How to extend brushwood fence?

RosemaryK

Hi I have a problem. Im keen to get a new dog and it would jump over this brushwood fence between me and my neighbours.It's acting as a retaining wall here but it needs to be higher.  We should probably get a totally new fence. Anyone have some thoughts?

Thanks Rosemary 

JacobZ

Hi @RosemaryK,

Thank you for your question about your brushwood fence.

As the gradient of the hill runs from the back fence down towards where you've taken the photo, it's not really acting as a retaining wall. It might be stopping the ground from moving sideways, but it isn't holding back a considerable amount of weight. This is a good thing, because there wouldn't be major implications if you needed to replace the fence.

In saying this, if the fence is stable and doing what it should right now, I don't think you'd need to replace it, but you will have to extend its height in the location where your new dog may be able to jump it.

If you were getting a very large dog with some considerable weight, you'd probably have to replace the fence, but with a medium-sized dog, you should be able to just drive some Jack 240cm Black Premium Ultraposts into the ground every metre or so and then attach some Eden 1.8 x 3m Brushwood Screen Fencing to them.

This would keep the look consistent and give you a much higher barrier that your dog shouldn't be able to escape over or crash through (depending on their weight and commitment to escaping).

Allow me to tag @Dave-1, @AlanM52 and @Noyade to see if they have any ideas you could consider.

Let me know what you think.

Jacob