The Top Ten Reasons for Fence Preservation

Reason #1: Precious Cargo

• The top reason for fence preservation is to keep what's special to you insulated and protected. Property fences keep your pets and young children from running into the street and protect whatever valuables you have in your yard and want to keep there. Some small dogs might only need a knee high fence while other exotic beasts you want to house on your land will require high barriers to prevent escape. As children get older the fences that once served to keep them safe might need to be higher to keep baseballs from sailing into a neighbor's window.

Reason # 2: Security

• Safety and security is important to every homeowner. Whether it is yourself, your valuables, or your family you want to protect from being subject to home intrusion, a security fence can make a huge difference.

Reason #3: Property Borders

• Fences make the best property borders as long as they're built in the correct place. They help mark where your own land ends and your neighbor's begins.

Reason #4: Value of Real Estate

• Building a fence or maintaining an existing network of fencing may help bolster the overall value of your property. A well-built and functional fence can make a huge difference to a prospective buyer.

Reason #5: Privacy

• Quiet individuals and families who keep to themselves and don't like other people watching what they are doing construct fences to keep prying eyes out of their daily affairs. High, opaque fences keep unwanted visitors out and prevent nosy neighbors from staring you down every time you leave the house.

Reason #6: Code Enforcement/Pools

• Certain areas of the country have different code requirements when it comes to fencing. Most locales make it mandatory to fence in a pool if you have one. Some require fences be a certain height or lower. If you want or need fencing, make it the appropriate height and build it with approved materials to keep within the code specifications in your area.

Reason #7: Prisons/Military Bases

• Fencing for a prison and/or a military base must be preserved to keep unwanted intruders out and dangerous criminals in. High fences tipped with barbed wire are best for both, though prison fences might be higher and arched in at the top to prevent escapes. Razor wire is the best topping for both versions of fencing.

Reason #8: Wildlife Preservation

• Wildlife can be saved by setting up fencing that keeps them in a particular preserve or away from hazards such as roads and train tracks. Cliffs and rapid waters might also be ringed by fencing to keep animals from accidentally running into a life-threatening situation.

Reason #9: Aesthetic/Curb Appeal

• Tastefully done fencing spruces up a property. Fences come in all shapes and sizes, and many have no purpose but for decoration. There are types that may match your house best or types more aligned with the neighborhood's most common fencing. Try to maximize looks as well as purpose to increase the general appeal of the place.

Reason #10: History

• Old wooden fences built properly tend to last virtually forever. Keeping a fence that has been around for ages up to par and in good working shape using period-accurate improvements is essential to maintaining the historical feel of a particular area. History buffs like to keep historical sites the same as they were when they were made famous by extraordinary events. Fences have been around almost as long as people, so maintaining their integrity on a historical site is important to keeping the look as closely as possible to the site's appearance at an earlier date.