Wood privacy

Wood privacy fences

Privacy fencing is most of what we build, and it's where the steel post decision matters most. A six foot solid fence is a sail. It catches every bit of wind that comes through, and everything it catches transfers straight into the posts.

Styles

Board on board.

Pickets overlap so there are no gaps, now or later as the wood moves. The most private option and the one we build most often.

Shadowbox.

Pickets alternate front and back. Looks finished from both sides, lets air through, and holds up well on exposed runs. A good choice when a solid wall would catch too much wind.

Dog ear.

The traditional profile. Straightforward, clean, and less expensive than board on board while using the same posts and hardware.

A wood privacy fence photographed along its length from a low angle, showing overlapping vertical boards, a flat capped top rail and black post caps stepping away into the distance.
A board on board wood privacy fence lit by warm evening sun, with slim black steel posts and a centre gate fitted with a black latch and drop rod.
A gate built from horizontal boards with narrow gaps between them, hung on black steel posts with heavy black strap hinges and a black pull handle, continuing into a matching fence.

What's standard on every privacy fence

  • Galvanized steel posts, 36 inch embedment, set in crowned concrete
  • Pre-stained pickets, factory finished on all faces
  • Welded steel gate frames wherever there's a gate
  • Concrete crowned to shed water at every post
  • Full written specification before we start

We don't offer a version of this without the steel posts. If a budget needs to come down, we'll change the scope before we change the build. That usually means adjusting the picket grade or the fence style rather than putting a wood post in the ground.

Want one of these?

Call or send an email and we'll come walk the line with you. You'll get a written specification before anything goes in the ground.

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