How to screen out nosey neighbours?

[Mitzi]

 I want to block from the neighbour’s bamboo fence but to the left hand corner and then along some more

 

 the back neighbour has put this bamboo screen thing up on his side as he has got a raised deck along the fence which makes it easier for him to see in to us on either side of it…I want to block to the end of our fence line

 

 I want to block the corner bit on the right,  and also along the LH side to where the cat is

Hello!

I’m looking for some advice on how I can screen out some very nosey neighbours, immediately!! I am so sick of them looking into our kitchen!
Our council area doesn’t permit us to attach anything to our fence so a fence extension is out of the question!

I don’t want to bother with plants as these will take too long to grow and I need a solution for spring. 
It’s basically 2 corners that I am trying to screen out - about 3-4 meters on each.  Our fence is 1.8m high.
I’ve looked at the whole bamboo/brushwood screening stuff but that’ll require me to attach it to the fence which I can’t! 

I was looking at installing some wooden posts and concreting them in and attaching like some bamboo slatted screening to the posts so it is independent of the fence. 
I need to do it on a very very tight budget eg less than $200 so my options are rather limited! 

Just hoping someone might have a solution? Or have another cost effective way to solve this dilemma! 

TIA!
Mitzi x

[Dave-1]

Afternoon @bel4 

I havnt built them as yet However I intend to use corrorgated iron (I like the shape mainly) fixed to a rectangular frame. For the angled bracket I will be notching the post by choosing a 30 or 45 deg angle and marking it. Then using a circular saw slice to a depth of 2cm multiple times and then chisel out that section. That way the angle will lock into the post and I will fix the two together with a couple of bolts.

Just googled "catnet fence brackets" and they look good, not sure how much weight they will carry is all. The ones you have choosen will probarly have a rating in them tho.

Dave

[bel4]

[bel4]

@Dave-1 I purchased to put the cat-netting up, but went with a smaller enclosure, they are pretty solid. Thankyou for your response. 

[JacobZ]

Hi @bel4,

My first thought seeing your fence is to simply add an overlapping paling to cover the gaps in the fence. Having a more solid fence is going to stop a lot of their ability to see into your yard.

This can be done with standard 100 x 16mm Treated Pine Fence Palings and 50mm Flat Head Galvanised Nails.

It might be a good place to start.

Let me know what you think.

Jacob

[bel4]

Hi @JacobZ that would help with some of it, problem is they can go up onto the slope, and they can look directly over into my yard, as you can see in the 2nd picture, I've had my dug out and put a retaining wall with a pool, so there is absolutely no privacy unfortunately 

[Dave-1]

Evening @bel4 

😕 Then its back to my suggestion about extra posts in front of the existing fence with that angled top like your catio angles. You could go for a straight post with your black brackets tho not sure how strong they are to hold either a timber screen or a tin screen type deal. More effort but would solve the height issue.

Dave

[EricL]

Hello @bel4 

Just to add to the excellent suggestions made, I recommend having a look at the Lattice Makers 2400 x 460mm Fence Extension Paling for a quick easy extension. A bit of modification may be necessary when you use it for the angled rise, but it should be relatively easy to do.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric