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An acreage needs more than one fence. Here’s how to plan it zone by zone, from privacy steel around the patio to safe horse paddocks and a driveway gate, so the whole property still looks like one design.

When considering fencing options for your property, understanding the cost differences between various materials is essential. Two popular choices are hog wire and chain link fencing. Each has its own set of benefits and cost implications.

This guide compares these two types of fencing to help you make an informed decision. We'll look at cost-effectiveness as well as other factors  worth noting.

Lake views, vineyards, hillside lots, hot summers and wildfire season: an Okanagan fence has a lot to handle. Here are eight steel fence ideas from our own backyard in West Kelowna, plus the local rules to know before you build.

Chinook winds, hail alley and drifting snow make the Alberta prairie a tough place for a fence. Here’s how to design a steel fence for acreages, foothills homes and city lots that stands up to the weather and keeps the big-sky view.

Smaller lots, closer neighbours and more second-storey windows: here’s how to get real privacy in a small Canadian backyard without making it feel like a box, with fence height limits for Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Kelowna and eight steel designs for tight spaces.

After 17 years without a fence, a Comox family needed to keep stray dogs and trail traffic off their property without walling off the forest behind it. About 60 feet of black hog wire did both, installed in under three days.

Mountain modern homes in Canmore, Revelstoke, Whistler and the Kootenays need a fence that matches the timber, stone and glass, and that stands up to four metres of snow, wildlife in the yard and wildfire season. Here are eight steel and cedar fence ideas built for Canadian mountain towns.

A black fence makes everything in front of it look better, from spring blossoms to red dogwood stems in the snow. Here’s how to plant one for all four Canadian seasons, with plant picks for the Prairies, the Interior and the BC Coast.

Steel, stone and gravel are what keep fire away from your home, and they’re also what make a yard look modern. Here are 8 FireSmart fence ideas for BC and Alberta, from where the fence meets the house to the gate, patio and planting.

John W.'s old wood fence on Vancouver Island was rotting and falling down. He and a helper replaced it with 187 feet of two-tone corrugated metal panels, Coffee Brown outside and custom Buckwheat inside, plus custom fillers and a matching gate. His verdict: not happy, ecstatic.

How to fence a modern cottage without blocking the lake: cedar and steel pairings, privacy for the hot tub, fences that survive the months you’re away, and the shoreline and FireSmart rules to check first.

An overgrown cedar hedge was leaning into the neighbour’s yard. Barrie R. replaced it with six cedar-framed black corrugated panels, installed them himself, and got 3 to 4 feet of side yard back.