Are you open to doing a less expensive fence and privacy hedges/shrubs?
Unfortunately no because we have dogs. And wouldn't want them escaping, as well as our neighbors dogs getting in our yard. See other post about neighbors dog. I would've liked this option tho.
Our hedge is planted along a temporary metal fence that's about 2 feet tall. It's thicker than chicken wire, but thinner than chain link, but I don't know what to call it. Anyway, they put that in and planted privet which grows densely and you can't even tell it's there but it keeps animals contained.