Hello! I'm thinking of building a trellis along our property facing a bike path, mostly because we've trimmed down our måbär hedge and it will take many years before it reaches its maximum height, and even then it won't be higher than 1.50m. So, for a bit of a sense of enclosure and privacy for the property.
I've checked with the municipality, and it's okay to build 1.80m high with 50% air.
My question is how to build it to ensure as little visibility as possible? I've come up with a few different ideas.
1. Set 28x45 battens the "wrong" way—meaning 28mm vertically and 45mm horizontally—which should reduce visibility a bit, while still having 50% air between the battens, i.e., 28mm. Can I screw them on in that direction without them splitting, and will it look okay?
2. Angle the battens downwards/upwards somehow. Is this allowed? There would still be 50% air between the battens, but you won't be able to see straight in. I also don't have any special tools, so the question is if this can be done in a simple way?
3. Use very small battens, e.g., 25x25, to create small gaps between them. I imagine, however, that it would be a lot of work to set such small battens over a length of 15m and a height of 1.80m.
Feel free to dismiss any idea directly or come up with a better suggestion. Applying for and building a fence would be way too expensive for what we had planned to spend; the idea is for it to be a relatively quick and cheap job.
I've checked with the municipality, and it's okay to build 1.80m high with 50% air.
My question is how to build it to ensure as little visibility as possible? I've come up with a few different ideas.
1. Set 28x45 battens the "wrong" way—meaning 28mm vertically and 45mm horizontally—which should reduce visibility a bit, while still having 50% air between the battens, i.e., 28mm. Can I screw them on in that direction without them splitting, and will it look okay?
2. Angle the battens downwards/upwards somehow. Is this allowed? There would still be 50% air between the battens, but you won't be able to see straight in. I also don't have any special tools, so the question is if this can be done in a simple way?
3. Use very small battens, e.g., 25x25, to create small gaps between them. I imagine, however, that it would be a lot of work to set such small battens over a length of 15m and a height of 1.80m.
Feel free to dismiss any idea directly or come up with a better suggestion. Applying for and building a fence would be way too expensive for what we had planned to spend; the idea is for it to be a relatively quick and cheap job.
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How are climbing plants classified?A ajn82 said:
If you can build denser fences or the equivalent up to a certain height, you gain a lot of privacy if you have that at the base.
Then go with option 1 for the rest.
Add some climbing plants, either to cut off certain angles or along the entire trellis.
Finally, check if it's possible to cut off any remaining angles in another way inside the garden.
Then go with option 1 for the rest.
Add some climbing plants, either to cut off certain angles or along the entire trellis.
Finally, check if it's possible to cut off any remaining angles in another way inside the garden.
The red section is along the bike/pedestrian path, and I was also considering the green section to prevent visibility for those coming from the south, but I'm waiting for a response from the neighbor.yonna said:
Now that the hedge is cut down, it almost feels like people are cycling on our property; you can just step right in.
It will be relatively expensive to espalier all the way along the walkway. However, you can expect the måbär hedge to recover quite quickly if you also give it a little extra care by keeping weeds away, fertilizing, and watering. In 2 years, it will be a substantial hedge. The advantage of måbär is that it is the hedge that starts earliest in the spring.
How high is the protection at the patio? Since it is adjacent to the house, it is better to invest in a stylish, higher angled fence. If it is now rejuvenated, maintained regularly, and not kept too wide, it can be kept higher than 110 cm.
How high is the protection at the patio? Since it is adjacent to the house, it is better to invest in a stylish, higher angled fence. If it is now rejuvenated, maintained regularly, and not kept too wide, it can be kept higher than 110 cm.
I read that you should ideally let a måbär hedge grow 10cm per year, max 20 so that it becomes strong. But perhaps it can grow faster than that? But anyway, I don't think måbär can grow high enough to provide privacy?
The patio is 1.90 high, so we have privacy there, it was mainly for the garden I wanted extra.
Yes, regarding the cost, it might get too expensive.. But I might consider just having it halfway, along the backside, and then a hedge for the rest, that's just parking anyway.