{"id":1069,"date":"2018-01-12T14:47:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2018-01-12T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T19:47:11","slug":"does-a-fence-increase-home-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/does-a-fence-increase-home-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a Fence Increase Home Value?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Does Having a Fence Add Value to Your Home?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Home improvement projects can be a tricky balancing act of making changes that both please you personally, but also won’t hurt the value of your home when the time comes to sell.\u00a0 Homeowners add fences for a variety of reasons: privacy, pets, aesthetics, security, etc.\u00a0 However, will adding that fence to your property hurt or help the resale value of your home?<\/p>\n

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National\u00a0realtor Century 21 lists adding a fence as one of the top 10 ways to add value to your home in this article they published<\/a>.\u00a0 Home values site Zillow has multiple folks posting to their forums asking this very question.\u00a0 Here is one example from Zillow<\/a> with multiple replies with most folks chiming it that a fence is beneficial.\u00a0 Homes.com also has a great article you can read here<\/a> that echoes the sentiment of having a fence can add value to potential home buyers.\u00a0 You can search further online and find that many home sites will agree that having a fence is rarely a detractor to home buyers and a ‘must have’ for many of them.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at why adding that fence to your home may not only make you happy, but potential home buyers going forward.<\/p>\n

A Fence Keeps the Kids and Pets Enclosed in the Yard<\/span><\/h3>\n

This is probably the number one reason potential home buyers will have a fence on their ‘must have’ list for a new home.\u00a0 A fence can provide some piece of mind that the kids or the family dog won’t be running out into the street.\u00a0 It keeps both the kids and dogs contained so you can more easily keep an eye on them.<\/p>\n

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5ft Tall Aluminum Fence and Arched Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Our Infinity Aluminum Fence is a Stylish way to keep the Family Dog in the Yard!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Fence also Keeps the Kids and Pets Out of Your Yard<\/span><\/h3>\n

On the flip side, a fence can also make sure the neighborhood kids and dogs aren’t running amok in your yard too.\u00a0 A fence will mean that you won’t have to worry about any errant dog waste from unmindful neighbors.\u00a0 It also means that your kids and dogs are protected from any loose dogs or animals getting into your yard and interacting with them as well.<\/p>\n

A Fence can Protect Landscaping and Gardening<\/span><\/h3>\n

A fence can make sure that your garden isn’t being ravaged by deer or other harmful wild animals.\u00a0 It also makes sure that the neighborhood kids aren’t getting into your new water feature.\u00a0 Having the fence helps give a defined border to your landscaping and helps keep any unwanted visitors from damaging your yard.\u00a0 We’ve had many people that added a fence just to keep people from shortcutting through their yard on foot or bike and killing grass.<\/p>\n

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4ft Iron Victorian Hoop Fence Installed by a Husband and Wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Fence can Aesthetically Define a Space within the Yard<\/span><\/h3>\n

A fence doesn’t always have to enclose the entire property.\u00a0 It can also be a small patio enclosure or garden area that you want to set off from the rest of the yard.\u00a0 A decorative fence will not only define the area as separate from the rest of the yard, but also protect it.\u00a0 A beautiful fence can be used to make a statement in a front yard entry way to give your home a warm and welcoming appearance.<\/p>\n

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3ft Tall Wrought Iron Fence Installed on a Concrete Patio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Fence Clearly Defines\u00a0Your Property Line<\/span><\/h3>\n

We’ve run into many folks wanting to put a fence in only to find out the neighbors shed was built over their property by 4ft.\u00a0 Or a neighbor cut down a tree that technically was on your property.\u00a0 These sound like silly things that could be easily avoided, but you would be surprised how many end up in expensive court battles over stuff like this.\u00a0 Having a fence that is installed properly on your property lines helps make sure you and any future homeowners will not have to worry about these kind of situations.<\/p>\n

In Conclusion…<\/span><\/h3>\n

How much value a given home improvement project will add (or detract) from the value of your home is difficult to quantify.\u00a0 The local home market, trends in the industry and the type of project can all affect the value of a home improvement project.\u00a0 However, its a pretty safe bet that installing a fence on your property will more likely add value and curb appeal rather than detract from it.<\/p>\n

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Home improvement projects can be a tricky balancing act of making changes that both please you personally, but also won’t hurt the value of your home when the time comes to sell.\u00a0 Homeowners add fences for a variety of reasons: privacy, pets, aesthetics, security, etc.\u00a0 However, will adding that fence to your property hurt or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,35],"tags":[283,289,285,284,286,288,287],"class_list":["post-1069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buying-fence","category-misc","tag-fence-home-value","tag-fence-property-value","tag-fence-return-on-investment","tag-fence-roi","tag-fence-value","tag-home-resale-fence","tag-home-values-fence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1069"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1142,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069\/revisions\/1142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}