Privacy Fencing: Solid Wood, Vinyl and Composite Backyard Fences

Privacy is the most common reason people call us. A neighbor has built close, a road runs behind the lot, or the patio simply feels exposed. A solid fence at six feet solves most of it, and eight feet handles a raised deck next door where the rules allow that height.

QC Fence Contractors installs and replaces privacy fences across the Charlotte metro in wood, vinyl and composite.

• Wood: the lowest cost to install and the most flexible on slopes and odd layouts. It weathers and needs the most upkeep.
• Vinyl: solid panels with no gaps and nothing to paint. Fixed panel sizes and a limited color range.
• Composite: the look of wood without rot. The highest cost of the three.

A side-by-side wood picket fence is solid when it is built and shows thin gaps once the pickets dry. If that matters to you, choose board on board, where the pickets overlap. Shadowbox blocks a straight-on view and lets you see through at an angle, in exchange for airflow and two finished faces. Stockade and dog ear are the straightforward solid layouts.

Height is limited by local zoning and often by an HOA, and front yards are usually held lower than back yards. Rules vary between Charlotte and the surrounding towns, so check your address before settling on eight feet.

A fence blocks sight lines. It softens noise a little and will not silence a busy road.