Slat fencing may have posts with decorative finials.
Ornamental privacy fences comprised of slats can have different features allowing light and air through the fence, providing support, decoration and noise control. Which features you choose will depend on what you need your ornamental privacy fence to accomplish. At the very least, a privacy fence should protect your family from prying eyes. Yet, you may also want your privacy fence to be pleasing to look at and to blend in with your landscaping.
Frame
Each section of an ornamental privacy fence is framed to provide support. The frame may be solid 2-by-4s on the top and bottom of a closed slatted fence with no spaces between slats. A frame may take a concave or convex curve shape along the top of the fence, providing a changing shape that is ornamental.
Finial Posts
Finial posts provide ornamentation and support for a privacy fence. The finial top can be shaped like a ball, pyramid, Ionic column top or any other shape. You can special order finial tops from your fence's manufacturer. The shape of the finial can affect the perception of the ornamental privacy fence. An Ionic finial post may make the fence feel more solid, while a pyramid finial may make the fence appear taller.
Decorative Spacers
Place decorative spacers between privacy fence slats at the top and bottom for ornamental purposes, and as a way to keep the fence slats evenly spaced. They can be square to triangular or even round. The different shapes add visual texture and blend in with the landscaping or to accent it. You may like to use oval spacers if you have ornamental shrubs that are trimmed in an oval shape. Square spacers to accentuate the rolling curves of your backyard garden.
Slat Shape
The slats on the ornamental privacy fence may be cut to create small concave curves at the tops or concave curves that run the length on each side of the slats to let air and light in through the fence slats. Another alternative shape for a solid-slat privacy fence is to cut small shapes such as hearts or triangles in each slat along the top of the fence to provide light and air while maintaining more privacy.
