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I have a fairly standard 6 ft privacy fence. Pressure treated 4X4s subk in concrete every 8 ft with 1x6 cedar planks hung on 2x4s attached between posts with metal brackets. Obviously not something that would stop any kind of vehicle.
For the parts that run along a road I would like to add some simple and cost effective and preferably attractive reinforcement to the fence to repel a car or truck from crashing through...either by accident or on purpose.
I am thinking of running a 1/2 inch steel cable the full length of the fence and attaching it to each post through a heavy eyelet or such. If this is ran at about 24 inches off the ground it seems this might work reasonably well. I will need to reinforce the posts at the ends that hold the tension and a couple more in the middle.
Anyone try this and have any suggestions on how to make this most effective while keeping it decent looking and reasonably priced?
For the parts that run along a road I would like to add some simple and cost effective and preferably attractive reinforcement to the fence to repel a car or truck from crashing through...either by accident or on purpose.
I am thinking of running a 1/2 inch steel cable the full length of the fence and attaching it to each post through a heavy eyelet or such. If this is ran at about 24 inches off the ground it seems this might work reasonably well. I will need to reinforce the posts at the ends that hold the tension and a couple more in the middle.
Anyone try this and have any suggestions on how to make this most effective while keeping it decent looking and reasonably priced?