What are the Best Materials for Privacy Fences for your Home?

If you’re looking for a privacy fence, then here’s a fact that won’t surprise you: U.S. zoning committee experts have found that 80-90% of the applications for new fences they receive are for stockade-style privacy fences. So is our nation being overcome by a wave of busybody neighbors and peeping Toms? Not quite.

Privacy Fences are one of the Top Backyard Trends of 2022

With Covid still looming, people are finding ways to spend more time outside than ever before. So it’s no wonder that many homeowners like you are looking for a little more private space in their, well, private spaces. It’s no wonder the fencing industry does $10 billion in business each year in the US. Plus, while Americans might have once competed with their neighbors for the best front yard in the sub-division, we’re living through a backyard arms race today. In one recent survey, 64% of homeowners upgrading their outdoor spaces were addressing their backyard.

No matter the reason, your friendly neighborhood fence installation company is here to help. Before you contract with residential fence installations services near you, it can be helpful to learn about the best types of fencing for privacy.

The Best Fencing Materials for Privacy Fences: Balancing Privacy and Curb Appeal

If you want the ultimate in privacy for your home, then fence installation services like ours might recommend a high chain link fence (with barb wire and razor wire offered for added security). With the addition of privacy slats and other privacy features, a chain link fence can be turned into a total backyard blackout. Of course, there’s a reason you tend to find these on commercial buildings under construction, not surrounding the house next door. It’s an effective, but not particularly attractive option.

Poly Vinyl Fence

We love vinyl for it’s maintenance free durability and it’s crisp, classy look. It can be configured it many ways and always looks sharp. With supply chain issues happening all over the country; many fence materials are experiencing long wait times. However, with polyvinyl being our most popular material for privacy fence; we’ve stocked up and polyvinyl is available for immediate installation.

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Custom Wood Fence

If you want a privacy fence that looks good and keeps out unwanted attention, then you’ll want to consider wood as well. As we’ve discussed before, wooden fences are seeing a major resurgence. That’s because wood fences can be simple and easy to install, or customized for a style that maximizes your curb appeal. Using the right finish, design, and carpentry, wooden privacy fences can be built in a number of attractive and modern configurations. The best modern wooden fences draw the eye without letting them look inside. They also help keep kids and pets on the right side of your property line.

In short, custom wood privacy fences are affordable, functional, and attractive, everything most of us are looking for in fence installation services. As for other common fencing materials, such as polyvinyl and aluminum, they aren’t common choices for privacy fences, although the best residential fence installation companies should be able to get the job done with any type of fencing.

Homeowners ask us about privacy fences all the time, but perhaps the most common question people have about fencing installation is all about the money. According to Angie’s List, a new fence will set you back anywhere from $2,600 to $8,000, depending on the slope of your yard, the material, the height of the fence, and the size of your property. Fortunately, if you choose the right fence installation services, you should be able to find affordable fencing perfect for your home and yard.