Best Chain Link Fence Hack?
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in Florida, people put those up and they quickly turn grey from the sun bleaching
Its grey but does it still work to keep the privacy? Or do people see through it?
@@amberaseltine3012You can see through them when they are brand new. They only offer privacy from a distance and look terrible in no time.
@@amberaseltine3012they still work, they just look terrible
@@amberaseltine3012 it might still work but it would be ugly if they turn grey
You should put up Bougainvillea.
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@JoeEverest love the pun, since you weighed in.....ZING!
I was very surprised to hear a rational answer from a tradesman
I had the same problem.
So I went to the nursery, bought few 5 gallon pots of star jasmine vine and planted along the fence. Nothing beats a lush, fragrant natural privacy screen!! I love it, the hummingbirds love it, and all the wonderful pollinators!
YEP!! There are so many native vine plants that can easily be used. Yes they’ll spread, but that’s if you do ZERO work to keep them from doing so. It’s not hard to pluck or even weed wack where you don’t want them!
I love Jasmine! Such a good idea!
Unless the homeowner is incapable of keeping up with it.
@@3StarLogopay a neighbor kid a few bucks every so often to help with it. Win win win.
Confederate jasmine is beautiful. You have to manage its growth well though. If you don't it just grows to the top and becomes a head of hair for the fence lol.
I think a vining plant would be better. You could trim it and it wouldn't fade. Something native to the area with flowers for pollinators
That just creates more work. 👎
@@DankNG47 eh not really, vine plants can be left alone and they'll do their own thing, especially outside.
Our wooden fence is being held together by vines 😂
might not work for places it freezes? i’m not sure though i’m a floridian
@masterbond9 until they spread on your home
I think it works, but planting some bushes to make a hedge just hits different. Especially since you wont have to see the fence after a few years
I think this is more of a renters solution, not so much a homeowners solution.
@@c.anguiano3124 It works either way, plants are cheap and if they're renting for long-term they'll be there long enough to see a return on the work. If they only plan on being there less than a year then I wouldn't see a reason to do anything but ziptie up some canvas, or a tarp for privacy.
exactly, that or elderly people that dont want the maintenance. @@c.anguiano3124
Then you have to trim the bushes and mow and weedeat around it.
Then you got to water, cut it, maintain it, clean up after it.
They last about a summer. They fade and the bamboo dry rots. They were about 45-50 a piece. We found other ones that roll out and have plastic mesh, lasted longer.
Planting vines is both cheaper and they last as long as you want them too
@@kibbs325 Vines have to be maintained at some point. I do understand your thought.
I have had mine for 3 years in the California sun and they look great. Maybe it’s the off brand that fades but mine was 90$ and works amazing!
@@sertl02buying plastic crap is making more of a mess to future generations to deal with. Please stop being so selfish and lazy people.
@newolde1 Everyone lives a life. Talking about selfish, living in a glass house.
Their neighbors had what appeared to be a better solution - landscape design.
@pjb5076 Not necessarily. You just have to do your research and actually care a little bit. Many native plants are self sustaining within their own climate. But most people are just lazy.
Good quick solution. Plant bushes and vines in front in raised beds and after a couple years remove plastic sections.
You might like the idea of a living willow fence idk if plants be quick though XD
Or if you’re in a warm climate wait a few weeks for them to fill in and skip the plastic.
I think you need to look up the word 'quick' in the dictionary....
It’s a plastic and not designed to be under sunlight and will start to break down after a while
Is it designed for indoor fences?
did the plastic tell you that?
@@matttim5095 natural vegetation takes years to cover a fence like this. While I agree it looks better, it is also a pita. I'd prefer a gourmet meal, but guess what, I'm having spaghetti for dinner.
@@heehoopeanut420no, they're just not a dumbass kid who knows nothing, like you are :)
I love me some nutritious micro plastics
Use a fence climbing plants
In Louisiana with hurricanes. In high winds, these screens disintegrate and the fence is fine….I can’t say the same for the environment 😂
Yep, unfortunately these are just like fake grass. They polute the environment with chemicals and microplastics.
Exactly! Those "leaves" will blow off in any strong wind, doesn't even have to be hurricane force!
