How to use Fence Design on AI Two

What Fence Design does

You upload a photo that shows the boundary zone, choose fence style options on the form, and generate a still that updates the fence line while keeping house edges and camera angle as stable as the source allows.

When I tested horizontal cedar boards along a driveway edge, the preview showed how a solid run would change privacy without guessing board height from a sketch alone.

Home Design Studio lists this page with pool, deck patio, and driveway tools in the outdoor structures cluster. Credits meter each generation.

Treat the output as a visual draft for consults and listing stories. It is not a stamped survey or HOA submittal package.

I open this page after I have one clear photo that shows the fence line and a house or gate cue. Guessing from memory wastes credits.

Free signup credits covered three fence height tests for me before we locked a direction for the contractor quote.

In my experience, including a gate or corner post in frame keeps height believable in the preview.

I save before and after pairs in a client folder named by address so revision calls do not mix uploads from different properties.

For rental listings I note which fence direction is cosmetic only versus which would need owner or HOA approval before install.

How to run it step by step

Step one: sign in or create a free account. Step two: upload a daylight photo that shows the fence zone and a house or gate edge if you can. Step three: pick a fence style, leave extras on default for the first run. Step four: generate and wait about 30 seconds. Step five: download or change one setting and compare.

My first run with defaults was already useful. The second run only changed board color so I could judge contrast against the siding.

I never overwrite the original phone photo. Boundary option stacks grow fast during consult week.

If the fence plane warps, reshoot from farther back instead of stacking edits on a tight crop along the boards.

I write the style name that won in a note beside the address so the contractor walk stays focused.

If the first run feels too closed in, I change only the openness preset on run two. That keeps post spacing and gate cues from shifting at the same time.

Credits apply per generation, so I lock one camera angle on the lead property before I batch three material options.

Which photo works best

Bright, level outdoor shots that show the full boundary run beat filtered social crops. Heavy vignettes hide post tops and neighbor context.

Include the house wall, gate, or driveway edge when you can. Floating fence islands with no property cue look toy-like in the preview.

Soft files under about 800 pixels look muddy after redesign. Start sharp.

The studio before and after card for this tool uses a real yard photo. Match that kind of framing.

Clear trash cans and bikes from the shot when you can. They copy into the redesign and confuse scale along the fence face.

Shoot in open shade or soft daylight when possible. Harsh noon glare on vinyl boards blows out panel texture.

Include a scale cue like a door, window, or parked car edge. Without scale, fence height drifts and clients argue about inches that were never measured.

Wet wood after rain looks darker and can fool stain previews. I wait for a dry surface when the brief is about board tone.

Mistakes I avoid

Changing fence height, material, and gate style together hides which choice helped. Change one variable per run.

Expecting exact post spacing or code setbacks from a preview wastes time. I take the download to a contractor and confirm height rules on site.

Cropping out the house wall when privacy height is the main question leaves the neighbor talk incomplete.

Running heavy filters on the phone before upload. The redesign inherits that color cast.

Sending a builder only the AI still without the original photo. They need both to judge grade and existing posts.

Uploading a photo where hedges fully hide the fence line. Spend a minute clearing the edge or open Declutter in the edit cluster first.

When to use another outdoor tool

Need water as the hero feature? Open Pool Design. Need a deck or patio surface? Deck and Patio. Need arrival and parking texture? Driveway Design. Need plant beds and lawn mood instead of a hard boundary? Landscaping AI in the exterior cluster is the narrower fit.

The outdoor structures cluster guide maps every sibling page. The Home Design Studio pillar covers rooms and listing edits when the fence preview is approved.

If the facade paint is wrong and the fence is fine, open Exterior first. Outdoor structures are for built yard features that sell privacy and outdoor living.

Edit cluster tools help when clutter blocks the fence plane before you spend structure credits.

After the download

I attach the original photo beside the AI still in the client email so everyone compares the real boundary, not just the preview.

For contractor walks I print one keeper at letter size and write the chosen fence style on the margin. Phones zoom differently in sunlight.

When a homeowner asks for a second height, I rerun from the same source file instead of editing pixels by hand. That keeps geometry stable.

I store keepers in a folder named by address and date so next season reruns start from the same before file.

Listing agents get a short note that the fence preview is a visual draft only. Setbacks and HOA rules still need local review.