Hello,
we have purchased a newly built semi-detached house.
We are currently considering what fence height to choose and suggest to our neighbors.
Our garden is 10m (33 feet) wide and 20m (66 feet) long.
The fence will be installed on the right and left sides, up to the opposite wall. (opposite wall is about 140–160cm (55–63 inches) high)
The fence will later be fitted with privacy slats to allow us to sit in the garden with privacy.
The fence should have a good height so that we are not constantly visible to all neighbors.
We also do not want to chat by the fence with our neighbors every day; we want to have peace in the garden. If there is something to discuss, you can just go over and ring the doorbell.
However, the fence should not be too tall and give a bunker-like impression, and it should not block too much sunlight.
What fence height would you recommend?
We were thinking about 160cm (63 inches), possibly 180cm (71 inches).
we have purchased a newly built semi-detached house.
We are currently considering what fence height to choose and suggest to our neighbors.
Our garden is 10m (33 feet) wide and 20m (66 feet) long.
The fence will be installed on the right and left sides, up to the opposite wall. (opposite wall is about 140–160cm (55–63 inches) high)
The fence will later be fitted with privacy slats to allow us to sit in the garden with privacy.
The fence should have a good height so that we are not constantly visible to all neighbors.
We also do not want to chat by the fence with our neighbors every day; we want to have peace in the garden. If there is something to discuss, you can just go over and ring the doorbell.
However, the fence should not be too tall and give a bunker-like impression, and it should not block too much sunlight.
What fence height would you recommend?
We were thinking about 160cm (63 inches), possibly 180cm (71 inches).
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FrankChief11 May 2023 14:48We don’t find a hedge very appealing visually, and it also requires quite a bit of maintenance with regular trimming. Additionally, we need to be careful that it doesn’t grow too much towards the neighbor, otherwise they might complain.
We would prefer a variety of different flowers that also provide some privacy.
What would you suggest around the terrace first—160 cm (63 inches) or 180 cm (71 inches)?
We would prefer a variety of different flowers that also provide some privacy.
What would you suggest around the terrace first—160 cm (63 inches) or 180 cm (71 inches)?
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KarstenausNRW11 May 2023 14:58FrankChief schrieb:
We don’t really like the look of a hedge Understood.
FrankChief schrieb:
A hedge also requires quite a bit of maintenance, having to be trimmed regularly Once a year or every two years counts as high maintenance and is too much for you? But the real work with flowers and flowerbeds is your alternative suggestion? Flowers don’t provide privacy screening (except for dense shrubs, which also need regular trimming).
FrankChief schrieb:
Neighbor Your question subtly suggests you haven’t discussed the boundary fence with your neighbor yet? What if you install a 120cm (47 inches) fence and they put up a 200cm (79 inches) one right next to it because they don’t want to cooperate? From my experience, the usual approach is to agree together on the fence or boundary and share the costs. That should be the first step. Otherwise, you will have to install the fence entirely on your own property and not exactly on the property line if you can’t reach an agreement.
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FrankChief11 May 2023 15:10KarstenausNRW schrieb:
Your question suggests that you haven’t yet discussed the fence with your neighbor? What if you install a 120cm (4 feet) fence and they put up a 200cm (6.5 feet) fence right next to it because they don’t want to deal with you?
From my experience, neighbors usually agree together on a fence or boundary and share the costs. That should be the first step. Otherwise, you’ll have to build the fence solely on your own property and not on the boundary line if you don’t reach an agreement. Yes, that is still planned.
We want to first decide on a preferred height, then ask the neighbor if they agree with it.
We already asked if they would share the costs, and both said yes.
But it’s actually the other way around—we’re just tired of being constantly approached in the garden by the neighbors.
What fence height would you recommend for a terrace area?
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WilderSueden11 May 2023 15:17FrankChief schrieb:
We would prefer many different flowers that also provide privacyThose exist as well. Try searching for flowering hedges. However, they definitely require more maintenance than a beech hedge, especially if you have weeds in the soil. The beech will suppress them.J
Jurassic13511 May 2023 15:49Do you perhaps mean shrubs? Unfortunately, I’m afraid you won’t get a dense result with just flowers.
In the garden, almost everything needs pruning, but hedges actually require the least work since you can simply run an electric hedge trimmer along them—done. Shrubs look great but need to be pruned individually, so it’s a bit more effort than a uniform hedge.
In the garden, almost everything needs pruning, but hedges actually require the least work since you can simply run an electric hedge trimmer along them—done. Shrubs look great but need to be pruned individually, so it’s a bit more effort than a uniform hedge.
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FrankChief12 May 2023 07:48Jurassic135 schrieb:
Unfortunately, flowers alone won’t provide sufficient privacy, I’m afraid. It doesn’t have to be 100% completely opaque, that’s what privacy screen strips are for.
Okay, I always thought hedges require a lot of maintenance, but visually we prefer a uniform hedge less than a variety of flowers.
The fence is the most important thing for us right now; everything inside the fence we plan to decide on later.
What fence height would you recommend near the terrace? 160 or 180 cm (63 or 71 inches)?
Is 160 cm (63 inches) enough for privacy?
Is 160 cm (63 inches) the best compromise between privacy and avoiding a prison-like look?
140 cm (55 inches) is definitely too low since you can easily see over it.
200 cm (79 inches) is definitely too high.
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