where gates are installed. There are any number of capitols available for the post tops, or you can fashion your own....See Morecindyloo123
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