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Advice for Securing Dangerous Back Garden

  • 19-02-2014 9:48am
    #1
    SachaJ
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    Morning all.....

    I'm just finishing a house renovation and hoping to move in next month but it is coming to the stage of dealing with the back garden and how to secure the it for young kids (currently 4yo, 1.5yo and a 4 month old).

    On one (right) side we have a boundary with our next door neighbour with his site around 3ft higher than ours. Or garden slopes up sharply to their garden at around an angle of 45 degrees so we essentially have a 3ft wide by 3ft high slope. He has hedging on his side so that's not really a problem.

    The left side is. On the left of our garden is some trees and wild bushes but nothing a 1.5yo couldn't get through very easily. These bushes themselves are growing on a sharp downward slope of I'd estimate 60 degrees to a road around 15ft below the level of my garden.

    My initial thinking is to build a block wall but that might not be feasible due to cost. I'm sure the fact of securing foundations on or near a slope of that angle won't be an easy nor cheap job. Another option is to buy harris fencing (or whatever it's called) like the builders use. I think it comes in 8ft by 10ft or bigger sheets and seems quite cheap. Would look awful though unless we cover it in climbing plants.

    So I'm looking for advice on how to secure this left boundary so the kids can't escape.

    Below you can see a few images of the foliage growing on the dangerous slope. The previous owners put up some chicken wire which won't be up to the job of keeping the kids back
    DSC07579-L.jpg

    DSC07578-L.jpg

    DSC07576-L.jpg

    And here you can see an image of the slope on the right side of the garden with bushes etc on the left that I need to block access to.
    DSC07569-L.jpg


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  • #2
    dwiseman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭dwiseman


    I think a cheapish option for the short term might be to buy some wooden posts, sink them along the line you want to fence off and secure wooden sheets of trellising between the posts. You could fix the trellis directly to the front of the post and leave a gap at the bottom so its raised off the ground, a little less work than the pic below. You could then plant a few creepers onto them and it would look quite good and wouldn't be too expensive. Ive attached an image of what I'm talking about.



    trellis_fence.jpg


  • #3
    SachaJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭SachaJ


    That looks good thanks. Only issue might be if we got a small dog (Yorkie) but then we could always put some wire mesh on the bottom.


  • #4
    dwiseman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭dwiseman


    SachaJ wrote: »
    That looks good thanks. Only issue might be if we got a small dog (Yorkie) but then we could always put some wire mesh on the bottom.

    You could always tie clip a plastic mesh along the end to keep the dog in and it would help train the creepers onto the trellis. There is alot of different varieties of clematis that give great cover, flowers, and are extremely quick growing!


  • #5
    Tramps Like Us
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    dwiseman wrote: »
    I think a cheapish option for the short term might be to buy some wooden posts, sink them along the line you want to fence off and secure wooden sheets of trellising between the posts. You could fix the trellis directly to the front of the post and leave a gap at the bottom so its raised off the ground, a little less work than the pic below. You could then plant a few creepers onto them and it would look quite good and wouldn't be too expensive. Ive attached an image of what I'm talking about.



    trellis_fence.jpg

    Kids will want to climb on that type of fence


  • #6
    dwiseman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭dwiseman


    Tramps Like Us wrote: »
    Kids will want to climb on that type of fence

    Kids want to do alot of things!


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  • #7
    SachaJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭SachaJ


    dwiseman wrote: »
    Kids want to do alot of things!

    That they do......

    Any idea how much fencing like that costs including posts and metal post holders (if needed).

    This also looks like an option but expensive enough at €58 per 2.5m including posts
    http://www.donedeal.ie/buildingmaterials-for-sale/new-mesh-fencing-security-fencing/5794982

    Guessing I need 30m to 40m for this particular boundary.


  • #8
    dwiseman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭dwiseman


    SachaJ wrote: »
    That they do......

    Any idea how much fencing like that costs including posts and metal post holders (if needed).

    This also looks like an option but expensive enough at €58 per 2.5m including posts
    http://www.donedeal.ie/buildingmaterials-for-sale/new-mesh-fencing-security-fencing/5794982

    Guessing I need 30m to 40m for this particular boundary.

    Ive no idea off hand but you'd get a price in most builder providers or even the likes of woodies or b & q although Id say the builders providers would be cheaper.


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