An apparatus to fill vertical gaps between pickets. The apparatus comprising a privacy strip and a privacy tip. The privacy strip configured to occupy the vertical gaps found between at least two parallel and vertical pickets between the top stringer and the bottom stringer. The privacy tip configured to occupy the vertical gaps created above the top stringer and between at least two parallel and vertical pickets. The privacy strip is integrated into the privacy fence by inserting a first side of the privacy strip into the top of the bottom stringer, bending out, and then inserting the second side of the privacy strip into the bottom of the top stringer. The privacy tip is integrated into the privacy fence by sticking a first wedge side into the top stringer.