whats with the walls in Phoenix?

[Boatdrinks]

I loooooove the block walls here. At first I thought they were clausterphobic. But now I can't imagine not having them. The privacy is fabulous, they're very low maintenance, and they're great to keep people out of your backyard especially when you have a pool and don't want neighbor kids sneaking in. Though, sadly, it still seems to happen every year that a kid escapes their house and sneaks into a neighbor's yard and drowns in the pool. But I do think the block walls cut down on that.

If you plant a bunch of oleander and bouganvellia along the perimeter of your yard, you hardly even notice that walls anymore. I love them!

[LGub]

Originally Posted by Cyanna

I agree with you. I like them and enjoy my privacy. I am looking forward to living where I CAN have my privacy and am not told that I cannot have someone arrested for trespassing in my backyard!

Ditto. The privacy it gives is definitely a big plus.

[RedWingsFan]

Originally Posted by heat hater

As a transplant from Ohio I look at the walls around my backyard as i sit on the patio and think why? why are so many homes walled? I thought on first impression my street of my new home resembed more a race way then a subdivision, the brown dirt the walls, yup, INdy 500, lol anyway can anyone explain these walls are about? seems so isolating and depressing to me, oh well.

Personally I love those block walls! I know what you are talking about because Vegas has the same thing and I lived there almost 10 years. I love them. They give you a great layer of privacy. And... for someone like me that doesn't like dogs I don't have to worry about a neighbor having a big dog that likes to bark trough a pourous fence or jump over the fence. I love those block wall fences.

[JeepGirl118]

Hrm. Well. You will love, value and appreciate the block walls the day that you have an urge to skinny dip or to sunbathe with 'not so much on.' So I've heard.

[Cyanna]

Originally Posted by Boatdrinks

If you plant a bunch of oleander and bouganvellia along the perimeter of your yard, you hardly even notice that walls anymore. I love them!

Both plants provide lovely color and covering for unsightly walls, but those with children and pets need to bear in mind that ALL parts of the Oleander are toxic. It is recommended that you wear gloves at all times when pruning or tending them and never purchase raw honey that was produced in an area with a large growth population of oleanders. I used to have a long dirt road that lead into my driveway and it was lined the entire length with oleanders, 37 of them to be exact, LOL! Anyway, when it was time to prune them I quickly learned to wear goggles, gloves and a white face mask otherwise my skin and eyes would be very irritated by the time I was finished.

[LordBalfor]

Originally Posted by Cyanna

Both plants provide lovely color and covering for unsightly walls, but those with children and pets need to bear in mind that ALL parts of the Oleander are toxic. It is recommended that you wear gloves at all times when pruning or tending them and never purchase raw honey that was produced in an area with a large growth population of oleanders. I used to have a long dirt road that lead into my driveway and it was lined the entire length with oleanders, 37 of them to be exact, LOL! Anyway, when it was time to prune them I quickly learned to wear goggles, gloves and a white face mask otherwise my skin and eyes would be very irritated by the time I was finished.

I was about the mention the same thing. Very good info to point out.

Ken

[jodymu]

The walls are for privacy, but security - don't kid yourself. I've seen coyotes jump a 6 foot wall like it was nothing. And the privacy has limitations if you have either a two story house next door or a house behind you at a higher elevation.
You have to hang out in the front yard or walk around the block to meet neighbors...

[brittZ]

"if you have either a two story house next door or a house behind you at a higher elevation.
You have to hang out in the front yard or walk around the block to meet neighbors..."


Except for the small small precentage of homes that are located on the very few mountains in the valley, where exactly are homes built with different elevations?