Front Page Forum: Where to Look for a Fence?
There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty among homeowners about fences. Namely, what style of fence to use and where to get it. When we were planning our garden reno last Spring we had a very tough time finding anything on our own; ultimately, the guy we hired to help us sourced this…
There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty among homeowners about fences. Namely, what style of fence to use and where to get it. When we were planning our garden reno last Spring we had a very tough time finding anything on our own; ultimately, the guy we hired to help us sourced this red cedar fence which we’ve been quite happy with. (Don’t mind the almost barren flower bed.) So where have readers gone to get their fence material? How about online sources or catalogs like the (rather pricey) Walpole Woodworkers?
I got my bamboo fence from http://www.mastergardenproducts.com, they have wonderfula selection of bamboo fencing,and they are right here in New Jersey, I actually went over to their showroom in Fairfield, it took me a hour to get there but is worth it!!
I just got into a battle royale with my neighbor over a fence. The neighbor has a chainlink fence that was covered in ivy which had grown onto my fence and compromised the wood. We therefore removed the fence and installed a brand new beautiful painted wood fence in place of the old. (The designer even asked the neighbors what color they’d like their side painted!) My neighbor was very upset about the ivy being removed (even though the good majority was on my property) and even more peeved that the “wrong” side of the fence faced out. Her chain link fence obscures the view, so I don’t know why it’s an issue to begin with. Just to make sure I wasn’t doing anything wrong, I called the Brooklyn Buildings Department, and there is no law that states on which side the fence should face. It’s particularly silly to worry about that in Brooklyn when most of the fences simply face other fences. I tried to do the right thing by letting my neighbors know weeks ahead of time about the work I planned to do, but it simply opened a pandora’s box. Good luck to anyone doing work in the future. Oh, and the ironic part…. her fence is also installed “wrong side out”.
I just got into a battle royale with my neighbor over a fence. The neighbor has a chainlink fence that was covered in ivy which had grown onto my fence and compromised the wood. We therefore removed the fence and installed a brand new beautiful painted wood fence in place of the old. (The designer even asked the neighbors what color they’d like their side painted!) My neighbor was very upset about the ivy being removed (even though the good majority was on my property) and even more peeved that the “wrong” side of the fence faced out. Her chain link fence obscures the view, so I don’t know why it’s an issue to begin with. Just to make sure I wasn’t doing anything wrong, I called the Brooklyn Buildings Department, and there is no law that states on which side the fence should face. It’s particularly silly to worry about that in Brooklyn when most of the fences simply face other fences. I tried to do the right thing by letting my neighbors know weeks ahead of time about the work I planned to do, but it simply opened a pandora’s box. Good luck to anyone doing work in the future. Oh, and the ironic part…. her fence is also installed “wrong side out”.
children and two people w/out a green thumb happened to our lawn! bought some fertilizer today and will do my best…
Bamboo shouldn’t have to be shipped to us from California. It must come on ships to NYC too. The green building business is expanding wildly. Do the research because a material that wasn’t available here last year or even months or weeks ago, is often available now.
I love the Brooklyn back yard fence in the current issue of domino too. Any recommendations on tradespeople who can do the job? I saw they bought their lumber from home depot.
On the topic of backyards — does anyone have any good recs for a company that trims overgrown trees?
“any eco value from your new bamboo fence is likely negated by shipping it from across the country”
Bullsh*t! This is possibly true of low value goods, like a head of lettuce, but completely bogus for things of any significant value. High volume shipping is extremely efficient, big ships and long trains are in a totaly different world with respect to to fuel per km per kilo than you are used to thinking about. It’s that last 100 km in New York Cities terribly inefficient trucking system which does most of the environmental damage. Do you really think that chopping down some grass and burning a few ounces of diesel extra is worse than cutting down a couple trees?
Anyway, back on topic. I would never install a fence with the nicest side in, that’s just rude. Get a two sided fence, or better yet talk to your neighbors about sharing the cost of a two sided fence between you then you can place it on the property line.
How is a bamboo fence ecologically friendly? You got me…..