I was quoted £1.8k for a new fence – I DIYed my own for £250, it was back-breaking but the privacy have now was worth it

A HOMEOWNER revealed how she saved £1,550 on a back garden upgrade.

She embarked on the DIY project after receiving a pricey quote for a new garden fence.

Posting in the Facebook group DIY Gardens on a Budget UK, the user showed off her handy work.

She shared a side-by-side comparison of her fence before and after the budget upgrade.

The homeowner explained that the garden required a lot of work when she first moved in.

"I've just had enough, to be honest, it's back-breaking work," she wrote in a previous post.

She also asked for suggestions on how to cover the metal fence at the bottom of her garden.

However, the quote she received from a fencing company was the final straw.

Rather than fork out for the fence, the poster took matters into her own hands.

"[I] was quoted £1,800 for a fence along the bottom material," she revealed.

Instead, she chose to put in the "hard work and £250 to do it this way."

She included progress pictures to show her fellow social media users how she went about the process.

The homeowner also broke down each step she took to create her own fence.

She began up securing a DIY frame to the metal running horizontally along the fence.

"I decided to drill and bolt a wood frame to the metal fence," she explained.

She lined the timber up side by side to create a fence without gapping.

This gave her garden more privacy from the neighbours across her fence.

How high can a garden fence be?

Despite what many people think a garden fence can be as high as 100m but you need to get planning permission for any fence taller than 2m.

Any fence under 2m does not need planning permission.

However, there are some complications to this.

If you are thinking about front garden fences, restrictions state that fences alongside a driveway can be a maximum of 1m or 3ft.

You would need to get planning permission for putting a trellis on a fence of 2m.

But, if any plant that you grow on that trellis exceeds 2m, you do not need to obtain a permit for the growing plant.

"The hammer feather edge boards to wood frame seems to be working well," she concluded.

You can pick up feather edge boards online from Suregreen, with prives ranging from 98p to £2.20 per board depending on size.

Adding wooden boards to your metal fence not only increases your privacy but it can also make the structure more secure in strong winds.

One impressed Facebook user shared their thoughts on the upgrade in the comments section.

"Looks good, great idea," they wrote.