Making A Vinyl Fence Taller

You can make a fence taller.

Making a vinyl fence taller.

Mainly because it s pretty tall and wide 2 x 57 x 96 inches so it might be able to extend the height of your fence as well. Often fences are limited to 6 or perhaps 8 feet tall but there are fewer restrictions for items on your property although you may need permits particularly if the structure will be overhead. You may have to get several but the birds love this and the butterflies too. You didn t tell us what type of fence you do have now.

Here s a detail of the hardware used to extend the fence posts. Place one 2 to 3 foot tall wood post vertically on top of one of your fence s existing wood posts extending the post s height by 2 to 3 feet. Adding a foot of extra fence to a block wall only requires making a pony wall a foot tall securing it to the block wall and attaching. Vines will eventually fill it in.

The other option is to grow a hedge alongside your fence or a hedge that stands alone. Count the number of fence posts around your yard and buy that number of new posts from your local home improvement or gardening store. Determine how much taller you need to make your fence. Each new post should be 1 foot longer than the height you wish to add to your fence.

Here the fence posts were extended and lattice was added. To add height to existing fences you can build trellises on the top of the fence or provide poles or wires to train the climbing plants to grow on. Screenline fence extensions are a diy solution to easily increase the height of your existing colourbond fence for added security and privacy. You d obviously need a neighbour who agrees with the plan.

Screw one metal tie plate to the outside of the. This tall open divider separated the sitting area from the lawn. Be sure to pick posts of the same material and shape as your existing posts. I love the usa made dura trel trellis from amazon which looks excellent when placed near a vinyl or a wooden fence.