A great project that’s relatively inexpensive to tackle is to add or improve on an existing privacy fence for your backyard patio.
It’s a shame to invest in an amazing patio but to feel a bit exposed when you enjoy it, especially if you have neighbors that closely abut your property. It’s likely they’re not peeking out their curtains watching your every move but the exposed feeling is hard to shake, and adding a privacy fence can be a great way to complete your patio projects.
Privacy fences aren’t necessarily cheap (especially if you use nicer wood and a more elaborate design) but they usually don’t run more than $1,000-$2,000, unless you have a very large area that you’re looking to enclose.
It’s also a DIY project that most homeowners can tackle, especially if you rent an auger for digging out the fence post holes and have a friend with a nail gun and air compressor. Simpler designs don’t take advanced carpentry skills and most fences can be completed over a long weekend.
Be sure you go through the proper channels in your city as far as getting any necessary permits, as the height of privacy fences is a sore point with many neighbors so most cities now require a building permit or approval of your plans before you start on your fence.
You can find books with fence designs at most home improvement stores or simply cruise around your neighborhood looking at other fences that you like; the construction is usually fairly simple and straightforward so snapping a photo of a fence you like is typically all you need to start building your own privacy fence.
Once completed, your backyard patio oasis will be that much nicer, letting you truly sit back and enjoy all the fruits of your labor and hard work.
