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Good Fences make Good Neighbours

But what is a good fence?  Many houses in Whitehorse have wooden fences, often made with 1x6 lumber installed vertically.  Nice fence – provides privacy and contains kids and dogs, not too expensive.

BUT, such fences have been shown in many photographs taken after a residential area has burned from a wildfire to be fuses to light the houses fire.  This is especially true if there is a common back fence for several houses with individual fences leading up to the walls of the houses.

What can you do if you have such a fence?  First, make sure that last 1.5 meters to the house are changed to be non-flammable.  One way I’ve done that is by taking the boards off the frame for 1.5 meters and replacing them with steel roofing sheet colour matched to the rest of the fence.  I’ve also done this at a few critical points on my fence to act as firebreaks.

If you are building a fence, consider using a ‘chainlink’ style metal fence.

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