problem stone throwers - need some netting 31 May 2008 at 1:20PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving 2 replies 606 views

td

We live next to a park and get a lot of stones thrown at our house. We have 2 young children and worry about them being hit. We have lots of trees planted which generally block them but we have a gap between the trees that's probably about 10 ft wide. We have planted trees in the gap but obviously have to wait until they grow. We would like to block up the gap in the meantime with some kind of netting that can be tied to the trees that have already grown tall.

They have tothrow the stones quite a distance and it's very tempting for them to throw stuff through the gap and I know that netting may attract them even more but there's a hill and a stream between us and them so to get over the netting theywould have to be very very good throwers.

Any ideas for the netting we could use and where we could get it?

Thanks

td

Penny_Farthing_2

Try a garden centre. They will have netting fine enough to stop stones. Harrod Horticultural do a good selesction online.
http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/pages/home/default.asp and search for netting.
Good luck with your problem.

moonrakerz

You will probably have to have a Safety Assessment carried out and then apply for Planning Permission. Once that is done you will almost certainly need a full-time security guard to make sure the stone throwers don't injure themselves when their missiles bounce back.

In the old days the police would sort this sort of thing out but it doesn't seem to work that way anymore !!

I wrote my first paragraph in jest - but - see:-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1022007/The-paddling-pool-police-Health-safety-zealots-puncture-youngsters-fun.html