Good fences make good neighbours – but rain fences could make even better ones. That is the hope of housing corporations in the Netherlands, which are adopting rainwater storage in their garden fences. In a tidy neighbourhood in Veldhoven, where the social housing provider, Woonstichting ’thuis, is installing its first such rain fence, one couple, Theo and Willy Bolder, are already seeing an increase in their popularity. “People are all coming round to ask what it costs,” said Willy Bolder. Outside, between rattan fence panels, a series of plastic blocks have been linked to the drainage from their roof. Together
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