I didn’t want to see my neighbours so splashed out on a pricey fence – then I realised there was a big problem
WANTING some privacy from your neighbours is completely normal.
It’s especially true during the warm summer months when everyone is spending more time in their gardens.
That’s why this woman decided to put up a fence to block her garden from the view of her nosey neighbours.
Her DIY job didn’t quite go to plan though.
Posting on TikTok, the homeowner showed off the finished fence and it was a bit of a fail.
“Snuck a pricey bamboo privacy fence up not to disturb the neighbours,” she wrote over the clip.
Although the fence was definitely high enough to offer some shelter from peering eyes, the gaps in between the bamboo meant it was totally see-through.
So after spending money and time putting up the fence, the homeowner was right back where she started.
“I was pretty disappointed, but somehow I will come up with a solution,” she said.
Other gardening fans offered some advice to the homeowner so she could still make the bamboo fence work.
One said: “You can buy faux ivy rolls at Home Depot! I love mine, it’s cheaper too.”
A second said: “Do another layer!”
And someone else suggested adding in some plants, they said: “Some fast growing perennial climbing plants to consider include clematis, Baltic or English ivy, climbing hydrangeas or hops!”
“Get real bamboo, we have it and it’s amazing,” another wrote.
“My family did that, we just doubled it up,” commented another.