| In some parts of the country they have no walls or | | | | 16" block) |
| fences to separate their yards (which in my opinion, | | | | - Cedar fences / gates (normally 6" x 6 foot board - |
| is great...In the colder regions of the country you can | | | | 'dog eared') |
| flood the back area of your property...Ice skating | | | | - Redwood fences / gates (normally tongue and |
| anyone?...) For the rest of us that need to wall or | | | | groove) |
| fence our yards...don't think that your wall or fence | | | | - Wrought iron fences and gates (variety of styles |
| can't be dressed up in one way or another to be | | | | and options) |
| eye-catching. If, you're building your wall or fence, | | | | - Combination's of cinder block and wrought iron or |
| step back and come up with some ideas...In the initial | | | | wood |
| process, adding in your ideas at the time of | | | | - Recycled materials for fencing (variety of textures) |
| construction can be very cost effective. When | | | | - Horizontal planking fences |
| looking at your existing wall or fence...adding some | | | | - Light weight cement fence / walls (variety of |
| highlights or features to them can enhance the | | | | textures) |
| theme of your yard. Keep in mind...this is your yard, | | | | In regard to building or repairing a wall or fence...the |
| most people have a wealth of ideas | | | | typical homeowner can do some of the building or |
| Walls and fences will eventually need repair and | | | | repairs on the wooden style of fences. When it |
| possibly a coating of paint sometime in its life. Also | | | | comes to a block wall or wrought iron style fencing, |
| the gates that go through them will need some repair | | | | there is a lot more entailed to the repair or building of |
| and coatings eventually too. | | | | these styles. For one...wrought iron repair, you may |
| Wall, fences and gates come in a variety of materials | | | | need welding apparatus. For the cement block wall, |
| these days. Here's a quick list of some of them... | | | | you may need concrete tooling. |
| - Cinder block and slump stone walls (normally 8"x 8"x | | | | |