My fence was ugly but instead of replacing it, I used a £5 hack to hide it – it looks great but not everyone agrees
A SAVVY woman has shared how she covered her ‘ugly’ fence instead of replacing the whole thing.
Susan took to social media to show off her budget-friendly DIY job and it left people stunned.
Fence panels can be costly – averaging around £30 for one according to B&Q so she decided to cover it up instead of replace it.
She said: “I’ve used outdoor rugs on an ugly fence.
“£5 per rug and staple gunned on. Much better, I love it.”
Susan showed off her brand new fence in the garden which had been covered in large plastic black and white zebra print outdoor rugs.
The maximalist rugs added a punch of colour to the very average-looking garden.
The savvy shopper revealed she bought the rugs from the Online Shop adding: “Not much to choose from but happy with what I got.”
Susan also added that the outdoor rugs were plastic so were fine to be outside.
“Very lightweight and breathable, they are plastic weave for outdoors so hide an ugly fence,” she continued.
Susan didn’t show pictures of the fence before she put the rugs up but she claims her new decorations were a huge improvement.
She shared her trick on the Facebook group, Gardening On A Budget, where it went viral with over 300 likes.
People were quick to comment their thoughts on the daring addition – while some loved the look others claimed it was ‘hideous.’
One person wrote: “Sorry but that is seriously hideous… will smell something awful when the rain soaks them.
“I do worry for the wildlife now with what people are doing to their gardens. Plastic grass and now rugs stapled on the fences, dear lord save us.”
Another commented: “What a good idea!”
How high can a garden fence be?
Despite what many people think a garden fence can be as high as 100m but you need to get planning permission for any fence taller than 2m.
Any fence under 2m does not need planning permission.
However, there are some complications to this.
If you are thinking about front garden fences, restrictions state that fences alongside a driveway can be a maximum of 1m or 3ft.
You would need to get planning permission for putting a trellis on a fence of 2m.
But, if any plant that you grow on that trellis exceeds 2m, you do not need to obtain a permit for the growing plant.
“They will wear away, I accidentally left one out in winter and this year it’s disintegrated in places,” penned a third.
“Yes probably but it makes a nice change from the ugly fence!” replied Susan.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “How clever it looks good.”
“Love this, what a cracking idea,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Fabulous.”
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