Short Black Aluminum Fence — Leawood, KS

Short Black Aluminum Fence — Leawood, KS

We installed 3-foot flat-top black aluminum ornamental fence along the rear and side property lines — roughly 120 linear feet total. The shorter profile keeps the yard feel open while clearly marking the boundary. Powder-coated matching hardware throughout, with a self-closing walk gate at the patio corner.

The Leawood homeowner had a large, open backyard with no defined edge — the goal was a boundary that would contain a dog without blocking the views across the yard. Leawood HOAs frequently require see-through fencing along rear lot lines that face greenbelt or common areas, and this install threaded that requirement comfortably.

Holding up in Leawood's conditions

Aluminum is the right call for Leawood's clay-heavy soil. Wymore-Grundy clay holds water against post bases for weeks after rain — wood rots in that environment within a few seasons. Our ornamental fencing installs use 36-inch post depth with bell-bottom concrete footings on every line post, keeping the fence plumb through KC's frost cycles.

How it finished out

The black aluminum disappears visually against the landscape — you notice the yard, not the fence. The homeowner said the dog figured out the boundary in about two days. We wrote up a stain schedule for the adjacent cedar privacy section as a follow-up reference for their cedar staining schedule when that fence comes due.