Did you get that house?

I put a plastic white picket fence across my back yard. Upkeep is minimal.

Yes. We closed on it Tuesday.
Will that picket fence keep a young, energetic dog contained?

@Dutch. Probably not. I had a regular wood picket fence when I had Frodo and he could get out. We had to put chicken wire up to stop him.

White vinyl fence like this Fence not cheap.

I’d tell how I know . . . !

You can use wood pickets but use galvanized fence posts. Also, use three rails from post to post.
I painted my pickets before installing and they still look good after 12 years.

Maybe a metal fence?
You can grow some vines on it to obscure the view.

It will probably have to be high enough so he can’t jump over it and deep enough so he can’t dig under it.

You can give it a concrete foundation, and it is available up to 2m in height.

Congratulations Duchess!! Very happy for you!! >8^)

No fence ideas, though.

A few years ago I had a chain link fence installed, it’s covered in green vinyl. Sounds a bit yucky, but it’s surprisingly unobtrusive. I preferred that to a privacy or stockade fence because of airflow. Our summers are hot and humid, I didn’t want anything blocking any moving air.

I would prefer a chain link fence. Seems like it’s the least expensive alternative.

Bury concrete blocks along the underside of the chain link so the dogs can’t dig out. (I have seen chain link fence that dogs have gone THROUGH!)
My dog could jump a 4’ fence.

People here have vinyl or plastic fences and use some sort wide mesh made out of metal to close in the gaps where it doesn’t meet the ground If they have a small dog. It’s barely noticeable. Dogs can still dig under, but it appears most dogs don’t try from what I’ve heard.

Where is the house?

Lumber is expensive nowadays, but you can get it. We got a redwood fence at my home and a cedar good neighbor privacy fence in the rental property. We looked at vinyl and it was too expensive.

Best thing to do is to find a neighbor whose fence you like with a relatively new fence and ask who their fencing person was.

House is in Oxford, Kansas.

I’d sit on it for a while.

You might see second hand fencing on Craigslist or Ebay. In the meantime, a dog tether might work for your dog.
PS Congratulations on the house.

Walls of plants. Bamboo grows fast and tall. Or walls made of stone or concrete or metal. You could try growing a climbing plant like ivy which can turn a chain link fence into a wall of green, though you should have someone do the math on whether your fence poles will also hold the weight when it becomes a huge curtain of vines, though I’ve seen very tall examples that suggest that’s generally not a problem, at least if the poles are securely sunk in enough concrete.

^^ Do not grow bamboo. It is invasive and almost impossible to control.

@janbb
It is a great torture enhanced interrogation method, though.
Just plant a bamboo shoot below your victim, and it will literally grow through them.

@ragingloli Kiddo, I’m sure you would know!

Just google image searched Oxford. Cute town. Small though, and you’re probably going to have to get a fencing contractor come down from Wichita. Best thing to do is to just call two or three and have them come down and give you a bid. They can discuss the materials. You’ll need to get the neighbors involved eventually.

Before putting up fences you have to know where the property lines are which means finding the “pins” at the corners.

@Dutchess_III Found a contractor in Oxford that might do it on Myrtle street. Woodsmith Construction.

Haha @doyendroll.

We know @Tropical_Willie. The city was unable to locate the pins. I don’t want to spend hundreds on a surveyor so we’ll just go with what looks logical. If a neighbor has an issue and wants to pay for a surveyor, go for it.

My Guys will put the fence up. They are unbelievably handy!

Yup until the neighbor gets pissy and takes the fence apart because it is on their land and they paid for the surveyor! It happened it the state I used to live in and the new neighbor was a grouch, tore it down in chunks so it was trash.

What I don’t understand is why the court house wouldn’t automatically have that information.

@Dutchess_III I have a neighbor who periodically gives me crap about property lines. I went to City Hall and paid a few dollars for a platte map (maybe that’s not what it’s called, but it was a map of the properties). There were dimensions marked on it, and it was pretty simple as it wasn’t a complex neighborhood.
That might help. Have it in hand, and you can make a pretty accurate assessment.

Thanks.

Here is a crappy picture of the existing fence. I would assume we could draw a bead on the back two fence posts and use that as a guide.

So, what’s wrong with that one? For the time being anyway?

@Nomore_lockout Rick wants a privacy fence.
@Dutchess_III With the existing posts it should be relatively easy for a fencer to come in and refence the house. Cheaper than digging new posts.

Yes but we’re pushing it back to the alley so we’ll have to dig more holes anyway.

Your fence looks in much better shape than the one we have at our house. For chain link, it’s not unattractive either. Whatever you end up doing, you might want to buy enough wire fencing to stake down at the bottom of the fence to prevent digging.

Another thought: Would it be possible apply double lattice privacy panels on the back side of the existing fence? If you attach them right, they’d be a great privacy protector, and the dog wouldn’t tear it up. You’d surely save money because you wouldn’t be installing new fence.

Why do you believe that your property extends beyond the existing fence line?

Because I do.