Small Fence to Hide Garbage Cans | How to Build Trash Can Screen

HOA's have lots of rules. Trash can placement is one of those. We have run into a rule that requires the trash cans be 10 feet from the corner of the house to keep them "out of sight" from the street. It is all about the letter of the law as moving the trash containers 7 more feet will hardly make them invisible. I needed a solution that will keep the trash cans on a solid service through winter due to mud and snow. With a few simple tools...:
... I was able to build a small fence to hide the garbage cans.
The solution for us was to build a trash can screen, a mock fence or possibly a plant hanger to obstruct the view of the cans. I only bought cedar fence panels or planks to be the bulk of the disguise. The rest of the materials were made up of. various pieces of scrap wood.
To keep it very portable, I attached a hook feature to go through the hand holes of the garbage can. That anchors the trash can and support the fence-like disguise. The purpose is to build a way to screen the trash cans from sight.
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[@JTSaldivar]

Awesome video! Thank you for this! I’m currently having the same issue with my HOA, but thank God I found your video! I just bought the wood for it today and plan to start building it tomorrow. Thanks again for your wisdom and help! God bless you! 🙏😇

[@Housebarons]

Hey JT…, Glad you liked it - hope it helps! HOA’s can be …. challenging to say the least. Thx for the kind words & God bless you!

[@dc5duben96]

i will never buy a house if it has hoa, no way am i gna pay all this money & still have some other nobodies tell me what i can & cant do with my house

[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

That is genius!!!

[@Insurep]

Genius!

[@Housebarons]

Thx for watching!

[@sylvialopez-cardona-tz7pt]

Genius, thank you! I wanted to build a fence to cover mine but there are pipes under so I can’t dig for posts, this solves my problem!

[@Housebarons]

Hey Sylvia, Glad I could help! Way to go! Thx for watching!

[@SicanguLakota4rmSouthDakota]

nice idea ..

[@Housebarons]

Hey aKills, Thanks a lot and thx for watching!

[@RetiredCop1512]

Wish you had measurements for the hook part…that’s what I need most help on but great video!

[@Housebarons]

Hey retired…, They are about 5 inches wide and about 8 inches long. The 2x4 underneath is approximately 1 foot long. But those dimensions can be flexible - do a trial and error on yours. It is more about how well it fits and works in your trash can. In practice, I found that it has been convenient to simply lean the fence up against the nearest trash can and use a bungy cord to attach to the trash can or nearby door to keep the fence from falling. So there’s a couple ways to secure it - whatever works for you. Thx for watching.

[@RetiredCop1512]

Did not really expect a response! You are fantastic to take time to answer. Much appreciated!! 👍🏻

[@Housebarons]

We can’t reply to every comment but we try! 😃

[@blackpillrising3164]

noice

[@justin1439]

So this doesn’t need HOA approval?

[@Housebarons]

Hey Justin, All depends on your HOA. So far no more nasty grams from ours. 😃 If they hate it, I would definitely hear! If we were digging in permanent posts, yes. But this is pretty much a fence decoration/ disguise. Nothing permanent… and they can’t see my trash cans which is the goal of their regulation- or so I believe. Thx for watching.

[@justin1439]

@@Housebarons I appreciate the response. Thanks for the idea.

[@Housebarons]

Glad to help!

[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

That is genius!!!

[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

That is genius!!!

[@Housebarons]

Hey political…, Thank you!! And thx for watching!