During my encounter with our neighbor, we discussed the HOA guidelines on fencing as we both seemed to be concerned. The HOA guidelines state you cannot have a privacy fence because it goes against the "open feel" of the community. Instead we were hoping a semi-private fence wouldn't be an issue but it seems we may be wrong. We looked into the documents again and it specifies that the pickets cannot be any closer than 2.5 inches with a max of 5 feet high. Our concern is that 2.5 inches really doesn't create much privacy at all AND we have an 75lb dog that we plan to let roam the backyard. Although our Rosie is super friendly, we don't want her to have the ability to freely interact with others. I fear a child's hand can easily pass through the space to touch or feed her, leaving her susceptible to receiving unhealthy or even harmful food; like chocolate. Hopefully, some other people from the neighborhood see this blog and are just as concerned and want to bring this up for change. I simply want the fencing with boards that are staggered behind each other.
Here are the pictures you have been waiting for.
Front of house (without a roof)
Looking through the garage
Back of house
Congrats! Such a huge step!
ReplyDeleteOh, and we bought our washer and dryer during a memorial day sale at Best Buy. They let us hold off on setting the delivery date until we got our settlement date, and I have it set for the day after we settle. We ended up getting a much better set than we planned on, and still came in several hundred dollars under our budget, with an extended warranty. Keep an eye out for those sales!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, that's good to know. We've been shopping around but didn't plan on purchasing anything until Labor Day. Hopefully our deal will be as good as yours lol.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Wendolyn! Are you a current resident or thinking of building? Let us know if you have questions :)
DeleteAbout the fence - when I read the HOA docs I never really realized that point. What about the fence that one of the models has? Surely, that is within guidelines of the HOA and that seems very pretty. I get it that it wouldn't help that much with privacy though but it should be okay as far as your dog. We plan to get a fence as well too when we get our next dog (it probably won't be for at least another 2 or 3 years...once our youngest turns two). Our lab passed away about a year ago so all we have right now are two kitty's who really love to sneak the front door and roam around right in from of our house but they always come back so if you see an orange tabby around the neighborhood it is probably ours :( We are currently trying to train it to not go out.
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie, we will be sure to stop by the models and take a look. We only want to protect our sweetheart. Although, I do think a 5 ft high is a bit ridiculous as well. Restricting the width of the pickets and height of the fence is a little overboard in my opinion. I mean I'm 5'8 so the fence would stop at my shoulders.lol. I think once the Cove really gets packed, say next summer, more people will voice their concern. Until then, we will continue to enjoy our home. I cant wait until the Shores Club is finished. We are looking forward to the gym.
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your dog. They become family members so I know that must have been difficult for your family. If we happen to see your cat, we will give it tender, love and care. Rosie spent the first 2 months of her life with cats, so I'm sure she will welcome an infrequent visitor. Speaking of training, we plan on training Rosie to use a special designated section of the backyard since there isn't any close public grass to use. Maybe something to consider when you get your new dog.