Hi all,
Just purchased my first investment property. As you can see from the picture of the back yard (attached), the fence is completely rotted and falling down. From a liability stand point I believe I need to replace it. And if I'm going to do that I may as well put a fence around the front of the house (currently un-fenced), as you can see from the two front view pictures attached. My view is that this may help me increase my rent and/or attract a better tenant over the long run, by providing a fence that could house pets or young children.
I've decided to just go for a treated pine fence, as I don't want to spend any extra money painting it. It could always be painted in the future if I were to renovate the house. So, what type of fence do you think I should put in? What fences add value/what type of fences do people like? I have no idea, wood fences all look the same to me.
Some options are:
Butted/No Gap - http://timberfencingmackay.com.au/images/fence type/no gap.jpg
15mm gap - http://timberfencingmackay.com.au/images/fence type/15mm capping inside.jpg
Also, which side do people think is the ugly side? The smooth side or the side with 3 palings showing (http://timberfencingmackay.com.au/images/fence type/15mm capping inside.jpg)?
TIA
Nick
Just purchased my first investment property. As you can see from the picture of the back yard (attached), the fence is completely rotted and falling down. From a liability stand point I believe I need to replace it. And if I'm going to do that I may as well put a fence around the front of the house (currently un-fenced), as you can see from the two front view pictures attached. My view is that this may help me increase my rent and/or attract a better tenant over the long run, by providing a fence that could house pets or young children.
I've decided to just go for a treated pine fence, as I don't want to spend any extra money painting it. It could always be painted in the future if I were to renovate the house. So, what type of fence do you think I should put in? What fences add value/what type of fences do people like? I have no idea, wood fences all look the same to me.
Some options are:
Butted/No Gap - http://timberfencingmackay.com.au/images/fence type/no gap.jpg
15mm gap - http://timberfencingmackay.com.au/images/fence type/15mm capping inside.jpg
Also, which side do people think is the ugly side? The smooth side or the side with 3 palings showing (http://timberfencingmackay.com.au/images/fence type/15mm capping inside.jpg)?
TIA
Nick