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Steph needed a fence in her backyard for the dog. Unfortunately, her backyard does not lend itself to traditional fencing. She has a tiny, I mean tiny backyard, with no grass but has lots of trees and bushes. Two sides of the yard border the neighborhood green space which is overgrown with lots of bushes, weeds and huge trees! Putting in a traditional fence would mean taking out much of the landscaping and even then it would have been difficult with the trees and their root systems.
So, for many months she used a very temporary, makeshift fence that most of the time would not stay up! Fortunately Mac is a sighthound which means if she sees a barrier she doesn't try go over it or push it aside. But it was time for a more permanent, temporary fencing solution. Materials/ Tools:
This "fence" actually kept Mac in the yard! Yeah, we were surprised as well.
We are using rebar, PVC pipe and plastic garden fencing. Here Steph is cutting down the rebar into sections that are two feet each. She's using a Diablo metal cutting blade on a circular saw. We set up those pieces of wood on the right to keep the rebar supported while it was being cut. ALL the PPE is needed for cutting metal! Be sure to watch the video in the "what we learned" section to see what happened when Steph wasn't wearing all the gear!
Ug, this PVC was dirtier than usual. Not sure why, but it needed cleaning before we did any cutting or painting. I'm using mineral spirits which did a great job removing the dirt. It's important to work in a well ventilated space. That's why I'm working close to the open garage door.
There are many ways to cut PVC, but since this was a smaller diameter pipe, we decided to use the Husky ratcheting PVC cutter. It is easy to use, cuts well and less messy than using a miter saw.
All the cut PVC and caps got painted with Rust-Oleum forest green flat spray paint.
To build the fence, the rebar is pounded into the ground, topped with a PVC pipe section, and the fencing is secured with zip ties. This makes everything removable should Steph want to take it down at some point.
This is the BEST tool! It's called an end nipper and it's made by Husky. It cleanly and easily cuts the extra zip tie tails off. After cleaning up the zip ties, they were sprayed with the same color spray paint as the PVC.
The last step was to staple the fencing to the gate post.
Although we like the fence, it has created a bit of a problem as leaves tend to collect at the base of it now. Steph got this Ryobi leaf muncher/vac for her birthday which easily takes care of the problem!
The fence blends in so well with nature. We like the look.
Update- 1 Year Later. How is it holding up?
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FYI: We are not professionals, and we don't claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first! FYI: Affiliate links are being used on this page. Purchasing via these links help support MDP! Related Projects
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