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Roofing Iron Makes a Great Fence
Do you know anyone that has a tin roof and is about to get it replaced? We just had our roof replaced by our landlord, and he has left behind the old sheets of tin for us to build a fence with. Then all you would need to buy are the poles to hold it up, (we are going to use the arms of an old clothes line that is already broken, but I wouldn't recommend this for a fence being built near water.) The sheets of tin from the roof are very sturdy, and are corrugated. They will be perfect for us to keep out the rabbits and the foxes when we build our veggie garden! And all for free! Hope this helps.
Contributed by Lisa Norton, 20th June 2010
Contributed by Lisa Norton, 20th June 2010
Cheaper Option to Pool Fencing
Pool fencing can become costly as its a specially made type of fencing. I also live in a rural area with dams surrounding the area. A cheaper (yet equally safe) option may be to locate a recycled building supplier who has HEAPS of timber. Create vertical pickets, with a couple of horizontal rails and make a fence. Enclose it with thick wire and lacquer/paint the wood so it's waterproof. I saw a farmer do this to his acreage property, and it looks great.. not to mention a really outback look! I hope my suggestion helps! :)
Contributed by Rebecca Smith, 18th June 2010
Contributed by Rebecca Smith, 18th June 2010
Garage Sales - a Great Source of Pool Fencing
We needed pool fencing but didn't want to spend a fortune. We found the best solution - GARAGE SALES! We always found unwanted pool fencing panels, sometimes only one or two, other times we would find 15-20 panels. Some needed painting so they were all the same colour. Garage sales are on every weekend all over Australia, and they definitely saved us many thousands of dollars. Contributed by Danielle Green, 17th June 2010
Look for Demolitions for Fencing
Try anyone you know of that is renovating or demolishing an old house, very rarely will they keep fencing of any kind. Other wise have a look at your local tip. You would be surprised at what you would find and what a simple lick of paint can do.
Contributed by Koby Lewis, 17th June 2010
Contributed by Koby Lewis, 17th June 2010
Look Online for Budget Priced Fencing
I am going to suggest eBay (or other second hand dealers) for budget priced pool fencing. If you are after a large quantity of identical fencing this is a good place to look. We recently purchased second hand gal fencing and sprayed it with enamel green paint before erecting. Looks terrific and blends in well with landscape. I hope this helps.
Contributed by Carol Longworth, 17th June 2010
Contributed by Carol Longworth, 17th June 2010
Neat Garden Flower Beds
These can get very untidy spilling mulch, leaves etc. over paths as a result of birds or possums digging up the beds in search of food. My very simple solution has worked in my garden. You will need only some small wooden skewers and some fishing line. Put a skewer at each end of the flower bed and one in the middle if the bed is long. Tie the fishing line around the first skewer then wind around the middle skewer and then tie on the skewer at the opposite end. Make sure the fishing line is about 4in. (10cm)above the ground/mulch. It will not hurt the birds or the possums but they will not be able to go past it .It will save you not only money but also time. I used to spend at least half an hour sweeping up my garden paths whenever they spilled over. Cost: Maybe about 50c per flower bed.
Contributed by Lidia, Black Rock, 22nd August 2009
Contributed by Lidia, Black Rock, 22nd August 2009
Tyre Fence Keeps Pests Out and Becomes a Garden Bed
Needing to put a fence around our new veggie garden to keep chooks, rabbits and 'roos out, but being built on iron stone ground, it was going to be impossible to drive posts in, so I got thinking about tyres (obtained free from tyre store,). We stacked 5 tyres high around area leaving approximately 2 metre gaps, then wound chicken wire around whole lot and added a gate. We filled the tyres with half rocks, topped up with dirt and I have planted herbs and small veggies (lettuce etc ) in the tyre towers. They are easy to pick, no bending, and my veggies are safe from the wildlife.
Contributed by Kaye, Albany, 16th September 2009
Contributed by Kaye, Albany, 16th September 2009
Recycle Pallets into a Sturdy and Attractive Fence
We had to find a way to keep our two Jack Russels out of a prized garden area and couldn't afford 'store' fencing so hubby and I approached companies that had 'used' wooden pallets outside their premises and offered to take them away for them if we could have them. We then painted them the colour we wanted and hubby placed these upright together in lengths and used a system of star pickets to hold them upright. You could dig holes and use pine upright logs either side front and back to slot the pallets into for an aesthetically more pleasing effect. He also cut some of the pallets up to get the wood off to make smaller rails for other spots. The pallets can also be used to make a gate...cut to needed size and attaching one side to a pine pole and a sliding bolt system from the other pallet side onto the opposite pine pole. We were fortunate as well to have canvassed friends for left over or old pieces of trellis and attached these to parts of the pallet 'fence' to train creeping plants up. Hope you can make sense of this and that you find the answer you need.
