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Install tension wire on the bottom of the fence line. This wire reinforces the bottom of a chain link fence and helps prevent the bottom from 'pulling' up if an animal tries to push the fabric out and away from the fence line.

Tension wire is the most common piece to add to the bottom of a chain link fence. Its main purpose is to help stabilize the fence and to attach the chain link mesh or fabric. It can come in multiple lengths and various gauges. There are also options for galvanized or aluminized.

First and foremost, you'll need some sort of fill material to fill the gap. Options include soil, sand, gravel, or a combination of these materials. Make sure to choose a fill material that is compatible with the soil in your area and can withstand the pressure of the fence.

Install tension wire on the bottom of the fence line. This wire reinforces the bottom of a chain link fence and helps prevent the bottom from 'pulling' up if an animal tries to push the fabric out and away from the fence line.

You can stop grass and weeds growing around the bottom of the fence. Dig the soil and put sand, gravel, or mulch down to prevent new growth each season. By doing away with weeds and grass, you will not need to use the trimmer. Termites can be a big problem in the garden, and they love to eat a new fence posts.

Animals who take up residence under a deck, crawl space or shed are often capable diggers. If you put up a fence to keep them out, be sure to extend wire meshing out in an “L” shape at or beneath the ground. L–footer style fencing will also keep wildlife out of yards and gardens.

Low-cost chicken wire or landscape fabric can be used to reinforce the base of the fence and make it more difficult for small dogs to dig through.

A kickboard, sometimes known as a "rot board," is a piece of wood that's placed on the bottom of a fence and is in contact with the ground. Kickboards are typically pressure-treated. Pressure treating is a process where wood is treated so that it becomes resistant to rot, decay, and pest infestation.

I suggest digging a channel and inserting a 50mm thick treated pine sleeper. You can then screw it into the bottom of the fence for stability, and the soil backfilled up to it. Once it's in place, you can paint the sleeper the same colour as the fence to blend in.

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One of the easiest ways to fill in the gap is with dirt. You could also use rocks, lattice, pieces of wood, chicken wire, or even concrete. Pick a material that suits the shape and size of your gap. You might also like it to match the fence (if you have a white vinyl fence, white vinyl lattice may look best.)

Fixing gaps under fences or gates can be as simple as piling stones, rocks, or concrete blocks over the unwanted space.

You could potentially use an exterior gap filler, or you might like to consider adding screening over the fence. When installing screening, I staple weed matting to the fence and then place the screen over it. This weedmat blocks 100% of the view, and the screening finishes it attractively.

Bury Your Chain Link Mesh

If you don't want to install a bottom rail, another option is simply burying the mesh of your chain link fence. This can be done while a fence is being installed.

Trim one side of the fence first, then the other. After you've trimmed both sides, there may still be long grass directly under the chain link fence. To remove this grass, go in the opposite direction as you did prior and gently accelerate the trimmer as you hit the chain link fence. Go over multiple times if needed.