I first tried metal slats at slide into the cyclone fence and they created a air foil. The first high wind hurricane hit the fence and snapped every post off at the base. Next, I tried hibiscus bushes, but here in Florida the lizards love the flowers and the branches snap off extremely easily when the lizards eat the flowers so my next effort was Coco Plum bushes which worked great except they grew 6 feet wide to maintain total privacy. The birds love the fruit and would nest and feed on the fruit. The Coco plums are about the size shape and color of black grapes. My final solution was an evergreen bush with only 1 foot of thickness gave total privacy and stayed beautifully green all year round. I do miss the birds though.
Going to look like shit in a few years from sun bleaching
Could use a paint sprayer and freshen it up very easily
For one hour of work and less than $100. If you get ONE year out of it, it’s worth it
Y’all make good points
Also depends on material, some plastics hold out longer. But most likely youre painting it every 2-3 years.
@@adammonahan687something tells me there's going to be paint everywhere along with all over the fence. Best just grow some plants on it.
They had those at the dog kennel I worked at. Even though they were high enough so the dogs couldn’t get to em, the plastic holding the leaves started degrading after a couple of years. The color didn’t stay very long either.
The joke about vining plants is how fast and free they grow. Why wreath your home in plastic when you can plant some seeds and let nature take it's course?
true but alot of elderly people cant take care of the maintenance or afford to pay people to do it. its good cheap solution for smaller areas.
Because it looks like shit? Lmfao
@@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelliPlastic looks like shit; there, fixed it for you
@@deathlocus1571A lot of fast growing vining plants grow incredible quick and are invasive. The get out of control and ugly, not to mention they're almost impossible to move
Vining plants are very hard to control and will latch onto any plants near the fence. The increasing mass of the vines is also something to consider. I have vines that are damn near impossible to control and I didn't plant them. They just appeared one spring and I have been fighting it ever since
I think it would look nice but the same time I will prefer to have something sticks in the ground next to the fence so you can bolt it up to the top row so it doesn't have the weight on the galvanized fence itself I think that will be a better solution because what happens if it rains it stormed or winds blow could destroy fence but also the metal rod end the ground going up just about to the top rail of the galvanized Paul will get a better chance of it won't cost no damage
Great point!
I prefer the 12' Stone Wall option.
Windload concerns especially if this is light residential grade chain link. We don't install slats or windscreen on anything less than 11ga chain link with ss20 posts. We have seen several times where the wind just flattens lighter fences with screening.
It's pretty. I'd try one section out before setting up larger structures. I'd also wsnt to know how well they stand behind their product.
String trimming the bottom. It would be nice to have a couple of inches to avoid string catching the mesh, and the ground cut bare. The cover is probably plastic. Once the foilage has been stripped bare, and uneven it will look bad. Weeding will need to be done by hand. Vining grass, vines, and possibly blown leaves/trash will become harder to remove. It will cause more wind force on the fence, and shade on decorative plants, which might not be a problem.
The "eyesore" was chiefly lack of maintenance on the sidewalk, and base. Not performing maintenance beforehand implies no maintenance later with a more difficult mess.
An alternative is to plant morning glories pn the fence: morning glories are a vine-type flower, and are a hardy plant, allowing them to bloom earlier, and for longer, AND they can grow in many places 😊
This type of voice and delivery gives me confidence in his skill set.
We've had these for the last 4 years on a small part of our fencing in the backyard, and there's two main issues:
1) The plastic leaves become brittle and break after a short while
2) The color changes due to sun bleaching so they do not look very vibrant
Overall it's not a long term solution, but it does well for a few years.
I have a covered back porch and I hung something similar from my porch roof. It looks amazing. It gives me privacy and blocks wind, rain, snow, and most bugs. I love relaxing in my hammock on my porch on warm rainy summer nights and watch my little 24" tv. It's surprisingly relaxing.
The sun will destroy that before the rain is ever an issue
I used the slats diagonally. And it provides a lot of privacy at a relatively low cost. It's been going on 10 yrs in our Florida weather
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I think they could add a steel rod close to the existing fence post. One that’s as tall as the structure. That should help secure it during ice, rain, snow, etc.
if it's not a very windy area, rain and ice would not be a poroblem at all. These can withstand multiple people climbing on it. The fact they can't remove it easily is a giveaway of how sturdy this fence is. It's anchored deeper than we can see.
So yeah, unless the area is like where I live with constant 60+ km/h winds with heavy snow, rain, and lots of freezing, this seems perfectly fine. It got enough room to "breathe" and the leaves aren't solid. Might need a change from time to time.
they last quite a while, in heavy rain areas they would be a bit more prone to rot on the wood. if they aren't disturbed and installed well you won't have a problem
Fast, easy, looks good. Just the appearance of some extra nature is a nice addition.
