Are these posts too rough for a privacy fence?
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I would use them! Use cement blocks so the posts don't have to be in the ground. And maybe the cattle panel type fence for the trellis parts. They will last a lot longer! And give the rough posts more support. They won't hide as much as the lattice would at first, but they will last longer.
Thank you, Vicky! I have to admit I had to look up cattle panel type fence :-) But it does look like it would do a good job! And thanks for the advice that I secretly wanted to hear!
I have old-age-ism coming at me faster than I can get out of the way, and I complain about our trilevel home PLUS basement , which is where the laundry is located. I can’t imagine lugging laundry out to the yard that far away!
Did you put the yellow smiley on the roof?
I hope you still own a dryer-it’s not always clothesline weather 🌧💦🌬
Also, I liked Vicky’s response 👍!
The old fence would add so much! While you are waiting for rosebushes and clematis vines to grow, nail empty plastic and metal cans (with or without labels) onto the posts. Plant the grass and weeds and vines you dig up from where the posts are now. They will fill up a lot of the spaces that will appear when you stack the posts. And you just pull the cans off when they are no longer needed. If you are going as rustic as that wall, go all the way to country settlement decorating!
Also, consider leaving some old sheets or blankets (try Goodwill if you don’t have any) on the line all the time when you are not drying clothes. More privacy. As long as it’s not frilly underwear, you shouldn’t have complaints!
The rustic look of the fence post would definitely look great with the wire mesh (cattle) and would last longer than the lattice panels. The clematis would grow into it better and even a climbing roses.
The weathered posts will add character. They make a heavy duty plastic trellis. We used it to block the street on a part of our porch. It isopen to the weather and is still great after 10 years. In the summer we used morning gloy seeds ,and they grew all over it. You could even paint it whatever color you wanted. Easy to put up. Comes in large sheets.
ty Lparker, i used to have a good friend named lparker. I'll have to look up the plastic trellis, it would certainly be a flexible and portable solution!
Wow - you got a lot of answers!I love the old wood too, but I am wondering if there are restrictions in your area about fence heights? It's hard to have privacy up a hill, but I wonder if the fence (6 feet is a common accepted height) would be enough, even with its climbing plants. Have you considered hedges,even partial? They can be dense and allowed to grow tall, and easy if you have a spot or two where the fence would be tricky to install.
Not the kindI am talking about. It may be called something else. I will ask my husband and get back to you. I tried to find it on line, bt no success yet. We were on a tight budget when we did it.
As long as they're sound (i.e. you can't easily break them), they should be good. And, I'm with everyone else- the more rustic, the better! I'm so glad that "brand new" is so out!