Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 9Oct 10, 2008 6:01 pm Hi mcreidy!
Very good topic - one that I was going to ask about eventually so I'm keeping a keen eye on this to get everybody's ideas! Our drop is over 2 metres high in one corner, tapering down to about 1 metre, so pretty damn scary when you're standing at the top. We have a 6 and 3 yr old (boys - read - mischief!) and newborn. I was thinking about putting something like this in: http://www.arcfences.com.au/arc/garden- ... l/lassiter I have no idea how much this type of fence costs though. You could also set it back just enough to plant some flowers in front of it - I reckon it would look great! Let us know what you end up doing! xMel _____________________ http://marshallmansion.blogspot.com/ Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 10Oct 10, 2008 8:14 pm I'm in Southies corner on this one. I'd go for the garden bed if you wanted something.
I have two boys, with the youngest one being action man. Yes, we've had plenty of cuts, grazes, stitches, casts, but mainly from other things, not the yard. And we've lived in places that have rocky bush backyards. They learn. Judie Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 11Oct 10, 2008 8:40 pm McReidy, to make up for my earlier rant, how about something like this but a short version. Nil maintenance & no toe-holds :
Available from Metalart Industries 03 9464 6880. This product is available in Sydney, so must be available your end, i'm sure. Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 12Oct 11, 2008 10:09 am How about a row of hedging? short hedging? Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 13Oct 11, 2008 10:49 am sammy How about a row of hedging? short hedging? The hedging would look much better but what about the constant trimming ? The novelty would soon wear I think ? Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 14Oct 11, 2008 10:57 am I'd prolly go for a second hand pool fence or something like that. Councils usually require spa's to be fenced anyway. ( you could fence the spa too)
Personally I wouldn't plant a hedge or plants, little ones tend to wreck plants and pick flowers. You would have the grass growing into the bed you plant too - more work. The pool fence may not be ideal aesthetically,but sometimes we need to choose whats practical and safe for our kids over looks. At least with a pool fence it is safe and you can still see through it. If you go for a 'new' pool fence, you can get some pretty funky styles these day. Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 15Oct 11, 2008 11:11 am My backyard is almost identical ! Sloping terrain, low retaining wall - and small kids.
We planted a low garden bed to create the visual barrier, but that's not effective when kids will naturally - inevitably - ride their bikes and trikes etc down the slope. And when they're learning to ride their grasp on how brakes work, and when they should be applied, can be a bit off. So you need a barrier which stops vehicles. We've used large sleepers - about 12cm high on the edge. This way the view isn't obscured from the house, the garden bed has an edge, and yet it is big enough to prevent small vehicles rolling over the edge. And so far it has stopped a couple of potentially nasty accidents. I strongly recommend something more than just a visual barrier. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 16Oct 12, 2008 1:55 pm we've just build a similiar retaining wall in our back garden but don't have the slope that you do (I've attached a picture so you can see)
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We have small children. One is 3 years and the other 4 months old. I wouldn't do anything at all. You've got a lovely yard, and (in my opinion) anything, other than a garden bed, would look ugly. Our three year old hasn't fallen off our wall yet, she always uses the stairs. We figure if she does fall off, she'll only do it once! You can't wrap your children in cotton wool, sometimes they just have to be careful. We are loving living in our new home ! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... &start=315 Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 17Oct 12, 2008 5:02 pm I think there's two very crucial differences:
1) Your yard is much smaller - not much room for a "run off" 2) Your yard has virtually no slope - there's no natural "roll down the hill gathering speed" effect Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 18Oct 12, 2008 5:26 pm I think a low garden bed would look great along your wall ... although don't know if you should trust the opinions of compulsive gardeners!
On a more serious note - I would child-proof your spa if there are any small children that even visit your house. Re: Safety Bariers in Backyard for kids - ideas please 19Oct 12, 2008 8:25 pm What about a glass pool fence?
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