fence

I have looked around the internet and found that I can build a fence 6 foot 6 between me and my neighbour withut getting planning permission. Question is, does trellis count as fence? Can i add trellis on top of the maximum fence height? What else can I do to build a shield between us higher than 6 foot 6?

Its a good quality fence, but the plants still find gaps to get through, particularly between the fence panels and the concrete posts. Keeping it trimmed back is problematic, because parts of the fence are in a very hard to reach place. Are there any fence treatments/paints you can get to overcome this problem?

Many thanks!

My house is situated on the top of a hill, I have a small garden - the half nearest the house is a good three feet higher than the bottom half, which is paved and you go down some steps to get to it.
All the fences we have are currently waist height and we would like to not only level the garden but have the normal 6 foot fences as well for privacy.

Here is where it gets complicated, our house is sideways on to our back neighbours, so instead of the bottom of our gardens meeting, our back fence runs parallel to their side fence almost the entire length of their garden.
There is also an alleyway between us.
Because of the hill, the fence is waist height if you were standing in our garden, but 6 foot high if you were standing on the other side in the alleyway, and as a result the back neighbours garden is again lower still.

We would like to do it but find it hard to beleive we would be allowed to put up a fence that would tower over the alley and the neighbours like that.
ohh another thing I could mention...

Have been up and down my road to see if anyone else has made their fences higher, and yes, in some instances people have put up enormous fences or walls to keep their garden private.
But we are unable to find an example of one that overshadows someones house or garden, it's only when peoples gardens back onto the road that they have done this.

We had a man round to quote on a fence and he didn't mention any possible legal problems we could encounter, but I suppose he wasn't going to - he just wanted the job.

My daughter wants a 6' chain link fence around her back garden. There is already a 3' one with 3' concrete posts. Please can anyone tell me the best, easiest and cheapest way of erecting the new fence. I've seen concrete and wooden posts, but was thinking something more like the metal post you see in parks. Any suggestions please?

We were looking into putting up a privacy fence, but after receiving a free estimate this was a little more than we would like to spend. I think the estimate was around $7,000. I know people say that certain trees will serve this purpose; however, I want something that will grow extremely fast....I know that is asking for a lot and there probably isn't anything that will work immediately without using the fence. I just don't know if waiting a few years for tree growth will aleviate any of my worries until they begin to grow and block neighbors. Does anyone know anything that grows fast and well in the US southeast region?

I have fences on 3 sides of my garden. One side needs a post to be replaced. However, it is the only fence that my neighbour has and I am pretty sure it is his responsibility. But how do I find that out for definite?

Fence panels divide my driveway from my neighbour. As soon as wind picks up the fence breaks and panels are on my driveway. He will do nothing for a few weeks and will then do a botch up job until the next collapse.

What are his legal responsibilities?

This is probably a rather silly question, but all the advice I've found so far says to make the fence at least 1.2 metres high and to sink it 30cm into the ground at an angle. So far, so good - but how do I get in?! Surely it would ruin the point of the fence if I leave a gap or make a sort of gate without sinking the wire underground? I am confused. And a beginner at gardening in case you hadn't guessed.