TL;DR
A shadowbox fence is a wood privacy style with pickets alternating on opposite sides of the rails, so the fence looks finished from both faces and reads "good neighbor" in many HOA rules. The staggered boards leave angled sightline gaps and let wind pass through, reducing sail load on posts compared with solid stockade designs.
What it means
A shadowbox fence is a wood privacy style with pickets alternating on opposite sides of the rails, so the fence looks finished from both faces and reads "good neighbor" in many HOA rules. The staggered boards leave angled sightline gaps and let wind pass through, reducing sail load on posts compared with solid stockade designs. It uses roughly a third more pickets than a solid fence, which shows up in the lumber line of the bid.
Where it sits in the glossary
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