How to Turn a Chain Link Fence Into a Privacy Fence
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Start to finish process of removing old chain link and installing a 6 foot tall privacy fence without any digging or major modifications. This project cost us about $500 and I can't believe how nice it turned out! Let me know if you have any questions. THIS WILL NEVER BE AS STRONG AS A FENCE WITH 4X4 POSTS CONCRETED IN PLACE. NOT RECOMMENDED IN HIGH WIND AREAS!
I’ve never been so much more inspired than now to do my own fence. Thank you!
We are moving and have to get a chain link fence replaced because my son, who has autism, climbs and runs off. We could not afford to replace the fence, and you sir, have literally saved us. Thank you for taking the time to document in detail. You rock!
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Be careful. The small posts are not strong enough and will bend/break in high winds.
This helps a ton! I am faced with 200 feet of unwanted chain link fence at our new home and was really dreading changing it to privacy fence. But now I have a good blueprint to follow. Thanks!
I hope it works out well for you. Not the strongest setup, but it looks better
@Chance Pugh doesn't last, first wind blows it over.
@@chancerbob95 mine has lasted 2 winters now
Looks good. I did something similar last fall.
Instead of buying the new little straps, I reused the straps from the chainlink with new Simpson structural screws.
I think what you, or the new owners will find over time is that while the 2 3/8” corner/end posts are sufficiently strong, the 1 3/8” line post are not, especially for a 6’ fence. We found out real quick, when a 60 mph wind storm blew through a month after finishing. Fortunately, it just blew it so it’s leaning against the neighbor’s cedars, but it will need to be replaced with the bigger posts.
Thank you, my husband and I just spent the entire day changing part of our chain link to private and your video really helped. God bless.
Thank you! I hope it works out well for you
Were your post short(3ft) like in video. I want to do this as well insure if it will support 6ft height privacy
How did it turn out?
That's awesome! I had settled on putting up vinyl fencing in place of my 40 year old chain link, but I can only afford to do part of my property. You have totally inspired me to rethink what I should do. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. I have a chain link fence and I've been looking for vids for over a year to see which would be the best option. Yours is by far the best one and I plan on using your method.
Thanks again for postings.
I believe he don't need to remove the chain links. Install directly over the chain links.
Ive watched this about 5 times and took notes I think I’m ready lol 💪🏾
Me too!
@@patriciameza750 I just finished my gate. Came out pretty good.
@@shonn914how well has it held up?
I'm about to start my project in the spring. I currently have the same chain link fences. The best part is my neighbor is moving and gave me a bunch of panels, so that saved me a few bucks.
11:40 Rather than using that metal strap, I would get some 8 foot ceder 1X3's or 1X4's and run them parallel to the cross beam you screwed the straps into, from the half way point of one fence panel, to the half way point of the next, and so on, for the entire run of fence. This would not only look as if it had been a design element, but would be a lot stronger and last a lot longer as well. You might only get a year or so out of those straps.
You recommend staining the cedar?
@@donc.883 Yes, depending on your climate, once every year or 2. Lightly pressure wash it and let it dry for a few days before staining.
PaganWizard ok thanks for the info!
Exactly - Such an obvious decision in order to avoid future issues.
I think I'm too lazy to remove the chain link and horizontal post. I may just attach the wood sections to the outside of the fence as it sits and use the horizontal bars for a little extra support with more of those brackets turned vertical to secure the horizontal bar to the wood.
so glad i watched this before i pulled out all my chain link posts! thank you for the video
Man but it’ll be such a better look without them I feel like
@@gavinriley I actually ended up taking all mine out and concreting in 4x4s. dose look nicer just more work. but im happy
@@KalimombuMBanga Nice man. Sounds like it was worth the work!
More than a year later, did the fence held well? :)
The small line posts are not strong enough to withstand high winds. And definitely not the gate. It will look good for a while, but the gate will lean over time, and the line posts will bend in high winds. Experience speaking.
Lesson learned the hard way.
I finally closed on my house. I’ve watched this several times. I think I’m ready.
Congrats!!
fence came out clean. I'm delighted to know I can now use galvanized steel posts to start my fence. thank you for this.
Won't hold long.
Personally I would not have removed that top cross pole, it could have acted as more support. I attached a 6ft high rolled bamboo to my chain link 7 yrs ago and still standing. Wired it to my existing chain link without removing anything. It's aging now and thinking about doing this with planks but it would be put over the full existing fence.
@Alessandria, where did you get the rolled bamboo from? Can you please send me the link? I think that's a great idea to attach to my chain link fence and it's not as heavy as wood fence panels. Thank you!
