What adds more value: a fence or a wall?

• <div><p>Retaining walls offer more value to a home if they also divert water, prevent erosion, or help support a foundation. The ROI of a retaining wall is between 100% and 200%.</p><p>Both fences and walls can increase your home’s value, but you’ll spend significantly more on a wall than you would on a fence. A <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/stone-wall-cost.htm">stone wall costs</a> approximately <i>$5,000</i>, a retaining wall costs <b>$6,100</b>, and a fence costs <b>$3,200</b> on average to put prices in perspective. </p></div>

Should you sand your fence before staining?

• <div><p>On most untreated wood fences, there is no need to sand before treating. You typically only need to sand if there’s an old coat of paint or stain on your fence. If you do need to sand off a previous paint or protective coating (like an old stain or sealant), use medium-grit sandpaper.</p></div>

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Q: What factors affect fence installation costs?

• <div><p>Costs depend on material, labor, and additional features like gates or decorative elements.</p></div>

Q: What is the best height for a garden fence?

• <div><p>The recommended height for a garden fence depends on its primary purpose. For pest control, the necessary height varies by animal. To keep out small pests like rabbits, a fence should be at least two to three feet tall. If you live in an area with deer, you will need a much taller fence, at least five feet high, to prevent them from jumping over. If the main goal is privacy, the fence should be at least seven feet tall. For purely decorative fences, the height is a matter of personal preference.</p></div>

Q: How long do trees need to be protected from deer?

• <div><p>In most cases, trees need to be protected from deer all year round. This is especially true if you want to protect small trees from deer or if you just planted some fresh, new trees. Once a tree is a few years old, you likely do not have to worry about protecting it from deer as it will be stronger and can handle a little damage. </p></div>

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Last update on April 30, 2025

Reviewed in April 2025
The owner and his business partner spent 5 hours blowing leaves from my yard to our ravine. We have landscaped trails in the ravine, hostas and other plants. They were careful not to disturbed the mulched trails and flower beds. Great work!!!
Landmark Lawnscapes, Inc.
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Reviewed in July 2024
I would NOT recommend this company to anyone. With that being said, here's why! if you want them to cause huge issue between neighbors, trespass on others lawn, threaten to shoot your dogs with nail guns, cause damage to your property and refuse to fix it, and when told repeatedly not to...
Lovewell Fence & Deck Inc
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Reviewed in May 2024
We had two trees removed. The customer service was exceptional. The crew did a great job and cleaned up the yard with only a couple minor spots inn the yard where the trees had landed. I highly recommend!
JC Landscape & Maintenance, LLC
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Reviewed in September 2023
The task was to replace all the aluminum siding on a south facing gable including facia and soffit due to severe storm damage. The new materials matched the existing siding very well and do not look like replacements. The two man crew completed the project on time, as promised with in a...
PARSONS PROJECTS
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Reviewed in April 2023
Darrin was quick with the visit and bid, offering a reasonable price for absolutely excellent customer service and a great, solid black vinyl- clad chain link fence. He listened carefully and implemented my ideas well. He's just plain easy to work with, and is both professional and very...
Schwind, Inc.
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Reviewed in March 2023
Sam did great removing my huge tree that was right next to my neighbors brand new fence. I saw my neighbor watching a few times, I could tell he was nervous, but was very happy at the end as his fence was not harmed at all.
Family Branch Tree Service LLC
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Reviewed in February 2023
Called them on very short notice and asked them to come out and look at a transfer of a pet fence. He came out gave a look at it and he was able to get it done very quickly and within our time schedule. Very reasonable price and great value. He is very professional, l am very satisfied. He gave...
Freedom Pet Fencing LLC
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Reviewed in August 2022
Excellent job with installation and providing instructions. The dogs have adapted to the fencing nicely.
Dog Guard
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Reviewed in November 2015
ok. Installation was fine; however, when it came time to repair a defective piece, owner has been very unresponsive. We have called 5 times in the last 6 weeks and have also sent him pictures of the fence so he knows what needs to be repaired. He has yet to call us let alone come out and...
Sunshine Fence & Deck
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Reviewed in June 2014
My first contacts with Nancy and Ed Collins was through emails. We wanted to buy a puppy. I read their listings on their website and was impressed, so I emailed them. Nancy emailed back promptly. She told me that they always have puppies, and that I could choose between a cockapoo puppy or a...
Coval Creek Kennels
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Agape Construction & Improvement

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Serving New Windsor, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2009

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Brady is the best you'll ever find for home remodeling projects.
Showed up on time. Took the time to make ever job right.
Projects were worked on over a number of months, one at a time.

The best and most honest tradesmen I've ever found.
We moved to Texas in January of 2014. We whish Brady could have come with us.
I've found some good (and bad) people to work on the Texas home. But no one who comes close to the quality of work done by Brady Brower.
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In business since 2010

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"We met Levi Lemon at our house to discuss our project. Levi was knowledgeable and really connected with us right away. We received a quote with drawings a few days later. We accepted the bid and work started on schedule. They removed the slab and old retaining walls, built 2 new beautiful curved walls and a new patio. In the back yard we have an 18' diameter patio with 3' fire pit circled with a retaining wall and it looks great! The crew was courteous and worked hard to protect our yard during the work despite the rain. They cleaned up everything, repaired the collateral damage and seeded everything. Final price reflected the change we made from a 15' to 18' patio. We are very happy with recommend Lemon landscaping."

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Hampton Enterprise LLC

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Serving New Windsor, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 1989

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"They were good. They were pretty fast and came on time. My overall experience with them has been good."

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Carmar Remodeling & Handyman Services

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Serving New Windsor, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 1975

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"The flooring turned out really well. He did a real good job. He did go a little over the estimated price of $650.00 it was a little over $775.00. He went around the tile with trim did not leave room for vanity to slide in or the trim on the doors."

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Fencing questions, answered by experts

Costs depend on material, labor, and additional features like gates or decorative elements.

The recommended height for a garden fence depends on its primary purpose. For pest control, the necessary height varies by animal. To keep out small pests like rabbits, a fence should be at least two to three feet tall. If you live in an area with deer, you will need a much taller fence, at least five feet high, to prevent them from jumping over. If the main goal is privacy, the fence should be at least seven feet tall. For purely decorative fences, the height is a matter of personal preference.

In most cases, trees need to be protected from deer all year round. This is especially true if you want to protect small trees from deer or if you just planted some fresh, new trees. Once a tree is a few years old, you likely do not have to worry about protecting it from deer as it will be stronger and can handle a little damage.

Retaining walls offer more value to a home if they also divert water, prevent erosion, or help support a foundation. The ROI of a retaining wall is between 100% and 200%.

Both fences and walls can increase your home’s value, but you’ll spend significantly more on a wall than you would on a fence. A stone wall costs approximately $5,000, a retaining wall costs $6,100, and a fence costs $3,200 on average to put prices in perspective.

On most untreated wood fences, there is no need to sand before treating. You typically only need to sand if there’s an old coat of paint or stain on your fence. If you do need to sand off a previous paint or protective coating (like an old stain or sealant), use medium-grit sandpaper.

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