I made a crucial error when picking my privacy fence – I have to take drastic actions so my neighbors don’t see me
A TIKTOKER has shared how she was disappointed by a privacy fence she bought to hide from her neighbors.
Petalcake posted a short clip of herself installing the faux bamboo fence to TikTok.
“Snuck a pricey bamboo privacy fence up to not see my neighbors,” Petalcake (@petalcake918) wrote over the video.
But at the end of the clip, the TikToker revealed that she and her neighbors would easily be able to peak through the slats.
“It is see through,” she wrote over the video.
“Agh!!!” she said in the description.
In a follow-up video, she showed what she was hoping to hide from the neighbors.
The TikToker can be seen running outside to flip some meat on the grill.
Since she’s in the middle of dying her hair, she had a plastic bag on her head.
It looked like she just wanted to be able to hang out in her backyard without having to look presentable for the neighbors.
In the comment section, many gave the TikToker helpful tips about privacy fences.
“That’s good for wallpaper, not privacy,” one person said.
“Definitely,” she responded.
“I was pretty disappointed, but somehow I will come up with a solution.”
Several commenters recommended that she get real bamboo.
“We have it and it’s amazing,” one said.
“I would love that so much,” she replied.
But another TikTok user noted that homeowners need to keep a close eye on any bamboo they plant.
“Everyone’s saying to get real bamboo, but be careful if you do,” they said.
“It could spread easily, but they’re very pretty and worth the time.”
She is not the only social media user sharing their privacy fences online.
TikTok user Emilia (@emiliasforestgarden) posted a video where she makes one of the barriers out of recycled wood.
Another TikToker named Sarah (@onecoastliving) shared how she and her husband made a privacy fence out of $28 worth of simple materials.
A contractor had said it would cost the couple $16,000 to have someone else build the barrier.