Project · Paint Brush Hills, Peyton
Cedar Privacy Fence and Hot Tub Screen in Paint Brush Hills
About 140 feet of 6-ft cedar privacy fence along the property line, plus a 30-ft horizontal cedar screen around the hot tub. Both built on galvanized steel posts set in concrete, made for Peyton wind.
The challenge
The homeowner in Paint Brush Hills wanted two kinds of privacy. First, a fence along the property line to separate the backyard from the neighbors. Second, a screen around the hot tub, so it feels private even with houses on the neighboring lots and wide-open views around them.
And this is Peyton: open plains east of Colorado Springs, with little to slow down the wind. A tall, solid privacy fence catches the wind like a sail, so the fence had to be built to take it.
What we built
- About 140 ft of cedar privacy fence. 6-ft vertical cedar pickets on cedar rails along the property line, a solid wall of privacy between the yards.
- A 30-ft horizontal cedar screen around the hot tub. 6-ft horizontal cedar boards in framed sections, finished with a 2×6 cedar top cap, with one gate on black hardware.
- Galvanized steel posts set in concrete. Both fences stand on steel posts, with every post set in concrete. Steel does not rot at the ground line and holds its line in the wind. Why we build on steel posts.
- Fastened with deck screws. Rails and boards are attached with deck screws instead of nails, so wind and seasonal movement do not work them loose.
- A clean site. We hauled away the extra soil from digging the post holes, so the yard was left as clean as we found it.
Built for Peyton wind
Wind is the main thing a fence in Peyton has to survive. A 6-ft privacy fence has no gaps for the wind to pass through, so every gust pushes on the whole section and on the posts holding it. That is why this project uses galvanized steel posts set in concrete, cedar rails fastened with deck screws, and a 2×6 cap that ties the top of the horizontal screen together. Wood posts tend to rot at the ground line and start to lean, and in steady wind a leaning fence only gets worse. Steel posts do not rot or warp. Read our full comparison of steel vs wood fence posts.
Building a fence in Paint Brush Hills
Paint Brush Hills sits in the Falcon area of Peyton, east of Colorado Springs, with homes on lots of around half an acre. That is more yard than a typical city lot, so a privacy fence often covers only the part of the property where privacy matters most: the back patio, the hot tub, or the side facing the closest neighbor, rather than the whole perimeter. Before we dig, we confirm where the property line is and have underground utilities located, so the fence sits in the right place.
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Want more privacy in your backyard?
A full privacy fence, a screen around a hot tub or patio, or both: we can quote it as one project. The estimate is free and on-site, and you usually get a written quote the same day.