I was desperate to get some privacy from my neighbours so built my own 6.5ft fence using roof battens & B&Q bargains
AS the weather continues to be warm and the sun comes out, more and more people want to use their gardens more.
Some, however, don’t always feel they have the privacy from their neighbours to be able to relax.
That’s why Nerkesha, aka @82pondview on TikTok, shared how she had made her slatted fence.
Standing at 6.5 ft (two metres) she used roof battens to create the slatted look.
“[My] garden was in a little need of attention so I started making a slatted fence with roof battens,” she began as she panned her garden.
Nerkesha told Fabulous that to give her panels a background, she used eight metres of black weed membrane, which she got from B&Q for £7.99.
The battens were £2.35 each from Seleco, and she bought 40, which cost her £94 in total.
Because they were so long, she had to use a table saw to cut them perfectly to size.
She said there “were so many” of the wood panels to paint, but “luckily” her mum was willing to help her out.
The colour she used was a matte black from the brand The One, which you can buy on Amazon, with 2.5 litres just enough for the 40 battens – it costs £44.
Nerkesha then used concrete screws to fix the wood to the post though she said she “ran into a bit of trouble” doing this part of the transformation.
“It just wouldn’t budge. But I didn’t let it deter me.
“I came back and carried on drilling, screwing, and saw the slatted fence was beginning to take shape.”
The redwood wooden plank she used to screw to her concrete fence posts cost her £3.39 each and she purchased three, also from Selco.
Her golden concrete screws were £13.99 for 100 and she bought those from Screwfix.
Other screws and the titan nail gun she used she already owned but said: “A budget one does the job.”
She then used a spacer to ensure the gaps between the battens were even.
“I felt a sense of pride that my vision came together.
“I trusted the process and I’m so pleased with the result,” she said.
How much Nerkesha's fence cost her
- Green Roof batons – 40 for £94
- Redwood wooden plank – three for £10.17
- Concrete screw – 100 for £13.99
- Black weed membrane – eight metres for £7.99
- The One black paint – £44.
Total: £171.15
People took to the comments to praise Nerkesha’s fence transformation.
“Love this. Looks amazing,” one person said.
A second penned: Looks amazing [heart eyes emoji].”
“This looks wonderful! Well done [red heart emoji],” someone else wrote.
A fourth commented: “Love your plants and fence is great. [The] black background really makes the green plants pop. [red heart emoji].”