February 10th, 2011

Privacy Fence Screen

The guy next door has a meticulously manicured yard and home.  It almost glistens when you look at it.  The yard is very well manicured around the perfectly trimmed, glowing, white fence—almost picture perfect.

You start up your walkway with an armload of groceries.  You cannot see into your neighbor’s yard because of his “privacy fence,” and this privacy fence does not let you see anything inside the yard at all.  The privacy fence was most likely given its name because property owners don’t want their neighbors knowing too much about their lifestyle….or possibly what goes on over there.  That’s ok.   BUT, as you walk toward your house, all of a sudden, what sounds to be a huge dog pounces at the fence and bellows a deep, vicious, non-stop bark. Your heart skips a beat and nearly stops.  You hear your neighbor yell “no” to his pet several times and the barking stops.  Your heart then drops from your throat back into your chest.  (Why does this always happen when you’re carrying 2-liter bottles of soda?).  Then something snaps in you one day.  “Hey, how come this guy has the right to be private, while I undergo chest pains every night when I come home?  What’s wrong with this picture?  That dog comes from out of nowhere every night and scares me half to death.”

So, neighbors around the world, take into serious consideration, issues of a privacy fence.  How about a privacy fence that allows some exposure if for no other reason at all than to keep your neighbor from having a heart attack when Bruiser, or Killer, or Max decides to lunge like a Stealth bomber into the fence without warning, just to let them know they’re there.

There are a number of privacy fence screen companies to use and compare.  Screening materials come in greens, browns, grays, and whites to name a few colors.  They are exactly what they sound like—screen, but they vary in texture and structure.  They do not give 100% privacy, but are definitely worth researching on the Internet.   The websites are too numerous to mention, but search out “privacy fence screen.”  Many privacy screens add a decorative touch and are less expensive than alternative fencing features, as well.  One of those features includes being able to see that the neighbor’s dog is about to go into Stealth attack mode.

Please let us know what you think about privacy fence screening features.

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