Fence me IN

When we took down all the broken brick.  There was a half-wall that partially hid the bins.  Now that is gone and I wanted something so that I could block out the ugly bins.  They wouldn't look so bad if they weren't bashed up by the garbage & recycling truck.  

I've watched how the mechanical grippers crunch the garbage bin and lift it into the back of the truck.  I now know why my lid has holes.

I didn't want to make this a lot of effort.  I didn't want to install posts.  I wanted something like a screen to hide the bins.  Simple.  

I was looking at some pre-made, or ready to assemble fencing systems that would accomplish the exact same thing as what I did above that didn't cost me a cent.  And this is freestanding so it's not a cement post sort.  But simple fence structure stands on its own. 

I had some scrap 2x4 lengths I got from a neighbour.  I repurposed them into an L-shaped fence with 3 ft sections, in case I wanted to add on another 3ft section. 

It turned out to be pretty solid.  Each section is 3ft wide with horizontal lengths from bottom to top on the side that is next to the garden.  I didn't have enough 2x4s to cover the side by the chainlink but you can't really notice since the bins are there.  But if I find any 3ft cutoffs I'll reuse them here to fill in the gap.

I kinda liked it in this unpainted colour.  It looked rustic and warm.  But the standard around here is either Ultra White (CC-10) or Black.

To prevent the posts from rotting from the ground up.  I found a model that someone created specifically for 2x4 posts and 3D-printed some feet to prevent the 2x4 from sitting directly on the damp floor or ground.

In Black, of course.