How to build screening for multiple bins?

[Ros2]

I am looking to fence off an area with horizontal slats - L shaped - to hide 5 garbage bins.    Can be aluminium or wood.   Height 1.3m x Length 2.3m and 0.8m.   What are your recommended options please?  

[EricL]

Hello @Ros2 

Thanks for sharing your question about creating screening for your bins. Would it be possible for you to post a photo how the bins are lined up? This will give our members a better idea of the layout and what kind of fence it's leaning on. I suggest building it out of timber frame and lining the outside of that frame with timber slats such as Merbau or Pine decking. But I'm thinking more about ease of access and the ability to roll in and out with ease. 

Here are some discussions regarding Bin cover our Workshop members have shared:

• Screening for bins by @notshyofeffort 
   
• Bin storage shed by @annettespanski 
   
• Bin storage box by @ponting72 
   
• Bin cover
   
• Bin screen and mailbox by @cadsman 

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

[Ros2]

Thanks for the feedback. I’m thinking of some screening along the left hand side of the bins down to where the path joins and then across to the edge of the garden bed.  I’ve had a quote for $1300 for wooden slats and attached into the concrete at the corners.   I’m wondering if there’s something off the shelf that would do the job for less money. 

Ros

[EricL]

Hello @Ros2 

If you are after something ready to go, I suggest looking at the SpecRite 1800 x 902mm Pre-Oiled Merbau Alternating Slat Fence Panel. You'll need to get a bit creative on how you can join them together as they are not close to the measurements you've specified. It is possible to install timber posts to hold the panels together, but we can provide you with a better recommendation if we can see what you are attaching to.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric