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Plastic sheet fencing

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Mythologies · 19/07/2020 10:55

Rubbish gardener here
Two panels of my 6” fence have blown down,
Landlord refusing to fix.
Long suffering neighbour upset.
I have cleared away the broken panels.
Is there some cheap plastic sheet fencing I can put in its place until such a time as landlord decides to do something.
How would it work - what would I need to buy?
Have very little money and a hammer and nails.
Thanks!

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flight2020 · 19/07/2020 11:10

Why do you need to replace it ? Kids ? Dogs ? If not I wouldn't bother

Mythologies · 19/07/2020 11:21

Thanks for quick reply :)
I do have a dog- but she is always with me - but my neighbours On the other side have out of control, dangerous dogs (whole other thread as they say) They got through my garden into hers.
Mainly, I think my neighbour would really like her privacy back, and whatever minimum security a plastic sheet would offer.
She asks several times a week if I have spoken to my landlord, who just shouts at me (yes - yet another thread)
Thanks again

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flight2020 · 19/07/2020 12:18

Ah I see , you need to protect your dogs , but to be honest your neighbour needs to take responsibility for keeping her dogs under control and put up a fence herself in her garden to keep her dogs in - not expect you to fence her dogs out , I hope you get something resolved soon ( not worth getting electric stock netting ? As in sheep netting ? )

Mythologies · 19/07/2020 13:37

Sorry - I am being confused
I have neighbours on the left who have three huge out of control dogs.
The fence (theirs) is non existent- they are doing nothing about it.
Can’t do much about it - but hoping they will.
Then there is me - one dog two cats who don’t bother anyone.
On the right (my fence) two panels have blown down. Neighbour obviously upset as there is now a hole into my garden.
My landlord won’t do anything.

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User478 · 19/07/2020 14:46

You can get rolls of brushwood screening or bamboo from b&q or homebase for not much which could be cable tied around fence posts as a temporary screen/fence.

thisparentinggig · 19/07/2020 20:48

Your landlord is mean. These 6 foot panels (rough sawn) are not more than 15 quid each plus delivery and often on offer for a tenner. If you end up paying yourself, you could buy a 3 or 4 foot panel (cheaper). Alternately ask the neighbour next door to speak with your landlord as you’ve tried your best and got nowhere.

TwigTheWonderKid · 19/07/2020 21:41

Can your neighbour not take it up with your landlord?

Are the fence posts still in place?

Mythologies · 19/07/2020 22:07

Thanks for answering people :)
Yeh - my landlord is Really Shit.
It’s the posts that are the problem- I would need to pay for a couple Of hours’ work - and posts and concrete - quoted £250
Think I will have to pay.
My landlord is a really horrible stupid person- my neighbour did write and say her garden was no longer secure and he said the fence falling down was her fault because she built an extension - yeh because building an extension makes Fence posts rot at the other end of the garden - not that you were too cheap to pay for them to be set in concrete - so he is going to take her to court and she will be made to demolish her extension
The man is horrible and stupid and quite mad

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thisparentinggig · 20/07/2020 11:05

Rotten post trick: turn it the other way up. Postcrete bag required, and another pair of hands (adult height preferably). Also you’ll need a post digger tool and a healthy back, and a bucket of water Smile

Mythologies · 20/07/2020 13:34

Thanks :)

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