Customer Reviews for M-D Building Products M-D 5 ft. Privacy Fence Slat Black

I was shorted in slats by at least a foot. I hope to get matching slats for tracks

These are good slots for what we needed

The product is good and easy to work with and easy to cut ! It’s a little more challenging to install in an older fence since first of all you have to straighten and realign the bent fence wire !! It would be a good idea to have the manufacturer/supplier find out how many feet of fencing that you are wanting to install the slats !? I purchased enough that covered 20ft of fencing which left 4 ft of the fence without slats !! It did not make sense to buy another full box of slats and only use one third of them ! Then you either have to take more time to try and sell a partial box, donate them, or throw them away which is a huge waste of time and money ! So, an order to fit the space would be best !

Easy to install, great quality and nice look to the yard.

I bought 16 boxes to complete my yard. Some were flattened more than others so when they were installed you now can see lines where different boxes start and end and it drives me nuts. Too labor intensive to remove and return but definitely will purchase a different product in the future.

Expensive. 6' way more expensive than 8'

This is an awesome product. Took my handyman and his helper 7 hours to complete, since my lot in the City is long and narrow and it's an old fence. Posted before and after pics.

Vinyl privacy fence was easy to assemble and trim. Forgiving system that lets you make changes along the way. Nice looking fence at a fair price.

Love the product. Easy to install and good coverage for what i wanted. Will definitely buy more to complete my project.

Pleasantly please with the quality , flexible material of slat. My fence looks so much better.

I wanted a way to obscure but not totally block the view of my chain link fence. This worked to the "T"! Once installed it has approx. 7/8" gap between each slat. Please note it comes with 3 locking channels that go at the bottom and covers about 15 feet horizontally. Easy to do once you get the rhythm down for the weave of the chain link. I installed mine with open areas between and created a pattern to obscure what I did not want to look at on the other side of the fence! However, it would look great covering the whole area as of now. While not a bargain solution, it is much, much cheaper than a vinyl fence. Slats are good quality and cut with construction scissors or metal shears easily.

Easy to install Provides privacy at my gates

Great product and super easy to install

Just installed about 6,000 of these at a local school. They are flexible enough to work well in damaged fencing and they really make the fence look great.

I did use my own instructions though. I moved the locking channel from the bottom to the top to minimize the accumulation of rain/sprinkler water and dust inside the channel. This drive gate replaced a walk gate and short run of standard chain link fence that had a similar slat product installed from about 20 years ago.

This was easy to install and looks great! Affordable and modern looking.

This product was just what we needed to make our chain link fence a solid fence. We spray painted the chain link black and this 52 ft section of fence looks great!

Nice improvement for the looks of the fence and helps define the border, however, eventually added fence screening to back of it to give any feeling of privacy. I would not go this route if had to use on more than 30 feet of fence due to the time and expense.

I don't know what was in the stock photo, but this isn't it. Fifty bucks plus time and you'd still have emote privacy with half a cardboard box. Turns out, I only needed 22x of the slats and now have enough spares to do half the neighborhood. But won't because it looks awful and you can at still see clear through. Partial credit because the view is a little obstructed, but would not buy again. And not just because there are no install instructions or bc I have dozens of leftover pieces for my install.

These slats are very flimsy plastic. The whole box of slats is lightweight. Individual slats are flexible and easily cut with tin snips. Because of this, these slats are easy to install. If your chain link is fairly straight, they go in quickly. If you have a top bar, that can get in the way of getting a slat started, or sliding it down into place. If you are using the lock guide rail at the bottom, the slats only go one direction, because the guide only has the lock tab on one side. You can reverse the guide rail to flip the slats. You don't need to use the bottom guide, but it can help to keep things in place. I used these slats for a 3 ft tall fence, so I got about 20 linear ft from it. Since you only get 10 ft of guide rail, half of mine didn't use the bottom rail. It's been weeks with a lot of wind and rain, and none of the slats have moved. Privacy is good, especially at a distance. These slats are a decent price and easily installed. Hopefully, they will last. Time will tell.

So easy to install and makes the fence look so much better.

Minimal learning curve, easy to install, even for a handicapped person. My landscaper tells me he has seen it on other people's fences for many years, if that speaks to how long it will last.

Was an easy install ! I put off far too long thinking my old (35 years plus) chain link fence and gate needed to be perfectly straightened out and pulled tight like new. As soon as I put on a double gate that cars had bumped into and had some rusted areas, my neighbors were so amazed! As was I! I am here to order more for my neighbor!

It very easy to put

Good quality, easy install, looks great.

This was a perfect purchase, I wanted a bit of privacy between our yard and the street next to our house. The best part was how easy it was to set up. My 10 & 13 year old boys enjoyed the project very much! I've had it for about 3.5 weeks and it looks brand new. It came out so good that i even order 2 more boxes to put on another section of my yard. This product exceeded my expectations, very pleased with the purchase!

They were very easy to install and they look great. They gave me just enough privacy around my pool.

Great product and on time delivery !

very poor made and not durable. was too loose in fence and fell right through. they did not lock into bottom row as it stated. would not recommend this brand

would recommend these fence slats. easy to install just time consuming. looks good.