Yard Light Posts

A blog article about yard light posts may not seem that exciting, but this is a two-fold topic. One part is yard decor. The other is property lines. I originally had, and still do around the majority of the yard, a green chainlink fence. It is ugly as sin. My neighbors to the south put up a lovely wood privacy fence. If I had the cash, I would have one just like it. When they installed it, they placed it about a foot in from the property line. Fence placement is traditionally on the property line, but as long as you are not putting it on someone else’s lot, placement is up to you. My only issue was how to keep the weeds from going crazy between the beautiful privacy fence and my extremely ugly chainlink.

At first, I was conservative. The real estate paralegal voices in my head were screaming that I keep my fence to show the property line. I cut about a foot of chainlink from the bottom of the fence. It was horrid already and nothing I did was going to change that. I figured by doing that, I could at least get the weed eater underneath to battle the jungle. That was fine for the first year; not so much for the second.

After a particularly unhappy Saturday of waiting for Fed Ex, I decided to finally rip down the rest of the fence. I stuffed everything in my detached garage but left the poles intact. Using some leftover black Rustoleum, I quickly painted the poles and then headed out to the Dollar General to find the best antique-looking solar lights that five bucks could buy. I used liquid nails to keep the lights on the top of the poles and presto! I had new yard lights posts instead of ugly chainlink.

Yes, this is not a perfect solution, but it certainly saves a significant amount of money while maintaining the property line. When you go to sell your house, you sign a title affidavit. This affidavit certifies that you are not aware of any boundary line disputes or encroachments. If I were to take down my yard light posts and start using that foot of property, I would be encroaching on my neighbor’s property. Not really an issue for me, but it would be for them. This way we all know where the line is and I’ve still added something interesting.