Why Choose a Cedar Fence?

Cedar Privacy Fence

Cedar is a distinguishable wood, known for its reddish color, and is a common choice for residential fencing. What makes cedar the best choice for a wooden fence? Since cedar trees take a long time to grow, boards of this material are straight grain, meaning the grain is tight and without knots. This means the […]

Providing Privacy With A “Good Neighbor” Fence in Jenison

Here are some pictures of a polyvinyl privacy fence installed in Jenison, Michigan. The fence below is considered a good neighbor fence because it looks the same on both sides.  This style consists of roughly 5′ Ft. of privacy and 1′ Ft. of decoration, for a total of 6′ Ht.  There are different options for […]

Shadowbox Privacy Fence The Original Good Neighbor Option

A Good Neighbor fence looks the same on both sides.  Shadowbox wood fence is possibly the least expensive privacy option to accomplish this task.  Shadowbox is built with the boards alternating on each side of the fence, as seen in the pictures below.  This allows for air and light to flow through the fence.  The […]

Why a Privacy Fence?

When considering your options for property boundaries, it is important to know the advantages each presents. Below are six benefits to installing a privacy fence in your yard. Shelter Privacy fencing, over other fencing varieties, provides your property with some shelter from the elements. When winds are strong, it can act as a wind barrier […]

Estimating The Cost Of A Privacy Fence

For homeowners, a privacy fence provides them with a more enjoyable property overall. It also allows them to relax more in their outdoor spaces. The following is a review of how to estimate the cost of a privacy fence for a residential home. The Materials and Supplies First, the owner must consider the cost of […]

Vertical Gardening with Your Privacy Fence

If you live in the city or even the suburbs, it can be difficult to grow your own garden. The lack of space in a yard can limit your ability to grow the plants you want. If you live in an urban environment, this doesn’t mean you have to settle for buying all produce at […]

A Privacy Fence May Help With Backyard Pests This Summer

With the start of summer in Michigan come the start of insect season as well. With rising temperatures brings more ticks, mosquitoes, and other critters into the area. These bugs survive off of human and animal blood and often bring parasites and infection with them! In order to protect your family from these dangers in […]

Mind Your Manners

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, putting up a fence is great for you, but may not sit so well with the surrounding neighbors. We give you a lesson in fence manners here. Discussing the fence. There is no excuse for keeping the fence a secret. Since the structure will be visible on and […]

Vinyl or Aluminum?

You’ve narrowed your fence options down to vinyl and aluminum. Which one should you choose? Both are great options, but the material that will be best for you depends on what you want from the structure. We break it down here for you! Ease of installation: Both aluminum and vinyl fences are relatively simple to install, […]