A bunch of debris will get trapped between the chain link and wooden planks if you do that, accelerating wood rot.
Great job,I did exactly the same with the difference that I did not remove the cross piece,that make it more strong
I can't believe how inexpensive it was. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome job! Love the ingenuity of working with what you have with the metal posts. Great labor and money saver not having to dig holes to fill with concrete.
You probably could have left the cross bars on there for strength as well as not having to find somewhere to trash them.
I use the cross bars to make extension for the Post
I will not be existing chain link fence. installing over that.
I'm leaving it all on, planned to do it the same way just wanted to see how it turned out, I'm just buying the dog ear wood bit cheaper in price.
Thats a great idea I have a 1 year old dog who is 73 pounds decided to go run with the dear a few times ,up in minnesota
and all the snow did not help he cleared his fence clean , thanks
This is what I’ve been wanting to do. Thank you for the details, should work perfectly. Thanks again!
Really impressed! Wow. Nice job.
Good video I’m currently in the process of removing the old chain fence. I’ll start wood work tomorrow.
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. 💕
Quick fix. Good job
Thank you for posting... This was a great DIY
Great job i have to do same job was going to hire someone but looks simple enough just 4 sections think i can handle it now ,thanks again
Damn this is the most helpful video I've seen just the the type of video I been searching
This is awsome and exactly what I want to do.thank you cause I was told this could not be done.haha now I can prove them wrong!!
when Someone says you cant do it, it motivates to act.
That’s pretty cool dude, thanks for sharing!!
How did the top half hold up after a year or so?
You should’ve painted the fence post black for you attached the fence would’ve made it look a lot cleaner
Thanks for sharing, nice job! Thinking of doing the same thing.
I would of left the chain link fence for extra reinforcement....it wouldn't of hurt. IMHO.....if you have bad winds that fence is not going to hold.
Thank you! This makes me feel like...just maybe I could do this! :-D
Looks really good. Give me a good idea to deal with the chain-link fence that I need to change to privacy fence. One thing I did notice is that you need another support post where the gate is that you put in.
Needs a 4x4 in cement every 6 to 8 feet. I tried this, I spend so much time in the middle of storms to keep the fence from completely blowing away. The metal posts bend easily. I've had to start adding more and more each storm. I plan on just fixing it once and for all, as in properly. The metal won't hold the lumber in any wind.
@@lovegodfirst654 ok I was worried about this in addition to the look. Thanks much
@@lovegodfirst654 Just wondering if you popped the cap off the poles, centered up a piece of rebar and filled it with concrete? Do you think that'd solve the pole strength? I'd understand if that's not the direction you'd want to go. Cheers.
The metal outside would be plenty of steel that you wouldn’t need to add rebar. If you can get good compaction of the concrete in the pipe, it would definitely stiffen the pipe. It might still be a problem of the foundation being insufficiently small. The 2”+ posts at the corners are big enough. The 1” line posts are not.
very helpful!
Looks great!
Looks good and thank you. So I can do the same.
Does anyone know if a fencing company would do this? Or are they gonna push “having to dig up the posts”? Love this idea!
The metal posts only hold up when it's not windy. ..coming from experience here.
A reputable fencing company will want to start from scratch because they guarantee their work. They aren't going to guarantee something when the most important part isn't their work and most likely part to cause a failure.
Any fence company worth paying will know that the small line posts will not be strong enough in high winds.
They also won’t know what the previous build did for post foundations and will wisely start over.
would love to try this at my home.. excellent video!
K. Walker Thank you! Not recommended for high wind areas but it can get the job done
Good video man..been thinking of doing this..
Great vid saved a lot of headaches thx
Hi, where do I buy that strap or mending plate that connects one fence to another? I'm not sure what to search for in homedepot.
How's it holding I'm about to do something like that but I'm not too sure it will hold a strong wind
Does anyone know if the install is still working?
Why do you consider it overkill to yank the fence out with the truck but not overkill to own the truck?
This fence definitely doesn't have enough support. No one should copy this.
Gracias por el video amigo. Saludos 🤗
Dude, I was so scared that you were going to floor it backward and launch your dog to the road!!!
When do you add the posts ?
I did my privacy fence attached to my chain link. It was quick getting it up, but unfortunately, it's quick to blow down. I've spent so much time in storms trying to salvage my fence. The metal posts cannot hold the wood in high winds.