Grow a combination of snow peas and green beans. It will be so thick nobody can see through it. And it will provide food.
I'd plant morning glory or another climbing plant preferably native to the region. Provides privacy, invites bees and other critters, provides shade and can help with water. The plastic stuff is shite.
Just plant a hedgerow vine that climbs. They grow fast, in 6 months you’ll have privacy and it won’t look fake.
Looks like a durable, easy solution to the issue.
Fake plants aren’t a solution to anything.
Wont look good for long
@@kaptein1247 just clean it
@@kaptein1247we've had these on our deck for over a year and a half in the harsh canadian weather and they look exactly the same as when we installed them. We just had multiple feet of snow a few weeks ago and they held up fine against that too
@@slowazzd2165 sun is the biggest issue. In 5 years its trash. If you want everything to be plastic go to barbie world
Its ok for a temporary fix. Long term planting ivy would be better. It will fill in and be a lot denser than the plastic screen. And you dont need to do anything to keep it alive. Its almost impossible to kill.
Therein lies the problem withivy. Needs constant maintenance, spreads where you don't want it and is almost impossible to kill.
These are outrageously expensive is the only problem
View guard plus slats have great privacy over standard slats in chain link.
They should have painted the chain link black first, then put on the plant thingy. Then there wouldn’t be so much light reflecting off the chains and it’ll look much better
My parents place has a 15ft retaining wall. Dad secured pool fence against it & planted vines. 3 months in & it’s covered. He can also attach planters to the fence for vertical gardening.
I like the choice of idea to make privacy.I used a mess screen on my fence.And in my situation that looks good on my fence because it in a wooded area, it blends in with the dark green background
I used this also. With rain, etc. it was ok. However, with the strong, Jerusalem wind, some off the leaves were blown off. But it does look good and easy to install.
I like the suggestion of using those until vines in a raised bed can grow enough to climb that far, then removing the plastic
I use these in Vegas. Most times great but when it rains or its extra windy, ties break and I have to redo them but its been pretty easy. Love them.
I would do something like this as a temporary while waiting to have plants put in. I know that it’s expensive and plants take a while to grow tall enough, but it would just be better in the end to have real bushes installed there
Gotta be someplace that doesn't have drastic seasonal changes. Would be weird seeing green in the winter, and taking it down and putting it back up again sounds like a pain.
They are very hard to recycle so putting a few climbing plants might be a better option. Or something that can easily be composted. Ofc everyone is free to do their own thing but it’s definitely something to keep in mind.
Some varnished 1in boards the height of the fence, on your side every 8 ft or so U bolted to sunk re-bar would look cool and add some support. Or just add more posts.
It also kind of gives the yard a greener look to it
Definitely a good solution. We had the same problem with our chain link fence, but instead we diced to plant vines and let them grow along the fence to give it a more natural look. Personally I think real vines are better, but they take longer and might not be an option for where you live
I have had chain link fences in two houses, one rental and one I owned. I also had two tall wood privacy fences that were professionally installed. The chain link, with the posts cemented in, were incredibly sturdy. We get freezing rain but the weight seems negligible to impact the fencing. If it is the weight on the screens themselves that concern you, I would anchor every 6 sq inches to help make it stronger. If that’s not enough, they look easy to put together and I would make them sturdier with 1x’s, maybe, to beef them up. Plastic greenery tends to be plastic and latex with wire in the stems. Enough people hang fake ferns from their porches and I have never seen a bract (sic?) snap off when it is that cold out. I would go for it!
And you can put those over the existing fence that has those plastic slats adding even more privacy and a better look
Ive seen these, and i think they are gorgeous. But they do warp the fence over time in the winter. Although they also look badass as a wall of snow
I had one of those for privacy on my patio when I lived on the sea wall in Okinawa. It survived 6 typhoons (hurricanes) and a small tsunami. The colors did fade a bit, but not too badly for all the years I used it. Safe to say, I think it will be fine.
I'd be more worried about sun fading from the plastic being outside 24/7 myself
The sun will bleach the crap out of it
You know what they say, the customer is always right in matters of taste.
The upkeep on something like this is a lot all year round
People just have to remember to clean them of dust and dirt regularly and spray a clear coat of sealant to help the colour stay good
Ive seen it in person and it gives it a rly weird cheap camouflage military outpost feel.
