Plastic PVC and Netting Backyard Temporary Fence

Making Repairs to Temporary Dog Fence, 1 Year Later

4/21/2021

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It's been a year since we installed the temporary fence in Steph's backyard. Since the weather has been so nice this spring, we've been working on projects in her backyard including assessing the condition of the fence.

When the leaves were raked away from the fence, we did find holes. We're not sure what they are from--could be wildlife, branches falling on it or just age.

Steph researched some options for repair and this is what she thought would work best.

Be sure to watch the video to see what the dogs were up to while we were trying to work and later trying to tape this video!

Materials:

Fencer Wire 2 ft. x 25 ft. and 3/4 in. Dia Mesh Green Diamond Plastic Poultry Netting (Home Depot)
Vigoro 4 in. Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric Garden Staples (25-Pack) (Home Depot)
Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X 12 oz. Satin Deep Forest Green General Purpose Spray Paint (Home Depot)

We found a hole in the renter friendly temporary garden fence.

Did an animal makes this hole? There was no sign of the missing piece so the mystery continues!

Assessing the problem areas on the temporary fence in the backyard.

There were also areas where the fencing material had broken free from the PVC posts.

We added additional zip ties to reattach the fencing to the PVC posts.

To line the bottom of the fence where most of the holes are we are using this plastic poultry fencing.

To line the bottom of the fence where most of the holes are we are using this plastic poultry net.

Cutting the poultry net in half lengthwise.

We decided to cut it in half lengthwise as we were only doing the bottom area of the fence and to repair some larger holes.

Attaching the new poultry net to the temporary fence with zip ties.

Again, we are using zip ties to secure this new netting to the existing fence. The color of the zip ties doesn't matter as they will be spray painted to match the PVC pipes later.

Using garden staples to secure the netting to the ground.

We secured the bottom of the net with large landscape staples. These are generally used with landscape fabric. This will hopefully provide a deterrent for cats and other animals from getting under the fence.

There is a large hole in the fence from a branch that fell on it.

This large rip in the fence was probably caused by that branch on the left.

The hole in the fence was patched with poultry net secured with zip ties.

We cut a piece of net to fit the tear and secured it with zip ties.

This temporary fence has been a good solution to keeping the dogs secure in the backyard. Steph's yard is not a good candidate for a permanent fence due to all the landscaping and very large trees on the property. This just works.

This fence idea would also be good for a renter or even someone who is dog sitting and need a safe space where the dog can go outside.

Check out the original post where we installed the fence here.

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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!

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