Horizontal fences can be designed to be more open or more closed with privacy and blocked views in mind. You can have the ...

A reader spotted this horizontal fence “in the wild” in Brooklyn Heights. Horizontal fence from a Bergen Street backyard in Prospect Heights. A reader constructed the fence above: “I built this out of ...

Horizontal fencing. Fencing blocks out street views, to be sure, but if you still want to let some light in, it’s best to choose a design with a slight gap between the boards.