When relaxing in your backyard after a long day, the last thing you want to look at is your neighbor?s messy back porch or unkept lawn. Your backyard should allow you to unwind without feeling like you?re sharing your space with the whole neighborhood. When it comes to increasing the privacy of your backyard, there?s several options that can improve the aesthetics and security of your space, and though some may be more secure than others, it?s ultimately up to you to choose what?s best for your lifestyle. Here are four ways to make your backyard more private:

• Walls: Having solid walls surrounding your space is the best way to increase your privacy. Through building solid walls may be expensive or constricting, adding cascading plants, stylish arbors, or aesthetic gating can help your walls feel more open and airy. Though this is a great option for serious security, your walls will most likely require some work to soften the hardscape.
• Landscaping: Evergreen hedges, bamboo, or a vertical garden can all serve as a natural privacy fence for your backyard. Though these living fences will make your space more natural and inviting, they?re not the best way to secure your yard and will most likely require some form of fencing to keep your pets and kids inside.
• Lattice: Lattice screens are a great versatile way to add some privacy to your space. This easy-to-install element is available in a large variety of designs, colors, and materials, all of which can help make your yard a bit more private, especially if you allow a variety of vines and shrubs to grow throughout your lattice. Though this is a great way to add more natural landscaping to your backyard, lattice is not a very secure option and will most likely require a fence to serve as the boundary or security for your home.
• Fencing: The best and most practical way to increase the privacy in your backyard is to install a strong, durable fence. Thankfully, at Secure Fence and Rail we offer a large range of fencing options so that you can find the material and design that best suits your lifestyle and needs. For the most privacy, a wooden or vinyl fence is a perfect choice, though any fencing will allow for increased security. If you?re concerned about a more natural look, any fencing looks great with beautiful landscaping to compliment it.

As your Melbourne fence contractor, we know that installing a fence is the best way to increase the privacy and security of your space, while still allowing you choices for design and aesthetics. To learn more about your options for a more private backyard, give us a call today!

On a Budget:Chain-link fencing is a classic choice for those looking for an economical way to secure their backyard. Though a chain-link fence isn?t typically considered the most aesthetically pleasing fencing option, landscaping is a great way to play up your chain-link fence and increase your privacy.

As your Melbourne fence contractor, we have many different fencing options for a variety of price ranges. Whether you?re primary concern is durability, security, or aesthetics, our range of high-quality fences will add value to your home and keep the whole family safe for years to come. To learn more about our fencing options and to discuss your specific needs for stylish privacy and durable designs, contact us today!

Gates: All the gates to wood fences we build come standard with an aluminum frame. This frame fortifies the only moving part of your fence, deceasing any sagging or warping. Because gates are the only part of your fence that moves around, it?s the first to ware out and this aluminum frame keeps it sturdy for years to come.

Fence: It?s not just the gate of your fence that we?re worried about; we?re worried about the longevity of theentire fence as well. We build your fence, plank-by-plank with weather treated lumber on six-foot centers, and pour about 120 lbs of concrete to make sure it stays put. By using only thehighest quality hardware to screw and nail it all together, we can ensure a sturdy fence that won?t warp or fall over during inclement weather.

Warranty: As a final step to providing our customers with the highest quality fence available, we stand by our work with a five-year warranty. Should your fence meet an untimely end, become warped or weathered before its time, you can count on us to repair or replace the damaged portion of your fence. We know our crews and products are the best in the business and have no problem helping our customers out when they are in need.

Fences have been around since the beginning of modern civilization. They?ve been a way to keep the good in and the bad out, and there?s not much more to it than that. Except, that this week in 1873 a farmer named Joseph Glidden submitted a patent that would forever change the American West and fencing options.

His invention was double stranded barbed wire. But how, you ask, could barbed wire make such an impact on the fencing industry and America as a whole? After seeing single strand barbed wire at the De Kalb County Fair in Illinois, Glidden thought he could do better. He added another strand of wire and fixed them together with a sharp barb. This new technology was cheap and effective, and because of that enabled the great planes to be settled by Westerners.

There aren?t much trees on the plains so making wooden fences was costly and cumbersome. Being able to unroll some barbed wire to protect your farmland from free roaming cattle and sheep brought stable farming to the frontier. It was said to, ?Take no room, exhausts no soil, shades no vegetation, is proof against high winds, makes no snowdrifts, and is both durable and cheap.?

While barbed wire may not be the best option for suburban Brevard, there is plenty of farmland in this county where the use of barbed wire provides the perfect protection. It just goes to show you that as innocuous as fences are, they have shaped our society and changed the course of Westward expansion in the U.S.

Privacy fences were designed to, you guessed it, provide privacy for you and your family. And, there are actually quite a few options when you?re shopping around. Traditionally, privacy fences are made of 6 ft. wooden planks, but now there are many many more options. Here is a quick guide to privacy fences.

Traditional wood fences ? These types of fences are made up of 6 ft. wooden planks. Placed neatly in a row and held together with perpendicular rails, these fences insure people won?t be able to peek in on your back yard festivities from the street.

Non-traditional wood fences ? If you?re looking to deviate from the norm with your wood fence yet would still like the privacy of 6 ft. planks a shadow box fences may be just for you. These fences use the same boards; however, they alternate on the side of the perpendicular rails holding them together. This allows for increased airflow, yet at certain angles outsiders may be able to see in. Rest assured they will need to strain to spy on your party.

Vinyl fences ? Vinyl fences are the newest kid on the privacy fence block. They vary in height and are made up of impermeable sections. These fences have no cracks to peek through and additional height and security can be added at the top in the form of intricate lattice or decorational posts.

If you have questions about the perfect privacy fence for your backyard, give us a call today. We?d be happy to explain to you the pros, cons, and every detail in between so you can pick the perfect fence with your family?s privacy in mind.