I agree. I ended up replacing the metal with 4x4 posts
@@chancerbob95 I've put in 4x4 posts in cement in multiple places to reinforce it. After the weather gets a little more stable, I plan to put them in every 6 to 8 foot. I should remove the metal altogether for stability. It is what it is.
Update. It still will not hold. Large sections of the chainlink have been bent and destroyed, even with the 8 foot posts. It is utterly destroyed. It has to come out and done right. The gates are destroyed, the paneling is destroyed, the entire fence looks like a tornado hit it with every light wind. It seemed great at first, but it would have been easier to just do it right to start.
what i want to do with my tax return because i'm sick of these kids in my neighborhood using my yard as a shortcut and trash can. just have to get it approved by my landlord.
You mentioned “figuring out” the staining at the end of the video. Can you share those learnings with us?
Please put links of hardware used in your description.what was the size of panels ? If you used shorter panels they probably would have bent the poles .my post are 4ft so I wouldn’t go higher then 6ft definitely not 8ft you think that would help ? Should be lighter as well for the doors to swing open .
Excellent
WOW. Wondering how to do this if the poles are about 9ft wide🤔
Does 4ft chain link have enough stability to hold up 6 or 8 ft privacy fence?? Determining if this is ok or need to put a larger diameter 6ft metal post over the fence panels
Dan H We ended up having a bad storm with tornadoes in the area that bent the original posts. If you are in a pretty mild weather area you may be ok. We ended up replacing the metal posts with 4x4 wood like most people would do
Were these posts concreted in?
@@chancerbob95 So you removed the existing poles and concrete base and put completely in new wood ones with concrete base?
Im pretty sure you want an 8 ft post/pipe driven into the ground 2 ft. to support and stabilize the fence.
I used 4x4 posts in ground spikes (pounded in not cemented) along an existing 4' chain link fence. Used the same conduit straps around the top rail at each post.
Intended to be temporary privacy fence for a pool. 14 years of midwestern weather later, still standing (much to my surprise).
Maybe using post extensions or sleeving over existing posts to a 6 foot height might be stronger?
What did you do with the big gap at the bottom to avoid critters from sneaking in?
We attached a pressure treated 2x, and actually buried it slightly in the ground.
All materials including wood panels came to $500?
What is that machine called? The one you used to stain the fence
would this be good in a area that snows alot ?
Update? How’s it holding up? Thanks for the video.
Michael Martin Held up for a while but we had a bad storm come and bend it back enough that I opted to replace the poles with 4x4 posts
Nice job
How far apart are those poles you are mounting to?
Chance, why do you never pre-drill into the fence wood before you use the drill and insert the wood screw? Tks.
I would recommend predrilling. I was just being lazy
Also because this isn't 1956. Hand cut box mitre, pre drilled holes for screws and rivets are pretty much obsolete
Thank you..
Nice!
I am inspired! Easier to stain before install or after?
I have a 5' chain link fence do you think the poles would hold up in a storm?
Unfortunately, we had a tornado come through which bent the chain link poles back. We ended up taking them out and replacing them with 4x4 posts. We reccomend doing this if you're in a high wind/tornado area.
Although, our chain link poles were only about 3 feet high
Looks nice. Did you get panels at Home Depot?
We actually got them at Lowes!
Great job love what you did. Did you need a fence permit from the city since you changed from chain link to wooden fence?
You have to check your area's rules. Ours doesn't require anything if under 8 foot and conforms with the community. It is different in different communities.
Nice video. I wonder how it hold up in a wind storm as the closed fense will create more pressure than a chain link. I have to do something like this with mine, my fenses have cement holding it and it will be crazy to change it myself.
I've had to put in 4x4's in cement alongside the existing. The posts bend and break too easily. Too many storms, I've been out there trying to keep it together. It's exhausting.
The corners are good. The line posts are too small.
how tall were existing poles?
Around 3 or 3 1/2 feet. And they were concreted in the ground from whoever installed the chain link
Megan Bartlett in your opinion do u think if youre not in high wind area that this will hold. I have poles about same height from old chainlink fence
excelent ! thanks! is this method accepted by the fence inspectors?
Absolutely not. None of this comes close to meeting industry standards.
Is that a 1948 Truck?
wrong type of screws. need to use decking screws
Update
k k We had a bad storm with tornadoes in the area and it bent the fence back slightly. I ended up replacing the the poles with 4x4 wood posts but it was solid through minor storms
You replaced all the metal ones after how hard was that
You replaced all the metal ones after how hard was that
that looks super rigged up lol
You just took a 2 minute video and talked it to death.
conduit straps on a fence lolol WRONG