VIDEO: Attach reed mats as a privacy screen
Cane mats are an easy solution to Privacy screen to grant in the garden. Mats made of reed can be bought in any hardware store. They're inexpensive and you don't need any tools to attach them, just tie wire. Cable ties or clips could also be used.
How to attach reed mats as privacy screens
Reed mats are usually packed in rolls of two meters each.
- The amount varies depending on the provider. When buying, plan for a height that exceeds your fence by less than a third - this is for stability in windy conditions. If necessary, clarify this with your neighbor in order to avoid a dispute.
- To attach reed mats to your fence as a privacy screen, you need someone else to hold the roll. This simplifies the work immensely.
- When attaching the reed mats as a privacy screen, choose a day when it is rather calm.
- First, use wire cutters to cut pieces of wire long enough to wrap around the fence posts with ease. For a chain link fence, you'll need pieces about six inches long.
- Lean the roll upright against the fence and unwind only about 25 centimeters for the time being.
- Now attach the beginning of the roll of the first reed mat to the fence at the top and bottom with binding wire.
- When attaching, make sure to connect the binding wire both around the reed and around the horizontal wire with which the individual reeds were joined by the manufacturer. This will give you the best stability.
- The more fixation points with binding wire you choose, the better the mats will hold.
- If you have bought good quality, the reed mats should provide privacy and wind protection for several years.
- A possible impregnation with clear varnish is not common, but it can certainly be considered so that the natural product reed stays beautiful longer.
- If the mats “fray” over time, you can trim them with good hedge trimmers.
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