ᐅ Occasionally secure the passage between the house and garage (approximately 2.6 meters wide) to keep children safe.
Created on: 13 Jul 2021 07:38
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-Malte-
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-
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-
hampshire schrieb:
Just send me a message.You’ve already limited who can see your profile. Including your address information there would be an additional step. This way, you are practically unreachable for the u200 members.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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hampshire13 Jul 2021 17:1411ant schrieb:
So you are practically unreachable for the u200 members.Then just a public "Yes, I do." 😉Thank you all in advance for your feedback. We haven’t yet finalized what is specifically allowed. He doesn’t want to have a gate there permanently, so it’s clear that everything will need to be dismantled when moving out, ideally causing little or no damage.
We hadn’t considered the idea of using a net yet, but I’m having trouble envisioning how to make that work reasonably well. Even though it’s obvious that a net wouldn’t be a proper barrier, it’s likely that the kids would just crawl underneath it. I also like the idea of the wire mesh panel fence with a gate mentioned here – however, the price would probably be well over €350. I am currently looking for used gates.
We hadn’t considered the idea of using a net yet, but I’m having trouble envisioning how to make that work reasonably well. Even though it’s obvious that a net wouldn’t be a proper barrier, it’s likely that the kids would just crawl underneath it. I also like the idea of the wire mesh panel fence with a gate mentioned here – however, the price would probably be well over €350. I am currently looking for used gates.
Another alternative that just came to mind is a side awning, but you would need to check how it can be mounted. If the owner doesn’t want anything permanent there, I imagine they wouldn’t be happy if you attach it to the house wall or garage. I would clarify that first. Otherwise, a side awning could be quite an attractive and not too expensive option. There are at least some versions that use only ground mounts, which would probably mean installing a foundation in the splash guard strip and where the small tree is, then screwing the awning to it. This way, it could be removed without causing damage.
-Malte- schrieb:
We hadn’t thought of using a net yet, but I still don’t quite have an idea of how to do that in a reasonable way.Just install an anchor with a hook into a joint of the house wall and another on the opposite side, roughly at 1.20 meters (4 feet) above the ground. This height is comfortable for adults to reach and still well above “ankle height” for kids. Note, I mean a soccer goal net, not a tennis net.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
Simply install an anchor with a hook in a joint of the house wall and another on the opposite side, roughly at 1.20 meters (4 feet) above the ground. This height is comfortably reachable for adults and well above “kid height.” Note, it’s a soccer goal net, not a tennis net.Well, that’s as far as my imagination goes 😉 In reality, though, a wooden plank or something similar would need to be mounted along the bottom edge of the net to prevent it from simply being lifted up and crawled under.
Based on initial research, mesh panel gates are actually more expensive than I expected. Unfortunately, a fairly wide gate is required. I’ll look into the idea of a side awning. Otherwise, I’m considering whether building a DIY wooden gate might make sense.
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