Check Zoning. Some towns are very specific on fence types and heights. That may limit your choices some. If you live in a zoning free town, I envy you.
Have you tried asking the Government for help in building your fence?
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One note on “privacy fencing” that you may not have considered. Burglars just love “privacy fencing”. They can do their work in “private”.........
Are high winds, especially hurricane force winds, likely to be a problem in your area? A neighbor of mine put up one of those really great looking (and expensive) white vinyl fences before hurricane Ivan in 2004. Blew it flat...........
We also have dogs.
Five foot high black vinyl coated chain link with brown vinyl privacy slats is what we chose.
It actually looks pretty good when you are done.
It is much cheaper than vinyl fence.
Also, no painting/staining like wood.
Is the bamboo fencing just cut bamboo poles, or is it living, planted bamboo barrier? I’ve heard that living bamboo groves are very invasive and so fast growing that they are quite formidable to hold at bay.
We, too, have a neighbor who built right up on top of us, not as close as subdivision close, but certainly closer than would have been necessary with him on 11 acres and us on 16 acres. A few years ago, he put his septic lines right beside our house as close as possible and couldn’t get inspectors to come in a timely fashion, so left them open for weeks and weeks. He would also stand on the property line and gaze into our back door. One day he caught my husband coming through the back door in his underwear. We immediately bought some fencing and put up a partial fence just on that side to shield us from both prying eyes and his septic lines. Then he built his house too close (in our estimation) to us and we are trying a line of evergreen trees that grow fast and fill out real good on that part of it. If they live and do as hoped, that should shield him from us and us from him.
*Note to self - ALWAYS buy the acreage on either side of your main acreage. NEVER think someone WON’T buy it and do something you won’t like over there. They ALWAYS do. I’ve seen it too much in my life, with myself and with parents.
How much privacy do you actually need? In other words, do you need your whole property fenced in privacy fencing or just close up to your house? If you are just worried about them peeping into your windows, just place panels where they are needed.
Shoot your nosy neighbor with a paint ball gun every time you catch them snooping.
I suggest driving around your neighborhood and looking around to see what you like. No shame in being a copycat.
If there’s enough room, Carolina Cherry makes a formidable barrier. It’s a tree that becomes a bush, is evergreen, and will grow to 30 feet tall. Your neighbors will hate you for it! :)
If you decide to do it via shrubbery but you still need to have a dog barrier, just do a T-Stake and welded wire fence, which is dirt cheap. Then run some black poly-hose for irrigation and plant the Carolina Cherry.
I put in about 600’ of 6’ cedar picket fence and am convinced that you’re crazy to use anything other than 2 3/8” oil pipe for the posts for that type of fence, which will stand up to just about anything, and outlast us all.
cheap and privacy fencing are not terms that can be used together.
If you're in a neighborhood without fences, your home could look "different" and may effect your resale value.
Have you thought of planting leyland cypress trees, the are inexpensive and grow very fast. They provide great privacy.
Leland Cypress grow very, very quickly - about 4 foot a year in most conditions. You might be able to place the Leland Cypress in such a way as to provide privacy for your home and not have the hassle and expense of replacing the current fencing.
At least in this part of the world Leland Cypress are rather inexpensive. They do make a beautiful barrier. Plant them staggered a bit and they grow best.