A fenced-in yard can protect your dog from danger.
Fences serve many purposes, including preventing your dog from leaving your yard, preventing other animals from coming into your yard, providing privacy for you and your family and marking the boundary between your property and that of your neighbors. Many fencing options are available, each of which can fill a certain need. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Check with your local zoning board to see which requirements you must follow in constructing your fence and acquire any permits you need. Your local zoning laws may restrict what type of fence you install or how high the fence can be.
2. Hire a surveyor to survey your property. This ensures that the fencing won't be installed on your neighbors' property by mistake or that you won't inadvertently leave some of your property outside the fence line.
3. Discuss the fence with your neighbors. You have no legal obligation to do this, but doing the simple courtesy of informing your neighbors of your fencing plans can prevent hard feelings.
4. Decide which type of fence to install. Choose a material that meets your needs. If your prime concern is privacy or you want a fence that is low maintenance, a vinyl fence may work. If you need to fence in part of your property because you have a pool or you want to let your dogs run free in your yard, a chain-link fence is an economical option. If you want the fence to serve a decorative purpose, a picket fence or wrought-iron fence can be the solution. One thing to consider when choosing the fence is how it fits aesthetically into the surrounding area. For instance, a steel-cable fence may look as out-of-place outside a suburban home as a picket fence looks in front of a row house in the city.
5. Mark the outline of the fence on the ground. Use spray paint or drive wooden stakes into the ground. When laying out the fence line, go around any large, immovable objects such as trees or boulders.
6. Install the fence posts. The exact procedure varies by the type of fence that's being installed, but generally you'll have to dig a hole deep enough to hold at least one-third of the height of the post and set it in concrete.
7. Install the fencing material on the fence posts.
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