I covered my chain link with a wooden privacy fence – it’s so easy to drill on and instantly adds to your property price
A DIY supremo has revealed his nifty method for covering a chain link with a wooden privacy fence.
He demonstrated how easy it was to drill on thanks to his practical design.
Even better, he said the finished project had the effect of adding to his property’s value.
Dustin (@thehomemenders) is the guy to take on such a makeover. His passion is to pass on the fundamentals of home maintenance, from renovations to repairs.
In the process, he has built up a following of over 23,000 and another 257,000 likes. “Master your domain,” is his motto.
In this post, he was standing next to the chain link in question and figured it could be adapted.
“These are super sturdy and I think we can go right over the top of them,” he said.
Using power tools, he cut out slots from pieces of timber. Once prepared, these pre-cut timbers were placed over the chain link next to the sturdy posts.
Then he took the piece of wood he had already sawn out and used it to fix them into position. It was a clever idea.
After checking the levels he screwed them together and repeated the process along the length of the chain link.
Once the framework was in place he was then ready to put up the planking.
By the end of the exercise, he looked very satisfied with his efforts and the results.
“So it’s looking awesome. We just built a fence through the forest and I think I just heard the property value go up,” he smiled.
His video was seen by over 57,000 people and inspired many.
“That’s very creative,” said one commenter.
“Thank you. We just used this method and it saved us a bunch of money,” said another.
In the closing comment, this person had fence envy: “Omg, that’s a great idea. Wish you lived in the area and do mine. Been wanting a privacy fence for so long.”