WHILE we all enjoy getting on with our neighbours, there’s nothing wrong with wanting some privacy.
And one woman has shared the easy and cheap buy to keep neighbours from looking into your garden.
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Taking to social media, Steph Varnie decided to fence off her outdoor space.
Her wooden panelled fence had large spaces in between them, which she wanted to cover up.
So, she decided to head to B&M to solve the problem.
Steph bought the Split Bamboo Screening for just £18 from the budget retailer.
She wrote: “Let’s get some screening up,” with the hashtag privacy screen.
In the clip, she showed herself putting it up along her fence to create more privacy.
It was clearly an easy DIY task to do as Steph was able to do it alone with a staple gun to secure it in place.
The bamboo screen was 2 metres in length, which meant Steph still had a small gap that went uncovered.
“Shame I was just out… Need to think what to do with that little section at the end,” she said.
She went on to ask others how to cover the gap and many suggested buying another screen to cover it and make it thicker for more privacy.
The clip was posted to her TikTok account @steph_varnie with over 162k views and 300 likes.
One person wrote: “Ours lasted years, we put one lot up and then added another on top for extra privacy.”
Another commented: “We’ve done the same. 3 rolls deep to block out the neighbours, made a beautiful border now we have a private garden.”
How high can a garden fence be?
Despite what many people think a garden fence can be as high as 100m but you need to get planning permission for any fence taller than 2m.
Any fence under 2m does not need planning permission.
However, there are some complications to this.
If you are thinking about front garden fences, restrictions state that fences alongside a driveway can be a maximum of 1m or 3ft.
You would need to get planning permission for putting a trellis on a fence of 2m.
But, if any plant that you grow on that trellis exceeds 2m, you do not need to obtain a permit for the growing plant.
“You did an amazing job,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Double it up for more privacy.”
“Should have started from that end more privacy from neighbours,” claimed a fifth.
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