Why do people install chain-link fences?

[FoBoT]

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Since you have so much $ move to an area with a HOA. Also, mind your own business.

All kinds of rules. Can be kind of nazi-istic, but neighborhoods that are consistent from house-to-house tend to look very nice and appreciate much quicker.

Yeah and I figured the OP would fit right in since she seems to be a closet facist, well maybe not. She could be the silver-spoon type just thrust into the real world. At the very least she is ignorant and presumptive.

As far as appreciation goes, that's a double edged sword with HOAs. I will NOT live in a HOA, so you property may be more valuable, but harder to sell.

 

[sjetexas]

People rag on HOAs then complain about issues like this. Can't have your cake and eat it too (unless you're rich and live on acres of land with no close neighbors).

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Tifababy
Neighbor across the street had invisible fence installed...much nicer and not ugly. Probably similar cost or less than a chain-link fence.

Invisible fences are VERY expensive. My neighbor put one in a yard that is about 80x50...which isn't very big at all, and it was around $2,000. Not to mention that they can easily be "broken" by the underground wires getting snapped or severed and the fact that it's not that humane to put the shock collar they require on your kids

The kits only cost around $100 and are sold at Homedepot. I had to buy one to back up my chain link fence to keep one of my dogs from escaping.

 

[CorCentral]

Oh man, don't get me started on fences!

All people in my neighborhood have approx. half an acre each in a very nicely spaced subdivision. The guy across the street told me last week while I was mowing that he has lost 3 dogs in the past 3 years that got hit by cars so if his 2 dogs get out, don't be alarmed... *thinking* If I had a pet I cared about it would not get out to begin with!

If one of those dogs EVER attack me, it will be hurt or killed! A timberland boot to the head or gut by a 200lb man will stop a pitbull, especially when you're not afraid of it! There is a leash law here and I can't wait for the day That will be the day when I don't walk into dog ****** or run over dog ****** with my mower **LMAO**

As for the chain Link Fence deal....... Yes, they are cheap as hell and look ugly. What you need to do (same as me) is get an 8' Cedar fence built. That will stop the neighbors from spying and make you more comfortable not looking at thier metal CRAP fence. With a Cedar 8' fence in the back yard I'm looking at 3k easy.

NOTE------ Just make sure you have a surveyor come out from the county to tell you where your property line is. Heaven foebid if it comes .125 into your neigbors yard, you'll be sued!

 

[CorCentral]

Yep, call me the thread killer!....... Too much information?

 

[Tifababy]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Since you have so much $ move to an area with a HOA. Also, mind your own business.

All kinds of rules. Can be kind of nazi-istic, but neighborhoods that are consistent from house-to-house tend to look very nice and appreciate much quicker.

Yeah and I figured the OP would fit right in since she seems to be a closet facist, well maybe not. She could be the silver-spoon type just thrust into the real world. At the very least she is ignorant and presumptive.

As far as appreciation goes, that's a double edged sword with HOAs. I will NOT live in a HOA, so you property may be more valuable, but harder to sell.

I'm not a closet fascist nor am I a silver spoon type. My wife and I both make decent incomes and we don't accept charity from either of our parents. We both grew up in neighborhoods where fences were few and far between. Backyards were open and neighbors knew each other and waved and stopped to say hello to each other. Now it seems like in our current neighborhood everyone is putting up fences and making everything less neighborly.

I'd rather have a dog crap in my yard than neighbors keep putting up fences.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: bradruth
So go build your own wood fence along their chain-link fence and you'll never have to see it.

Practicality ftw.

 

[Eeezee]

Now you have to build a giant stone wall twice as high as their chain fence. You can't let yourself be beaten like this

 

[joecool]

you know you're a redneck if ...

 

[nakedfrog]

I have no problem with chain link fences.

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: joecool
you know you're a redneck if ...

you can't remember the end of a "you're a redneck" joke?

 

[Scarpozzi]

They're the best fences for keeping fido in. Other fences usually have too much of a gap and wooden fences require maintenance every few years to prevent water damage and warping of the wood. I can't believe the people who buy vinyl fencing....that stuff is pretty bad looking if you ask me.

 

[Regs]

Because I can only imagine the cost of a wooden one. And sometimes when you have pool or a dog you will need a fence. They buy it because they needed one not because of cosmetics.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: Tifababy

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Since you have so much $ move to an area with a HOA. Also, mind your own business.

All kinds of rules. Can be kind of nazi-istic, but neighborhoods that are consistent from house-to-house tend to look very nice and appreciate much quicker.

Yeah and I figured the OP would fit right in since she seems to be a closet facist, well maybe not. She could be the silver-spoon type just thrust into the real world. At the very least she is ignorant and presumptive.

As far as appreciation goes, that's a double edged sword with HOAs. I will NOT live in a HOA, so you property may be more valuable, but harder to sell.

I'm not a closet fascist nor am I a silver spoon type. My wife and I both make decent incomes and we don't accept charity from either of our parents. We both grew up in neighborhoods where fences were few and far between. Backyards were open and neighbors knew each other and waved and stopped to say hello to each other. Now it seems like in our current neighborhood everyone is putting up fences and making everything less neighborly.

I'd rather have a dog crap in my yard than neighbors keep putting up fences.

My apologes for the gender mistake, I assumed due to the name (well unless you are a married lesbian. )

OK, fine. You are ignorant then.

What looks good to you, may not look good to me. What you can afford, I may not be able to. If you want a "uniform" neighborhood, move to a place with a HOA. Just because your old neighborhood didn't have fences, doesn't mean all of them wont.

Take for example your leash suggestion. It can be dangerous for the animal, I have a friend who lost an animal to one of those spike in the ground/leash setups because the dog strangled itself while unattended (during the day while they were at work). But hey, if it keeps those "ugly" chain-link fence down, that's OK by you, right? Also, some dogs are smart and dig the spike out of the ground. Also, if it's raining they may be able to pull it out. <insert ANY reason the *owner* of the dog doesn't want to use that type of setup, or may have just wanted a fence for other reasons>

Then there's the cost factor. Did you offer to pay for wooden fences since you like that so much? Are you going to replace it in 10 years or so when the wood rots, when that chain-link fence will survive another 20?

 

[astrocase]

Fences are really expensive. Not to repeat what everyone else is saying but they're REALLY expensive.