Outdoor privacy alone is not the entire problem. Today so many homes are being built with large areas of glass or with "picture windows" that interior privacy is often destroyed or made negligible. Since not everyone is an exhibitionist, it is disconcerting, to say the least, to look out of a picture window and see passersby or neighbors finding a picture from their side of the window, too. The answer is a privacy fence, one which is a part of the over-all architectural scheme and not too obviously an afterthought.

This brings us to the question of what fence to select. A fence should not be chosen frivolously, by merely finding a pretty design and deciding to erect it around the boundaries of the property. Fences are not isolated, detached features, but an integral part of the general landscaping picture. If they are chosen in haste, laid out and erected quickly, the result is likely to be regretted later on. If they are not situated properly they may have to be taken down and reerected, which is an expensive business, at best. And if intimate association with the fence proves that the design doesn't go with the house; if your husband or wife comes to hate the fence; you'll begin to know firsthand what it was like to have that albatross hanging around that old fellow's neck. Therefore we urge that you study your problem from every point of view before making your final selection, so that the fence you build will be harmonious in line and compatible in materials with your house and its surroundings.

. . . how to achieve privacy
The first means of obtaining privacy is to build a high fence, tightly constructed around the entire area to be screened. But this is not always necessary. Sometimes the height of the fence need be maintained only to the far edge of the angle of vision from which the fenced area is to be screened. The rest of the fence can step down or even be dispensed with entirely. Materials, design remain the same; only height changes.