Contributed by Julie Nicks, 20th October 2009
Contributed by Julie Nicks, 20th October 2009
Timber Pickets for a Cheap Fence
We just had to replace our side fence. We found the cheapest way was timber pickets. Ring around and get quotes, we found Little Hampton Sawmills are always the cheapest. Once you know what height and how many you require, ring the Sawmills and get your price. Always ask for the name of the person you speak to as well. Take in your requirements and phone number of the Sawmill, then go to Bunnings. They are always dearer than the Sawmills. Bunnings will ring and confirm your price then Bunnings not only have to match the price of the Sawmills but then they have to better it by 10%. I have just done the same thing last Thursday. Pickets worked out cheaper than corrugated steel or colourbond sheeting. Hope this helps.
Contributed by Lorraine Blewitt, 17th October 2009
Contributed by Lorraine Blewitt, 17th October 2009
Farm Fence
Our new house as we is on a hill and we will need to fence off part of the backyard so the children can safely play outside. We are planning to build a "farm fence" that will be around 15 metres long. Try using treated pine poles and then buy some "ring lock" fencing and use "u bolt" staples to attach it to the poles. The ring lock fencing is made of small squares and comes in various heights. We used it for our dog runs in our last house but this time we will build it to keep our 2 year old from falling down the hill. It is easy to install yourself. Try Bunnings or a farm produce store for the materials. Contributed by Nicole Kinash, 16th October 2009
Star Pickets and Five Line Wire Make a Great Fence
I have a little one and several years ago needed to fence off the backyard so outside play would be safe. Even though my partner has a farm, his secondary income is that of a fencer...you would think we could have a cost price fence erected in no time at all!! After two years of waiting for my partner to fence our front yard (where large trucks pass by at 80km per hour), I decided to take matters into my own hands. I got eight steel picket fence posts, five line fencing wire and hunted out some wire cutters in the shed. The process of banging the steel pickets into the ground (wet it first!) with the mallet proved to be excellent anger management therapy as well as productive! Then I attached each of the strains of wire into the holes for the picket fence and tightened them. Be sure to secure the bottom strain of wire tightly against the ground to stop your little one's from escaping under it as well. Once this wire fencing is up you can simply plant some fast growing, beautiful smelling creepers like Jasmine or perhaps tea rose climbers (no thorns!). It will look absolutely delightful in a year or two and also keep your kiddies safe. By the way, if you live anywhere rural, just ask a farmer if you can buy (very cheaply) old rusty steel posts for your fence (they work just as well as the shiny ones!). If not, perhaps call into your local recycle depot - they may have some lying around. The 5 or 7 strain wire fencing can be ordered or bought usually from your local Bunnings or hardware store or perhaps a rural Elders / Landmark outlet. Even at it's most expensive using brand new materials it should only cost several hundred dollars. Good luck!
Contributed by Dee Fernandez, 15th October 2009
Contributed by Dee Fernandez, 15th October 2009
Look at eBay for Bargain Priced Fence Panels
I have found eBay a great place to find fencing panels for a reasonable price. I needed fencing panels to keep in some baby goats and when I prices these at Bunnings they were $70 each! On eBay I found some exactly the same and they ended up costing $18.50 each! These panels were actually swimming pool security fencing so perfect for protecting kids - both human and goat types! Contributed by Vanessa Latchman, 15th October 2009
Cheap and Effective Fence Idea
Use treated pine for the frame and posts (treated with non-toxic preserver) and use Rio (heavy duty wire mesh that is used in concrete drives etc) for the infill. Spray the wire with a rust preventer first then with black paint as it is the best colour to blend into the background. Paint your posts and rails to match your house colours. The gate can be made the same way. Cheap and very effective especially if you get off-cuts of timber from hardware or timber yards and Rio from concreters who may have some left over from recent jobs they have done.
Contributed by Julie Colbert, 15th October 2009
Contributed by Julie Colbert, 15th October 2009
DIY Wire Fence
To create a safe fence to portion off your backyard buy as many steel droppers as you need from Bunnings along with a small of large roll of chook wire and some 12 gauge wire. Now all you need is a round staple gun to click the chook wire onto the fence. Hammer the droppers in along side your retaining sleepers with a mallet. Strain the wire from the tow bar on the back of your car it doesn't have to be as taught as it would need to be with stock. This is if you don't want to buy wire strainers or can't borrow any. Leave a vacant space for the gate and make the gate out of slot/clip in aluminium and attach the chook to it with very thin wire. Screw a latch onto thee gate and Bob's your uncle all done much cheaper than pool fencing.
Contributed by Margot-deepa Slater, 15th October 2009
Contributed by Margot-deepa Slater, 15th October 2009