Neighbours side fence- reaching compromise with OH?

Gloomendoom

barbiedoll wrote: »

You could try bamboo plants which grow very quickly and get to quite a height?

Bamboo will take over your garden if you are not careful.

theoretica

Do you really want to do the whole 30 feet? And indeed 6 feet - how tall are you and your neighbours? I would go for plants I liked somewhat tactically planted around where you are most likely to be.

arbroath_lass

victory wrote: »

So OH comes up with compromises? Run a gazebo material type curtain along the length of the brick fence making it to the height of 6 foot , can be put up / taken down ??

What do you think?

Sorry, this one made me laugh! Curtains are shut - I wonder what the neighbours are up to?

thedogsmum

victory wrote: »

Would you mind me asking was it expensive? How is it tied down for wind/ rain etc days? Does it move? Will look on the B &Q website

The price of this very often comes down in the end of summer sale at Wilco, B&Q. Home Bargains, etc., May be worth a wait for a short time?

onlyroz

I can't really visualise what you've got already. Any chance of a photo?

We've got a 6ft fence either side and have no problems with light - but it really depends on the width of your garden.

balletshoes

I agree with your OH - 6ft fencing all around my garden would feel like I was imprisoned. We've got 6ft on 2 sides (one long side and the bottom of our garden) and then on the other side its 5ft - I much prefer the 5ft height. You still have your privacy but you can still see the tops of your neighbours heads as they pop in and out etc.

Hedging doesn't have to be wide - or you could go for shrubs and bushes as hedging instead. Some varieties of shrubs/bushes grow in excess of 6ft with time.

I definitely wouldn't want an outside curtain, bamboo fixed to spike posts might work though? If its a permanent feature you want, a fence would probably be the best idea.

seven-day-weekend

Why not have a couple of 6ft panels along part of your garden with climbers up them and 3 ft for the rest? Best of both worlds!

victory

onlyroz wrote: »

I can't really visualise what you've got already. Any chance of a photo?

We've got a 6ft fence either side and have no problems with light - but it really depends on the width of your garden.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=3+foot+brick+wall&rlz=1C1AFAB_en-GBGB541GB541&espv=2&tbm=isch&imgil=FGl416h_8u83LM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcTaQvaiQie6i2aDY_WwfHU1PaJ77dWZJiPRF2MPOrhKE2-8ezytXQ%253B1290%253B1100%253BMZlTyl6aFg0rxM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.anysubject.com%25252Ffinding-your-feet&source=iu&usg=__NOz12JCfDmJb7UpIJ2i5-z024ro%3D&sa=X&ei=5Gu0U5euEMLaOfW5gOgJ&ved=0CDoQ9QEwAw&biw=1193&bih=639#facrc=_&imgrc=FGl416h_8u83LM%253A%3BMZlTyl6aFg0rxM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.anysubject.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2014%252F06%252FBrick-wall-3.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.anysubject.com%252Ffinding-your-feet%3B1290%3B1100

victory

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=3+foot+brick+wall&rlz=1C1AFAB_en-GBGB541GB541&espv=2&tbm=isch&imgil=FGl416h_8u83LM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcTaQvaiQie6i2aDY_WwfHU1PaJ77dWZJiPRF2MPOrhKE2-8ezytXQ%253B1290%253B1100%253BMZlTyl6aFg0rxM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.anysubject.com%25252Ffinding-your-feet&source=iu&usg=__NOz12JCfDmJb7UpIJ2i5-z024ro%3D&sa=X&ei=5Gu0U5euEMLaOfW5gOgJ&ved=0CDoQ9QEwAw&biw=1193&bih=639#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=LytmDkUnPKYxpM%253A%3B3osPVAGTQPCRvM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmybuilder-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%252F2_thumb%252F415482_5e6aa7fe4a.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mybuilder.com%252Fjob%252Fview%252F110963%3B1000%3B750

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=3+foot+brick+wall&rlz=1C1AFAB_en-GBGB541GB541&espv=2&tbm=isch&imgil=FGl416h_8u83LM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcTaQvaiQie6i2aDY_WwfHU1PaJ77dWZJiPRF2MPOrhKE2-8ezytXQ%253B1290%253B1100%253BMZlTyl6aFg0rxM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.anysubject.com%25252Ffinding-your-feet&source=iu&usg=__NOz12JCfDmJb7UpIJ2i5-z024ro%3D&sa=X&ei=5Gu0U5euEMLaOfW5gOgJ&ved=0CDoQ9QEwAw&biw=1193&bih=639#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=NIB0ofPiXMXuBM%253A%3B3osPVAGTQPCRvM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmybuilder-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%252F2_thumb%252F415481_5e6aa7fe4a.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mybuilder.com%252Fjob%252Fview%252F110963%3B1000%3B750

victory

Obviously not my garden etc in the photos but that is the fence they have, the height and the width is the first photo double width, so from wherever you stand within the garden it is open and visable, hope it is clearer now:D