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fencing question for the handy types
I have 4' chain link fencing around my yard. I am not interested in
replacing the fencing at this time, and it would be a rather complicated ordeal due to bushes and trees, not to mention pretty pricey. Over the years, erosion, yard work by neighbors as well as ourselves, etc, the bottom of the fence has been damaged or there is a gap under much of it. While it's handy for the bunnies to be able to escape the yard since the bottom of the fence flexes (some locations more significantly than others), it's not so handy that a certain young Golden thinks he should follow them. I have tent stakes pounded in on some sections, but they seem to get loose over time, and due to trees and bushes, as well as the fence itself, hammering them in is a difficult angle to achieve. Also, some of the gaps are more significant than others, and the tent stakes aren't strong enough to bring the fence down to ground level. I'm visualizing something not too ugly, semi-rigid, and maybe 6" high, that I can attach to the fence poles and/or to the ground itself, and perhaps wire/staple/tie the chain link fence to as well. Depending on how attractive it is, it may go on my side of the fence or a neighbor's side. So far, garden edging seems like it may be a possibility, but most of it seems "finished" on one side only, and I'd like it to be not-so-ugly from both my view and that of my neighbors. Has anyone faced this issue and found a good product, or can anyone think of something that may fit the bill? Would a cable with turnbuckles do it? I wish I had a bottom rail on the fence, but that isn't to be, so I'd appreciate any good ideas! Before I get any stupid answers, I supervise the dogs, but have had to tell Rudy NO - he may NOT go after the bunny/squirrel/bird/investigate the whatever in the neighbor's yard. When it's bedtime, the yard is rather dark, and I'd like to know that I have a secure fence, particularly when a petsitter is here instead of me. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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fencing question for the handy types
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Janet Boss wrote: I'm visualizing something not too ugly, semi-rigid, and maybe 6" high, that I can attach to the fence poles and/or to the ground itself, and perhaps wire/staple/tie the chain link fence to as well. This is totally lazy and will require regular maintenance, but you can attach hardware cloth to your fence (some overlap - say 3-6") and have it be long enough so that it's about 6" longer than it takes to touch the ground. Mount it and bend it inside the fence and stake it to the ground. That is to say, have it form an 'L' on the inside of your fence. Personally, I tend to prefer putting in the effort up front and doing something durable, but as with so many things, it depends on your priorities and resources. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - If you can't say it clearly, you don't understand it yourself -- John Searle |
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Janet Boss wrote: I thought of the approach you mention, and my concern is about the part that extends on the ground - lawn mower incompatibility. It shouldn't interfere, I wouldn't think. Stake/staple down the edges. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - If you can't say it clearly, you don't understand it yourself -- John Searle |
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whittled the following words: I thought of the approach you mention, and my concern is about the part that extends on the ground - lawn mower incompatibility. With the low lying pavers holding down hardware cloth (tent stakes WERE lawn mower incompatable!), we've never had an issue with the lawn mower. Grass now covers the pavers and you can't tell there is extra security there. |
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(Melinda Shore) wrote: It shouldn't interfere, I wouldn't think. Stake/staple down the edges. I have some of those long staples/stakes for landscape/weedblock cloth. I think I'll hit HD tomorrow and see what may be available and not too ugly! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:09:46 -0400, Janet Boss
wrote: Would a cable with turnbuckles do it? Maybe. Something like this? http://www.a-1fenceduluth.com/laces10.htm I wish I had a bottom rail on the fence, but that isn't to be Why not? http://www.a-1fenceduluth.com/laces11.htm -- Handsome Jack Morrison Scientists threatened with death for 'climate denial'! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../ngreen211.xml The Great Global Warminng Swindle - the video: http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...global+warming Why so much medical research is rot: http://www.economist.com/science/dis...ory_id=8733754 |
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fencing question for the handy types
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"Suja" wrote: How about planting something thorny and bushy to cover the gap? Would a certain young Golden be likely to make a mad dash through that? No - he's not a dasher or escaper, but he IS nosy and caught a bird last week, by jamming his head and shoulders under the fence, so he's been reinforced. We're talking a LOT of gaps along a LOT of fenceline. The one problem area was caused when we tore out a very thick and unruly mock orange that extended about 10'. The fence got somewhat damaged in the process. Know any thorny things that grow fast and are very shade tolerant? -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Handsome Jack Morrison wrote: I wish I had a bottom rail on the fence, but that isn't to be Why not? http://www.a-1fenceduluth.com/laces11.htm Hmm - I can't figure out how they attach at the posts. I assumed (wrongly?) that the had to be fit over the posts (which would mean removing the fence, although I suppose we CAN detach the wire fencing, do that, and attach it again). I don't think we can get to some parts of the fence, but I don't think they are problem areas either. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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