Serious ice storm conditions and the weight could be substantial although chain link is pretty robust structurally
Black chain link disappears against foliage
Galvanized fencing needs something like this 👍🏼
Rain that freezes was a great thought to have. I probably wouldn't have thought of it
If it's an eyesore either remove it, plant tall hedges or spreading evergreens, or remove fence and put in 6 ft stockade wooden or poly fence, then landscaping in front of fence.
I added the privacy slats and then added this. Works really good
I would worry about UV damage over time. Start growing stuff that is native to the area against it and you may be surprised how quickly it blocks the chain
In below freezing temp areas, the weight might not be such an issue as the plastic itself breaking here and there and everywhere.
I JUST passed one of these up for the first time and thought it was such a cool idea, only someone used it on their apartment railing to add some privacy to a balcony. Honestly it didn’t look bad at all, and made it look like a very cozy, private space for them to enjoy, despite the fact the balcony is facing a very busy highway. Clever idea!
We have some of them to block the veiw of our back porch feom our neighbors porch (fence is low enough you can easily see over it), it works well, and the only issue is that if you bump it its easy to break off the leaves
My neighbors had it for 4 years in Canada. Love it
As someone who lives in an area with extreme heat, I would caution against zip ties. If you must, get ones specifically designed to resist decay from uv light.
Wind load has been my biggest issue with the privacy screen slats installed. I’m not sure this would fare well in windy conditions.
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Neighborhood: "You have too much overgrowth. It needs to come down."
Good thought about the added weight
My mum used that for years, it's really awesome
I know someone who installed these, and until I saw it up close, I thought they'd used camouflage tarps.
Very appreciative with that "Nice"...right off the bat. 👍🏻👍🏻
the plastic foliage will fade and fall to bits as it gets weather damaged but it should look pretty nice for a few months.
I drive by a house that put these up & they were super nice looking but they did fade. If you go this route, you should probably anticipate replacing every couple of years
I use something very similar to block view into my apartment while still letting in the sunlight. I guess they don’t work well outside, but as window privacy screens they work awesome.
Looks more like a temporary solution while a living hedge or ivy gets going.
You could probably find something to grow up that as well? Wouldn’t be as instant (could take a few years) and you would need to maintain it a little bit. Willow screens are also good, and maybe a little more environmentally friendly! I think these are ok too, but there are other options.
The neighbors will hate it because they can’t spy on you anymore.
Looks good and dont have to trim it. Perfect
The fake plants will also mold and mildew/get mossy.
Neighbor- “I work me ole’ life to have a back yard wit a chain link fence and oll it’s gloree and you come and muggle it up with your fancy po-parie”
Just put up wooden fence on your side. It’s like putting a playing card between urinals for privacy.
My neighbor had them. After one summer in the Arizona heat the leaves faded, then got brittle and started falling off. He said it was a waste of money.
Or wind… that’s a lot of added surface area to catch the wind. Better hope the posts are properly installed for that much lateral force.
If it works it works
It'll last a year in the sun then fade and just be home to spiders!
Going to use something similar for my patio.
???.... a plastic vine? Why not just plant a real vine? Just a thought.
No water or death or trimming or roots or bugs...
@@noxwarlord4909 no oxygen, no grapes or fruits, no birds, no fall color display, no blossom scents or colors, no pollinating bees, no erosion control, no pollution filtering, no soil improvement, no mulch/compost, no variations- just the same factory designed look year after year. If you want a screen why pretend to have nature if it's so unappealing?
No fruits or birds or fall colors and no pollution and erosion control. No soil building, no air filtering. No flower = no colors and scents and bee pollen. A real vine beats a factory vine. Might as well hang outdoor carpet on it.
@@finallyfriday. that's a great idea!
No maintenance.
You adviced about the weight, then taking that advice i would use something else to hold it up against the fence, so when it rains i would just adjust the structure i used for it
I think my neighbors with 3 open sides who asked me if they could get “privacy screening” for MY fence on the one side should buy this for the fence they need!
Plastic leaves will break off over time when left outside. Youre gonna have a bunch of broken plastic leaves whipping around your backyard and it can be a potential fire hazard/melting hazard depending upon how hot the area gets. If you’ve got a nasty neighbor they might charge you with littering. I think if you’re into the lattice look you can go for some wooden white lattice or some other color but having the leaves is gonna pose a problem over time.
My only worry would be the color baking out within a couple years if the fence is in the sun regularly.
Got something similar to this. So far it's been holding up good. Get rain and snow.
MUCH better than "privacy slats."