Which Green Mesh?

Redgirl82

Ok, I am putting up a wire boundary fence. The wire will be 1.2m high but the concrete poles are 1.5M so I am getting the guys to run a wire along the top.

I am going to put on green mesh then to block wind but also keep some privacy.

I was looking at the following but it seems a little light: http://www.thegardenshop.ie/wind-break/

I found this on donedeal and it mentions 100GSM. https://www.donedeal.ie/gardenequipment-for-sale/windbreaker-screen-wind-block-screen-break-mesh/15562197

I have no idea, what would be the best for around a garden? I just want something that will look decent but stop people looking in and seeing what the kids are up to?

Thanks

Lumen

I'm not sure you're going to get good privacy from 1.5m of netting.



Are you planning on using conventional open wire mesh (chainlink, weldmesh, sheep wire) behind the netting to support it?

Couldn't you just run some fast-growing climbers up that open mesh to give privacy? You'll end up with something much better looking.

Redgirl82

Thanks, I know 1.5m is not high but the way the garden runs on a slope by the time it gets to area I want to cover it will be over 2.5m high if you get what I mean. Of course is someone comes up close and looks in then I can't stop that but it is more people going past etc that they can't glance in and see everything.....

I am buying the following wire to put behind it... http://www.tornadowire.co.uk/horse-fencing/

Plan is then to run beech hedge at the wire which will grow but take a year or more. I don't want to start putting in other types of trees as part of house already has beech hedge in place.

Redgirl82

Lumen wrote: »

I'm not sure you're going to get good privacy from 1.5m of netting.



Are you planning on using conventional open wire mesh (chainlink, weldmesh, sheep wire) behind the netting to support it?

Couldn't you just run some fast-growing climbers up that open mesh to give privacy? You'll end up with something much better looking.

I meant to ask, is that your own setup? do you know which type of mesh you used>

Lumen

Redgirl82 wrote: »

I meant to ask, is that your own setup? do you know which type of mesh you used>

I have 4ft post and rail with green pvc coated chainlink where we don't need privacy, and 6ft hit and miss where we do. To the front we have a low wall which people can see over, but I don't sunbathe naked out front. :pac:

I've only used that sort of netting around an ice hockey rink, and it was a fragile, tangly nightmare.