I’m a mum and hated the lack of privacy in my council house garden so decided to build my own fence on a tight budget
A DIY mum has revealed how she built her own privacy fence after getting sick of the one the council kept giving her.
The mum-of-four who lives in a council house revealed how she made the privacy fence on a tight budget on her TikTok account.
In one clip, she penned: “The council love chicken wire, so you can forget them giving you anything decent.”
The savvy mum didn’t want to spend a lot on the fence, so decided to head down to her local timber yard to pick up some wood.
She purchased 4ft feather edging boards for just 83p each and 6ft ones for £1.22 each.
The DIY whizz then sawed them down to size and drilled them into place along the border of her garden after taking out the old fencing to give some additional length to stop nosey nellies from peeping through.
She added: “The council don’t like to give their tenants privacy, so it’s basically up to you to do your own fences.”
The mum then brushed over the fences to get rid of the dust so that she could eventually paint them.
The new fences gave the mum lots more privacy so that she could truly enjoy her garden this summer.
“Feather edging boards are budget friendly and create a lovely space,” she penned in another post showing her DIY skills.
She also recommended speaking to your local council to see how high you can put your fences before starting your own project.
The videos posted to her account @abitofme123 have gone viral with over 47k views and 1,000 likes collectively.
People were quick to praise the mum for her budget-friendly privacy fence.
One person wrote: “Where did u get the boards from for that price?”
The mum replied: “Check your local timber yards or builders yards.”
Another commented: “You are DIY queen!”
“Brilliant I would love that my neighbours are so nosy I now hang my washing out in the dark,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “You are doing a great job!”
“Coming along beautifully,” claimed a fifth.
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