If what you're after is an attractive fence that offers full privacy screening, then feather edge fencing is your best choice for a garden fence. Closed board feather edge fencing can be erected to any height that you choose, as high as 7-8 feet or as low as border garden fencing at 6-12".
In cases where security fencing is required (surrounding a swimming pool, for instance), feather edge fencing can be a most attractive choice. Construction wise, closed board feather edge fencing is a middle-expertise do-it-yourself project. In general, posts are set into the ground, often using concrete to set them in place. Aris rails are nailed to the posts, and then feather edge boards nailed directly to the rails. Pre-assembled feather edge fencing panels can make the entire process nearly painless.
Pre-assembled feather edge panels also make it far easier to achieve decorative effects like arches and reverse arching along the top edge of the fencing. By varying the height of the individual feather edge boards in a pattern, a feather edge fence can create a wave, or a rounded arch, a bishop's point or even a double-deckle heart edge. The top of the posts are another area where design can vary. The most common post top design are the half-back weather cut, in which the top front of the post is left flat, but the back is angled, the full-back weather cut, which is angled diagonally from front to back and the rounded top, which is sanded smooth and rounded.
Well-made feather edge fencing can provide more than privacy. Of all styles of fencing, it is the most secure. Fitted with a solid gate and a secure padlock, it's an excellent deterrent to intruders. Because feather edge fences are so sturdy, they also offer an excellent option for creating unique design accents. The design and strength of feather edge fencing makes it a good anchor for window boxes and plant hangers, even fixed trellises over which climbing vines can grow.
Experts give the following advice if you're installing feather edge fencing: