December 24, 2011
Wood privacy fences in Los Angeles? You bet, I've built many. The number of different styles is refreshing. Here are some to check out.
A very nice couple wanted something strong and unique here! This was a fun build!
This was a neat little build. Had to build off a solid concrete wall immediately below so this wood privacy fence is actually floating! You can't see the nice and strong steel supports behind the fence which I custom engineered for this application. It was a simple solution actually.
The rain finally left to let us build this one. We boxed around the trees but left an open side for landscape maintenance access. If you look closely you can see it's a standard board-on-board overlapping dog ear fence. The overlapping boards maintain 100% visual privacy after the wood shrinks from moisture evaporation. Otherwise this wood privacy fence would have spaces between the boards after they dry out,
This was a nice little custom job. This fence is 9.5' tall and has overlapping boards, but arranged in what I like to call a "one-way-overlap" exactly like mini-blinds when they're closed!
This was a much more custom job and of a larger length than most residential wood privacy fences here in the Los Angeles Area. Note the perfect alignments and grade parallel. This baby is a show piece for sure, check out the scalloped top rails and the finials.
Here's the front of that same fence! Even the staining part of the job was custom.
This also was a custom wood privacy fence I built. It's got 2-layer lattice for more privacy and the finials give it a classy, rather elegant look.
Here's another custom wood privacy fence I built. It's also a front yard enclosure!
This one is a regular dog ear cedar wood privacy fence on the side of a yard with a fancy pool and patio. This was a fun build too!
This is a regular dog ear redwood privacy fence atop a 1' kicker. I built this to box around the big palm that grew into the previous fence. The very nice couple wanted to save the tree, but still needed pet control.
This nice customer wanted a custom and unique horizontal wood privacy fence with a matching porch enclosure. This was a fun build. In case you're wondering it's cedar.
This was a fun little build too. Another very nice customer got this regular redwood dog ear privacy fence. I often hear a preference for the good side of the fence. This is the framing side, what's not good about this? There are other things to consider about the framing side vs. the plain side and which of those is best to face your residence. For example intruders and peeping Toms don't have the ladder of the frame to help themselves over your fence more easily, it's a security issue! Secondly I feel the frame adds a handy, built-in little ledge that's perfect for coffee cups, ashtrays and Martini glasses! Thirdly if your fence is long and you're into science, you could put a nice little linear accelerator there and show it off to your friends!
This was an interesting little custom build. The concrete wall could not be trusted to support a fence. Having the fence raised allows easy maintenance around it; this will greatly extend its lifespan!
This is what happens when you don't do the simple and easy steps to maintain your wood privacy fence. A 40 or 50-year fence turns into a 10-year fence. When it gets windy the fences blow over and the people go running to their insurance companies because they never maintained their fences. Is that really honest? I have found that it's more an issue of lack of education about how to make your wood fence last a long time with proper maintenance. This is why I wrote a little
blog article about it earlier in this blog, and why I tell every customer to please read it for this reason! Now how many wood privacy fence builders go that far? So who are you going to call to build your new wood fence? 310-717-2000 is my direct cell number! I build 'em year round every week. Call me now to get on my list!
Here's another floating wood privacy fence with a pedestrian gate that I built for a nice apartment building. There are engineering and therefore building details here that the untrained eye, and most of my competitors will miss! The previous build which was infested was a design joke! You just don't know that my competitors still build them to fail as if they were in an indoor environment. I see them newly built that old failing way all the time, all over LA! Are they dum-dums or do they just not care to build it right for the customer? Should I charge a fee to access this blog?
Here's another custom design wood privacy fence I built. Perpendicular rather than diagonal lattice atop a regular cedar dog ear fence, I like this design!
This custom 3-rail plus cap wood privacy fence project was a blast! The customers did the staining and I must say it looks great!
This alternating sections wood privacy fence I built is the perfect solution for neighbors that fight over who gets to have the framing side! As the builder I consider the framing side even more beautiful and interesting. I consider the finish side to be the plain side, and the framing side to be the detail side! This way each neighbor gets their share of both so it's totally fair. These neighbors were very nice and no they weren't fighting!
This was a very satisfying build! It's a porch and front patio enclosure with all the goodies! Check out the
dvault brand built-in secure mailbox+parcel delivery box! The electric deadbolt above the thumb latch on the pedestrian gate-this one is another show piece job!
310-717-2000 is my direct cell.
Call, text or email me for a quote; I will build it right!
There are plenty of design options for your new wood privacy fence. Above are just a few.
And just more thing I believe you'd like to know. I have noticed more than one competitor using the web content of others, even mine, on their own wood fence websites! As a customer how do you know who to trust? Yes I know it's a challenging question. Dishonesty is a trait--if it's on their website it will be present in the details of construction of your new wood fence.
Let me be on the record about this issue! There is not one single lie or misrepresentation on any single part of my website, blog, etc. Every single photo here on this blog, on my website, and linked to my website is of a wood fence or other outdoor project that I personally built. I personally wrote every single word within the same parameters, in addition to personally authoring the cute little titles, sayings and slogans. Furthermore every single customer testimonial is honestly written for me by that customer!
To most of you this is of course normal and understood; and yes I agree with you. But you should know that relative honesty is lacking in some people in this field, just like any other field. As a builder I know that honestly building to stated specifications is not always done by some builders. During rebuilds I run across the building shortcuts and shortcomings of previous builders quite often.
This is another reason why you should not cheap-out when it comes to your new wood privacy fence. I know that you expect it to be built right as specified. I know you want a 40 or 50-year fence instead of a 10-year fence.
I want you to know that I cannot be proud or motivated to build unless I build it right!
Therefore there is only one choice for your builder if you're in the Los Angeles Area. That choice is WoodFenceExpert.com!