Wood is the most affordable way to get a solid fence in Albany, whether it's a 6-foot privacy screen around the back yard or a low picket fence in front.
Styles
- Dog-ear and flat-top privacy
- Board-on-board, for no gaps as the wood shrinks
- Shadowbox, good-looking from both sides
- Picket, for front yards and gardens
Wet ground
Albany averages about 52.55 inches of rain a year, and the Flint River has a long record of floods. Ask for posts treated for ground contact, concrete at corners and gates, and boards kept off the soil.
Corners
A solid wood fence near a corner can't block the view between 3½ and 15 feet above street level within 20 feet of where the right-of-way lines meet.
Price
Angi's national range for wood is $10 to $45 per linear foot.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Albany, Georgia
- Zoning Ordinance of the City of Albany & Dougherty County, Georgia, Title Three: Miscellaneous Regulations (2/2/2009), Sections 1.06, 1.11, 1.16 and 1.20
- Angi: How Much Does Fence Installation Cost? (national survey data, checked November 2026)
Checked November 10, 2026. Codes and price surveys are revised; the linked source governs.