We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Homeowners and renters alike often run into strict HOA rules or rental lease agreements that prevent the installation of permanent fencing.

Owning a home means you get your privacy and a space to call your own, but if you live close to your neighbors, your privacy may be limited. No matter how friendly they might be, you probably still ...

Suppose all you want is a little privacy, but you're not concerned about keeping animals in or actually increasing the security of your yard. If those priorities were the case, there are few materials ...

Dear James: I live in a house on a sloping lot and want to add a privacy fence around the backyard. How should I construct it so it looks good down the sloping side? — Diane K. Dear Diane: You have ...

A semi-private fence sounds like a compromise. Turns out, it's actually a strategy. Here's what most homeowners get wrong about yard privacy.

I heard a news report just last week that, because of urban land prices, big ol’ Texas has the smallest city lots (for new constructions) of any state in the country. I don’t know how that figures in ...