"I love your house numbers :) and that's a fabulous patio set."
Thanks! I bought the numbers from an artist (of course, when we had our roof replaced one of them broke the top tile!). The set we got from Ikea a couple of years ago - we love it! :)
"I have a special aversion to chain link, so my predilection would be to replace it with a 6' wood fence, but that would probably be about $500, plus the cost of removing and junking the chain link (though it looks in good shape - maybe someone would take it)."
I'm not sure its ours to junk (it runs against the back of our property, and divides the property between the two houses behind us). I'm thinking some 6' fencing in front of it or some kind of trellis thing like you mention may work. I'm going to have to see what's in our garage and what's at Home Depot. :)
"I think the previous owner put the other panel in for privacy from the other house back there, but was too lazy to remove the chain link fence in front"
They installed all of this fence on their own, totally in the wrong way. There are metal poles (like one would use to put up chain link) and then they somehow strapped the wooden fence parts to it with some kind of weird brackets. The large tree on the side of our house (the one with the skychair) leans into the driveway next door, so they actually CARVED A CHUNK OF WOOD SOMEHOW out of the fence around the tree. They were very special. :)
"you could cut right up to the tree and have the wood fence stop on either side"
That's a good idea!
"some of the pressure treated lumber could be used to edge the side yard bed"
I was thinking of that. We have a ton in the garage just sitting there, and I'd like to do something with it. Thanks for all of the ideas. :)
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Date: 2008-04-15 07:18 pm (UTC)Thanks! I bought the numbers from an artist (of course, when we had our roof replaced one of them broke the top tile!). The set we got from Ikea a couple of years ago - we love it! :)
"I have a special aversion to chain link, so my predilection would be to replace it with a 6' wood fence, but that would probably be about $500, plus the cost of removing and junking the chain link (though it looks in good shape - maybe someone would take it)."
I'm not sure its ours to junk (it runs against the back of our property, and divides the property between the two houses behind us). I'm thinking some 6' fencing in front of it or some kind of trellis thing like you mention may work. I'm going to have to see what's in our garage and what's at Home Depot. :)
"I think the previous owner put the other panel in for privacy from the other house back there, but was too lazy to remove the chain link fence in front"
They installed all of this fence on their own, totally in the wrong way. There are metal poles (like one would use to put up chain link) and then they somehow strapped the wooden fence parts to it with some kind of weird brackets. The large tree on the side of our house (the one with the skychair) leans into the driveway next door, so they actually CARVED A CHUNK OF WOOD SOMEHOW out of the fence around the tree. They were very special. :)
"you could cut right up to the tree and have the wood fence stop on either side"
That's a good idea!
"some of the pressure treated lumber could be used to edge the side yard bed"
I was thinking of that. We have a ton in the garage just sitting there, and I'd like to do something with it. Thanks for all of the ideas. :)