Privacy fencing
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Privacy fencing is the use of fences
to protect privacy
, usually by preventing outsiders from seeing onto a property. There are cultural differences with regards to the use of fence
s around properties. For instance, it is common in European countries to put a fence around the entire border of one's property, including the front border, with a gate
to obtain access to the property. However, in many parts of North America, fences are commonly used only on the borders between properties that back onto each other (on the side away from the street) and along the sides of properties up to the point where the house begins. The front yards in such neighborhoods are often open to the street.
Budget or economy privacy fencing is often made of white woods such as pine, spruce, or fir. And premium privacy fencing is made with rot-resistant wood, usually cedar, and is generally limited to six or eight feet in height in North America without a building permit.
A well built, attractive privacy fence commonly adds value to a home and property. As most home buyers have either pets and/or children and needs privacy fencing to secure pets and allow children to play safely.
Fences
Fences is a 1983 play by American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilson's ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle. Like all of the Pittsburgh plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes...
to protect privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
, usually by preventing outsiders from seeing onto a property. There are cultural differences with regards to the use of fence
Fence
A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage .Fences...
s around properties. For instance, it is common in European countries to put a fence around the entire border of one's property, including the front border, with a gate
Gate
A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or a moderately sized opening in a fence. Gates may prevent or control entry or exit, or they may be merely decorative. Other terms for gate include yett and port...
to obtain access to the property. However, in many parts of North America, fences are commonly used only on the borders between properties that back onto each other (on the side away from the street) and along the sides of properties up to the point where the house begins. The front yards in such neighborhoods are often open to the street.
Budget or economy privacy fencing is often made of white woods such as pine, spruce, or fir. And premium privacy fencing is made with rot-resistant wood, usually cedar, and is generally limited to six or eight feet in height in North America without a building permit.
A well built, attractive privacy fence commonly adds value to a home and property. As most home buyers have either pets and/or children and needs privacy fencing to secure pets and allow children to play safely.
See also
- Temporary fencingTemporary fencingTemporary Fence is used where building a permanent fence is either impractical or unneeded. Temporary fencing is used when an area needs barriers for the purposes of public safety or security, crowd control, theft deterrent, or equipment storage. Its most common use is as construction hoarding for...
- Vinyl fenceVinyl fenceA synthetic fence, plastic fence or vinyl fence is a fence made using synthetic plastics, such as vinyl , polypropylene, nylon, polythene or from various recycled plastics. It is used for agricultural fencing, horse racing and residential use. Synthetic fence is generally available preformed,...
- Perimeter fencePerimeter fenceA perimeter fence is a structure that circles the perimeter of an area to prevent access. These fences are frequently made out of single vertical metal bars connected at the top and bottom with a horizontal bar. They often have spikes on the top to prevent climbing. Residential perimeter fences are...