ᐅ Occasionally secure the passage between the house and garage (approximately 2.6 meters wide) to keep children safe.

Hello everyone,

As I have mentioned here before, we have not yet managed to get our own plot of land. Instead, we are temporarily renting for a few more years. The garden is great, but there is currently one problem: the passage between the house and the garage (about 2.6m (8.5 feet) wide) has no gate, and the landlord does not plan to install one. It would sometimes be nice to close off the passage to keep our son safely in the garden.

Normally, you would of course install a suitable fence gate here, but as mentioned, we are renting and only for around three years. This means we want to find the most affordable solution that causes minimal damage to the building structure. I have already considered simply attaching hooks to the brick wall and then hanging a panel fence section there when needed. However, I have only found panels about 2.5m (8 feet) wide.

We have thought about it a lot but haven’t come up with a really great solution. Do you have any ideas?

Best regards,
-Malte-

For the next three years, a secure fence-and-gate solution for your son that also eases parents’ worries and is practical will cost you less than a pay-TV subscription. Landlords aside, that’s money well spent. Naturally, I would prefer a simple and stylistically appropriate solution – a DIY project with a fixed panel from wall to post set in a post sleeve, and a movable panel with a hinge from the wall to the mentioned post, plus a basic locking mechanism. The asymmetry of the pathway in the passage works to your advantage.

Double wire mesh fence with gate for 200 euros.

3-4 bags of ready-mix concrete for 10 euros.

One Saturday and it’s done.

What does your landlord allow you to do? The simplest option, especially considering potential damage to the building structure, would probably be to install a ground sleeve in the splash protection strip and where the small tree is located. Then you could add a double-wire mesh panel and two posts. For anything else, I would first clarify what your landlord is okay with, and then you can look into how much a more elegant solution would cost. Of course, if it’s enough for you to just close it occasionally, this at least saves the expense of buying a gate (which tend to be more expensive).

I'll just say, put anchors into the joints, attach hooks, and hang a soccer goal net. It's probably just meant to mark a boundary for a young child on the move, who isn't trying to climb the enclosure with any malicious intent. Like a playpen or stair gate, a goal net doesn’t provide any means to climb over it.

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