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We hav been lookin at different houses in different areas of Wisconsin but I've noticed that all the houses we like hav no fences.. How do u keep your kids and pets from wandering off or for that matter animals or people from roaming into ur yard... Are thy not allowed? I wuld like a fenced in yard... How do u keep critters out? This worries me? Especially northern Wisconsin...
Not sure where you're moving from, but I moved from Wisconsin to Texas and had the opposite experience. When looking at homes in Texas, and seeing that every backyard had a fence, I wondered what everyone was trying to keep out!
Here in Texas, Fences go on the property line and both owners share responsibility for them. In the midwest, local zoning codes require fences to be set back from the property line a few feet.
Since you mentioned Northern Wisconsin, an area that gets mass quantities of snow, I would imagine that snow drifts are a factor there. Fences cause snow drifts to pile up.
Wer from California desert and its just what wer usto my kid and dog can play in our backyard and I kno that thr not goin anywhere... Wer lookin around Sawyer... So thy r permitted just not common
I like the privacy of fences, but live deep in the stix so no worry.
It's really a regional thing. Good neighborhoods generally have good neighbors, and they tend to look out for each other.
I've noticed far fewer fenced yards in Wisconsin than other places I've lived. They're certainly allowed unless you come across some really strict HOA or something. Could be a snow thing, I don't know.
In the south where I lived, everybody had tall wooden fences. A little further north, chain-link fences were more common. Here, hardly anything at all. A few people have fences that appear to just keep dogs and children close by, certainly not for privacy. If people want privacy, I've noticed tall bushes and trees seem to be used sometimes for that purpose. There are tall wooden fences, but they're rare.
Just a theory, but it might be a cultural thing. I can't speak for all of Wisconsin, but where I live, people are far more neighborly than in any other place I've known. Not really in a nosy way that I can tell, but they don't seem too uptight about boundaries. People generally don't wonder around in your yard for no reason, however.
It's refreshing.
In another part of the country we lived, a dog we were taking care of wondered off into the neighbors front yard, sniffed around a little and came back. The "neighbor" about came unglued over that. Not everyone there was like that and not everyone in WI is totally laid back, but on average I just don't see those things being as much of an issue.
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I think that amounts to a personality disorder when a person comes unglued over silly little things like that. I mention that because my grandmother's neighbor does the same thing, and there's a drought, their lawn is dead and brown anyways. I suppose if the dog came to relive itself on my lawn on a daily basis maybe I'd start to have a talk with the owner....
Interesting observation, I actually think fences would be nice to have but nobody around here or in WI has ever used them so I never knew they were used extensively.
fences where we lived for years (in Madison area) almost were non-existent especially in newer neighborhoods. We move to SC, and dang near everyone has a fence. And now so do we. It's great to be able to let the dog run without hanging on to a leash, but down here anyway many use fences as a way to also let their dogs out.... for long periods... like all day..... but guess that could be another discussion
Many areas of the country don't have fences. Most of the midwest is that way. YEs, In Texas and Oklahoma it seems like everyone does, but I hate it. In the first place, it feels clautraphobic. In the second place, I also hate it because people leave their dogs out all day and night, barking at all hours of the day and night with no consideration to their neighbors. Drives us crazy. We can't wait to move. Why does everyone here have to have a dog?? Go for a walk and every other house has some yappy annoying ankle biter barking as you pass by.
We hav been lookin at different houses in different areas of Wisconsin but I've noticed that all the houses we like hav no fences.. How do u keep your kids and pets from wandering off or for that matter animals or people from roaming into ur yard... Are thy not allowed? I wuld like a fenced in yard... How do u keep critters out? This worries me? Especially northern Wisconsin...
This isn't twitter, there's no character limit, so please feel free to type like an adult and use the entire word.
You have to check with whatever municipality that you're considering. You can have fences, but a lot of areas don't need them because there is so much natural vegetation that divides property, unlike other areas of the country.
Also, many other areas of the country have fences because lots are smaller, and/or people have pools. I sure don't want to look over at some tub-o-goo blubbering into the pool next door.
If "U" are afraid of getting critters in "ur" yard, northern Wisconsin is not the place to live.
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but I've noticed that all the houses we like hav no fences.. How do u keep your kids and pets from wandering off or for that matter animals or people from roaming into ur yard... Are thy not allowed? I wuld like a fenced in yard... How do u keep critters out? This worries me? Especially northern Wisconsin...
