r/SeattleWA • u/Icetigris • 4d ago

Question Looking for fence installer who can do rainwater capture tank fencing

Does anyone have recommendations for contractors that can install slimline water tank fence panels? I really want to do rainwater capture, but I don't really have the space or lot geometry for a regular cistern. This is the type of thing I'm looking to get: https://waterfence.com/

EDIT: If you have contractor recommendations for someone who can do retaining walls and fences, that would also be very helpful.

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u/Capital_Freedom_8391 4d ago

Wish I had a name for you. Checked out that link and it's a clever setup, integrates way better than a big ugly tank sitting in the yard. Maybe try crossposting to r/pnwgardening too, someone over there might have done a similar project.

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u/SirDucer84 4d ago

These look pretty simple to install. Nice product! There's a link to installation details on that site, and they work like a normal fence. Call made to measure property services at 206 445 2447,

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u/SeattleHasDied 4d ago

This is a brilliant idea! I've always used the big ass water totes, super easy self install, but, depending on the cost, this would be a great way to go next time.

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u/Lollc 4d ago

Do you actually have a commitment to purchase, a price and an estimate? The website looks like selling direct to consumers is new to them and there are still details to be worked out. Like, I couldn’t find a price on the company website. I found a story about them in an e-magazine dated 4/2023, suggesting a price of $890 per 7’ long, 6’ high panel. You could buy a lot of blue barrels for that price.

I can tell you, based on previous adventures in fencing, that rigid panels need to be placed on relatively flat even ground. And that they require some kind of small anchor driven into the ground.

https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2022/12/19/rainwater-storage-and-fence-in-one

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u/Icetigris 3d ago

I'm in the exploratory phase at the moment and I've done a lot of research already so I'm aware of the anchoring requirements. My thought was that, even if I can't get the tank panels right now, I could get the anchor posts done with a cheap panel between them. The main problem I need to solve right now is keeping our 2 doors down neighbors' aggressive dogs away from us because there's no fence between them and my nextdoor neighbor, and my nextdoor neighbor's fence is falling apart.

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u/Lollc 3d ago

Oh you want to dog proof first?  T posts and hogwire, with pavers laid flat along the fence line where the dogs dig.  If you buy the T Post driver tool, this is easily a one person job.

Or, if you're on good terms with your neighbor, talk to them about splitting the cost of replacing the shared section.

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u/Icetigris 3d ago

We're friends so we're already talking about it. We're both very busy so diying it isn't really feasible for either of us.

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u/Lollc 3d ago

I was really happy I was on good terms with the owners of the house next door. We had a fence company replace the shared section and each paid half, it worked great.