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why do all arizona desert homes have block walls around them?
November 11th, 2009 
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November 11th, 2009 Pete November 11th, 2009 Pete it seems like all arizona desert homes have block walls.
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you haven’t seen much of Arizona then. You are probably talking about the cookie cutter subdivisions you see in the outer suburs. Try visitng other areas. Go to Phoenix
I was told to keep coyotes, animals, etc…out. I’ve seen them in the most urban of areas in & about Arizona.
Privacy! Compared to other parts of the US, fences are normal in AZ.
I lived in Florida where most didn’t have fences and found it rather odd. Why have a back yard if it’s not private?
It’s our fencing. Materials are readily available for it (so it is relatively cheap) and it holds up to the punishing summer sun better than just about any other type of fencing material available. Aluminum, chain, and iron are hot and often don’t allow for much privacy. Wood just disintegrates here in blazing heat – no point at all in wood fences. Vinyl is expensive. The most reasonable choice, given extreme summer weather, cost, and material availability is block fencing.
They dont. Some do. I used to live in a house witha block wall. But not all though.
I looked it up and found this…I for the most part, had these answers too but I copied them and here is what I have come up with for an answer;
Sturdiness
Privacy
1)Many of the lots in the greater Phoenix area are very small, and a block fence adds privacy to the yard. Not many people want their neighbors to be watching them from 20 feet away while they are lounging in the pool, barbecuing burgers, or sitting on the patio in the evening. Not only might you not want them to see you, but you might not want to see your neighbor sunbathing nude either.
2) Security
3) Block fences of a reasonable height are more difficult to climb than chain link fences. From a general security standpoint, if people can’t see what’s in your yard, or watch you through the windows in your house, they are less likely to know what’s in your yard or in your home. Additionally, people with swimming pools want to make sure that neighbor children won’t become endangered by getting into the yard and falling into the swimming pool.
4) Low Maintenance
5) Block fences last a very long time and are easy to maintain. People will often paint the block walls to match the house, or add stucco and paint to match the house. In that case there is some maintenance, as the fence will probably need to repainted as often as the exterior of the house is repainted.
6) Noise Abatement
7) Homes and neighborhoods that are close to well-travelled streets use block walls to minimize the noise. Even if a home doesn’t back up to a through street, a block fence can help reduce noise from neighborhood dogs, kids, fountains, and generally loud neighbors.
9) Block fences don’t blow down during monsoon storms, and they aren’t impacted by Phoenix summer heat. Block walls don’t rust or warp, and they don’t rot.
10) No bugs
11) Block walls are not associated with bug problems or termites, as wood fences might be. Block fences don’t attract mold.
12) Critter Control
13) A block fence can keep some desert critters out of your yard, and will keep most dogs in your yard.
14) Fireproof
Not much more to say about this category. Blocks don’t burn. Wooden fences, or natural fences (hedges) do.
15) Weed/Plant Barrier
16) Block fences do a relatively good job of keeping the stuff that’s growing on the other side of the wall from coming into your yard. Block fences will also keep the neighbor’s sprinklers from watering your yard.
…….So, if block fences are so wonderful, why doesn’t everyone love them? Well, there are several reasons.
1) Block fences are expensive (but not as expensive as brick).
2) Block fences are not necessarily attractive. You can add ornamental iron to them, but that will change the nature of the security, privacy, and maintenance issues. Some people have designs or murals painted on their side of the walls to make them more interesting or artistic.
3) Block fences are difficult and costly to move after they have been built
….Personally I always thought they were worried about another Alamo!
because we like to walk around naked in our backyards!…..it’s hot!