Backyard Fences and Neighborly Etiquette: What Homeowners Should Understand Before Building

for the surrounding area. This practice became a shared expectation in many communities, passed down through casual advice rather than formal regulations.

Over time, this expectation took on a life of its own. Homeowners began to assume that facing the finished side inward was rude or inconsiderate, even if no written rule existed. For some, breaking continue reading …