When you look around your backyard, you may feel like it is unfinished due to not having a fence. This is when you should make plans to install a fence to fill out your backyard. However, you may not be sure whether you want to add a chain-link, wood, vinyl, or wrought iron fence.

An excellent choice is a residential chain link fence because you get so much flexibility in deciding all the major and minor details that affect how the fence looks and functions in your backyard.

Metal Gauge

One of the most important details that you will need to decide on when installing a chain-link fence is the metal gauge. If you are on a tight budget, you may want to consider a high-gauge metal over low-gauge because the metal will be thinner compared to most chain-link fences.

This is a great option when you are not worried about maximizing security. However, if you have large dogs that may jump against the fence, you should go with a higher gauge because it will prevent your dogs from being able to bend the fence by applying enough force over time.

Height

If you want to keep wild animals out of your yard, you should go with a tall backyard fence. But, you can also get a fence as short as four feet, which is all you need when you are mainly interested in creating a visual property line. This fence height should not be a concern when you have small dogs, especially when they are not great at jumping, because they will not be able to escape.

Layout

Owning a home in which the backyard layout is not perfectly even can make it difficult to install a fence, especially when you consider wood or vinyl fencing. However, you can put chain-link fences on an incline, decline, or in a curved layout without experiencing any problems.

Privacy Slats

When you make plans to install a fence, you may not be interested in full privacy. The great thing about chain-link is that you can invest in privacy slats for certain areas. Also, you will have a wide variety of colors to choose from to make sure that the privacy slats fit in with the backyard.

If you are interested in installing a fence that you know will meet your needs, you should consider hiring a fencing contractor to put a chain-link fence in your backyard.