My husband and I bought a house down south a little over four years ago.
We were excited to move away from the snow and cold temperatures up north.
Our new house was affordable because it needed a great deal of work. Since my husband and I are both quite handy, we had no problem renovating the kitchen and bathrooms, installing new floors and windows, painting and landscaping. We worked on the house gradually and made everything just how we wanted it. For the first couple of years, we had no neighbors. There was a thick wall of vegetation along the border on each side of the house that provided privacy. The house to the right of us is owned by an older couple who are quiet and keep to themselves. The house on the left was vacant until just recently. Since the original owners were asking a very high price for a property in terrible condition, we never expected it to sell. However, a guy bought the place and immediately started cutting down the vegetation separating our properties. He removed every tree, shrub, vine and leaf on his side of the property line. Suddenly, we could clearly see his house and he could see ours. We lost our privacy. My husband and I weren’t happy. Our solution was to hire a fencing company. When the fencing contractor came by to provide an estimate, we told him that we wanted a fence tall, wide and solid enough to completely block all signs of the neighbor. The project was rather expensive but worthwhile. In a single day, an eight-foot high wooden fence was built.