Comments on: steal this idea: fence with alternating board lengths and colors

By: Modern Fencing

Modern Fencing — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:25:35 +0000

Agreed. There is not much to like about the fence other than the fact that it is recycled. At any time, a skill-saw can eliminate the alternating tops and a fascia board or two will bring it back together. Lastly a good choice of stain can really salvage the look of this fence. I will note that although I do not like the alternation picket height or color, the difference in board width is not so bad.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:27:46 +0000

I agree with J. While I appreciate re-using the wood, the fence is just ick.

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By: Angela M.

Angela M. — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:45:21 +0000

I love it. I think there’s a nice organic quality to it.. and I bet it will get more interesting with age.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:25:21 +0000

I just imagined Monk from the tv show going crazy from this fence

By: Mary T

Mary T — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:49:30 +0000

riff, yes, I agree with you about the closed-off feeling. Real estate is kind of at a premium here, so a lot of people do fence the entire yard — we do as well to give our dogs more room to run, but we’re way at the top of a hill from our sidewalk so it looks fine. This particular house had almost no backyard so I could understand why they did it this way. They also front a rather busy street.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:03:59 +0000

Oh Fence woe! I really like the fence in that space but am so glad it wouldn't work in mine, same goes for the modern conduit fence I loved. Please don't feature a "steal this look" fence for a 1920s urban colonial because I couldn't take another choice.

By: Mary T.

Mary T. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:18:03 +0000

That’s okay j — we can agree to disagree. This fence actually fits in perfectly with the neighborhood, which is a stone’s throw from a beach. But I didn’t really want to make it obvious where the owner lived. : )

By: riff

riff — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:10:28 +0000

In general, I’m not a fan of fences at the front of a property as they close things off too much.

But for a side or back yard, I love it. It’s definitely a departure (and a step-up creativity-wise) from the plethora of shiny, white, vinyl fences that are dominating suburbia.

Go for it, but tell your neighbor to paint their side if they don’t like it!

By: j

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:52:44 +0000

I feel like a broken record because I’ve said this 3 times now in as many days, but I really hate this. I applaud the conservation route, and even the different heights for interest. But the many colored look is much too junk yard for me. They’ve obviously taken a lot of time to put this together, but it looks like someone just drug a bunch of shipping palates out and leaned them up. If I were a neighbor I wouldn’t be happy about the decrease in my property value due to this look.