Fence Etiquette

[Lopaka Garcia]

Anthony...Regarding that guy who insisted that the good side of the fence be put on his side only the have it taken down and done the right way...If the contractor had done it wrong and it was his error, he would be responsible to pay for the correction. But if the home owner insisted that it be done that way, than he's responsible for the correction. The contractor is supposed to know the ordinance and relayed it to the owner, but in this case it sounds like the owner could care less. His fault, he pays.

[Charles McCracken]

Brandon,

I've built a lot of wood privacy fences and all were good side out. Proper etiquette aside, if you to put the rail side out you are giving a ladder to anyone who wants to climb it.

[Matt Meiser]

One word: Roundup.

Mark, you beat me to it.

[Matt Meiser]

With Invisible Fence, which side goes out? I wasn't around when they buried ours and don't know which way they faced the wire?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

My neighbor has a beautiful cedar fence around his property. The boards run vertical and every other board is on the other side. Looks nice...hides the frame....both sides are the good side.........a real booger to stain! He paints/stains it about every 4 years and cusses himself for building it that way. He's brushed it...sprayed it....sprayed and back brushed......it's a booger to stain.

[Dev Emch]

With Invisible Fence, which side goes out? I wasn't around when they buried ours and don't know which way they faced the wire?

Dont you need a collar unit to make these work? I know just the folk who should be wearing one and it anit Martha Stuart!

[Don Baer]

Good side out towards the street, Alternating panels between houses.

works for me.

[Mike Leone]

if you put the supports, bracing on the outside it makes it easier for someone to climb over.
my .02

[Todd Woodward]

charles is right. Why make a ladder for the thieves to get into your yard any easier? Good side goes out!!!

[Bill Lewis]

We boarder some federal land, an old NIKE site, which we now refer to as the "Secret Underground Government Facility", I think this is the place where they keep the real Stargate...Shhh don't tell anyone.

Anyway, it has a nice 8' chain link fince that's so overgrown you can hardly tell it's there. Here's a pic that I took yesterday. As you can see we have some neighbors who stop by from time to time just to say hello to the dogs. (They said they were from the planet "moo")

[Norman Hitt]

Here, you can build an 8' tall fence, and the good side goes out for all that face a street. Back yard fences between neighbors and the back alley fence are all built with the good side in to the yard of the owner that is paying for the fence.