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Rear boundary fence foundations visible

Alan1991Alan1991 Posts: 5
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Hi everyone. New to the forum.

I recently moved into my first house and now its time to start sorting the back garden out. 

I have noticed whilst clearing the garden that the fence post foundations for the rear boundary fence are visible. It looks like the garden on the other side of the fence is a few feet higher than mine and the fence has been put up on that level. The soil has moved on my side revealing the foundations.

My question is how do i go about sorting this eyesore? Ideally I dont want to spend too much money. Is there a nice way of covering it? Build up a rockery of some sort. any ideas would be appreciated. 

I will try to upload some photos. (currently working on nights)

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    You could try ivy, but you'd have to keep it pruned so that it doesn't get out of control.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    If the soil on your side has been moved to uncover the foundations of the fence if might have made the fence unstable.

    Our garden is lower than the garden next door and the bottom of their fence is about three feet above the level of our garden.

    When we came here there was a bank of loose soil along our boundary sloping up to the foot of the fence.

    We installed wooden sleepers along the length of the bank and back filled with topsoil to stabilise the bank and form a raised bed. It works well. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Hello and welcome to the forum image

    If the soil on your side has been moved to uncover the foundations of the fence if might have made the fence unstable.

    Our garden is lower than the garden next door and the bottom of their fence is about three feet above the level of our garden.

    When we came here there was a bank of loose soil along our boundary sloping up to the foot of the fence.

    We installed wooden sleepers along the length of the bank and back filled with topsoil to stabilise the bank and form a raised bed. It works well. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Alan1991Alan1991 Posts: 5
    Dovefromabove says:

    We installed wooden sleepers along the length of the bank and back filled with topsoil to stabilise the bank and form a raised bed. It works well. 

    See original post

     Thanks Dovefromabove. I was thinking something like that. It looks like the previous owners tried something similar in 1 corner but using paving slabs. It isnt a good job as all the slabs are tilted.

    How did you go about making it secure? Was it just wooden pillars dug down and sleepers screwed to them or did you use any concrete?

    Thanks

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    We used new sleepers on their edge, stabilised by drilling down through both layers and hammering metal reinforcing rods through them and into the soil by about 18"

    OK, I'll be honest - I got a friendly builder to do it image

    I'll try to find a picture ... 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    image

    Does that help at all?


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Alan1991Alan1991 Posts: 5

    Great. Yes that photo helps. I want to make mine a bit taller but i get the idea. Thanks very much for your help

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