privacy/security for this wall

5 years ago

Hi everyone,

I am a total DIY novice and would fully appreciate all ideas (and photoshopped images).

I want to make this wall a bit more private and add security. People have suggested trellis, I wouldn’t have a clue how to put it on .

All advice is welcome!

Thank you!

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5 years ago

The way that something is fixed is going to be dependent on what you're fixing. Do you know the size of the gaps? If they're not 6ft for example, then you can't use a piece of ready made 6ft trellis, in which case, as was suggested on the last post, you would put the trellis on the inside and raise it up until is covers your gaps. You would have to use screws and raw plugs in to the wall.

If you're lucky enough that the gaps are a uniform six feet then you would plug and screw through the sides of the trellis straight in to the wall.

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Sonia
5 years ago
Sorry to say but unless you live in a high crime area why would you want to raise the fencing? It looks a bit too “prison yard” for my liking.
Daisy England
5 years ago
Isn’t there a regulation about not being about to go above a certain height? Is it 6ft?
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Abz K
Original Author
5 years ago
I don’t want to raise it, I just want to cover the gaps and ensure a bit more privacy.
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OnePlan
5 years ago
Paint a ‘Banksy’ on it - and the security issues will fix themselves !!
Abz K
Original Author
5 years ago
Brill thank you. I’m going to try and measure the gaps width and height. I know it was posted on the previous post, I just had to delete it as it had too much info on there (the picture and street address).

As I said, I’m a complete novice when it comes to D.I.Y.

Thank you for your help.

P.S If I paint a Banksy, it no longer remains a Banksy and just becomes graffiti

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