My neighbors are a disaster and I wanted a privacy fence that actually makes it less visible as opposed to just pretty. This is both! The gaps aren’t huge which is lovely! But they are big enough that wind won’t be a huge issue (we are attaching to a cinder block wall, currently they are up with the stand provided - the stand alone would need some screws into ground for sure if it got windy). The finish looks great, the color matches our southwest vegas colorslook.