Aluminum “Fence Guards” Keep Leaves Out Of Yard

Aluminum “Fence Guards” Keep Leaves Out Of Yard FENCING Miscellaneous “Our neighbor kept using his leaf blower to blow leaves and yard waste under our chain link fence and into the back yard I decided to block off the bottom of the fence with a series of long aluminum sheets ” says James Conley Crystal Lake Ill He bought several 9-ft long by 1-ft high aluminum sheets and attached them to the bottom of the fence “The fence posts are spaced about 9 ft apart so the sheets fit perfectly between them ” says Conley He cut slots out of the bottom at both ends of each sheet so it would fit around the cemented-in posts Once the sheet was in place he hammered it about 2 1/2 in into the ground Aluminum wire was used to secure the sheets to posts and to the fence’s wire mesh “The fence is about 8 years old and along with the bottom-mounted sheets it should last for many more years ” says Conley Contact: FARM SHOW Followup James Conley 563 Woodland Drive Crystal Lake Ill 60014 ph 815 459-3934

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