Consider Installing a New Fence When Selling Your Home

While a chain-link fence can be affordable and require minimal maintenance, it does not offer much in terms of privacy. If you want a chain-link fence now and unsure if you want privacy later, know that you can do the following things when you are ready.

Use Plants For A Natural Barrier

A great way to give your yard more privacy is by using plants along the fence line. These plants not only provide privacy, but they also act as a natural barrier for the wind. In addition, plants can improve your house's curb appeal because of their beauty.

When it comes to picking a type of plant, you have a few options that will be ideal for privacy. A hawthorn plant contains beautiful flowers that add some nice color, with branches that have thorns as well. Forsythia plants have flowers that remain dormant in the winter, but will bloom into a bright yellow when the spring weather comes. Boxwood plants are bushes that are very easy to shape into a specific shape, which make them ideal for privacy along the border of your property.

Using a combination of these plants can go a long way in creating a beautiful color scheme that also provides privacy.

Use Lattices Along The Fence's Interior

A chain-link can be improved by installing lattices along the inside that face your yard. They can be made out of metal to match the existing chain-link fencing, or wood to compliment the plants that will be placed on it. While the lattices will create privacy due to the nature of being placed on the fencing, it is the plants that really help with the privacy. The lattices are a great place to plant vegetables for a garden, such as cucumber, squash, green beans, and tomatoes.

Use Metal Slats

The easiest way to give your yard privacy is to purchase metal slates. These slats are weaved between the chain-link material, and are just as durable as the chain-link itself. Installation is easy to do, and does not require professional help to do it. All you need are some metal shears to cut through the slats once they are the desired height. Slats can also be easily removed if you want to remove the privacy feature down the road.

For more tips on privacy with chain-link fencing, speak with a fencing contractor, such as B & B Fence, prior to having the fence installed so you know what your options are.