1. Privacy Fencing
These barriers, more commonly known as fences, are not always heeded, thereby requiring a
little more intense versions of a barrier. Of all the options available, privacy fencing offers the
most benefits with regard to protecting an individual’s property, privacy, and peace-of-mind.
Below are just a few benefits created by the installation of a privacy fence.
1. Visual Privacy – While many fencing options offer a tactile barrier, only a privacy fence
offers a visual barrier as well. The privacy fence not only safeguards against unwanted
attention when in the most private of settings, one’s home, but also prevents predators
from watching or even stalking children who may be playing outside.
2. Critter Barrier – Most unwanted pests of the animal world find it difficult to infiltrate a
yard protected by a privacy fence. Some climbing or burrowing animals will still be able
to penetrate the area, but animals such as large, aggressive breed type dogs will find it
most difficult, thus protecting the investment made in landscaping and any children who
may play in that area.
3. Liability – When a child’s attention is grabbed by either a swimming pool or toy,
children sometimes do not know any better than to venture into the neighbor’s yard to
play and become injured or even killed. The homeowner may be liable if reasonable care
was not exercised to prevent such a tragedy. A privacy fence will keep a child’s prying
eyes from being able to see into the yard, making for a more secure area.
4. Children – While a privacy fence also keeps children out of the yard, it also works well
at keeping the homeowner’s children inside the yard for the same reason. Small children
especially will find the barrier impenetrable if the gate latch is out of their reach.
5. Home Value – In addition to creating the most beneficial barrier of all the fencing
options, a privacy fence will also add to the home’s value making the cost of such a fence
more of an investment than an expense.
6. Noise Pollution – While no fence in existence will completely eliminate excessive
environmental noise, a privacy fence offers the best defense against such annoyances.
7. Attractiveness – Other than white picket fences, privacy fences cannot be beat for their
natural beauty. Privacy fences lend a lot to the attractiveness of a home. Depending on
the design, privacy fences can be left natural, painted to match the home, or even built
atop a rock or brick base to add a more stately look.
The Best Choice
Unless an exceptional view is one of the home’s main features, a privacy fence is by far the best
choice. They range in price from moderately expensive to very expensive depending on the

2. design, but for those with the means and the desire to add a substantial amount to their home
value, the privacy fence is an investment that will pay off for years to come by way of safety,
privacy, and peace-of-mind.