Vinyl Picket Fences

Fences give you and your family a sense of security and privacy . They are also strong design elements which define a home’s outside appearance. Fences can be complicated to construct and maintain. Wood fences are attractive but high-maintenance. Untreated wood such as cedar, can be left alone to become silver-gray streaky. This is something that many homeowners don’t like. PVC Fencing Jeffrey’s bay Paint fences are neat and trim, but they become harder to paint as they age.

That’s where vinyl fences come in. Vinyl fences offer a high level of durability, low maintenance, and are very attractive. Vinyl fences can be left unpainted and treated because the vinyl is infused with their color. They keep their colors consistent from year to year, regardless of the season.

Basics of Building Vinyl Fence

Vinyl fences require an interlocking system. You must ensure that all components are included in the purchase to make a complete kit. Vinyl fences cannot be built by improvisation.

Vinyl Picket Fences

PVC Fencing Port Elizabeth Vinyl picket fences consist of anchor pipes, which are driven into the ground with a sledgehammer. Hollow posts can slide over the anchor pipe like sleeves. Two anchor pipes form a section in which one fence panel can be built: one rail at the bottom, one rail at the top, and multiple pickets that run through the two rails.

Vinyl Privacy Fences

Taller, six-foot vinyl privacy fences’ posts must be anchored into the ground with concrete, like conventional four-by-four fence posts. These posts are not sunk into concrete by an anchor pipe. A fence panel comes pre-assembled. It is one unit that does not require assembly.

Codes and Regulations

A permit may be required before you build your fence. If so, when the work is complete, an inspector must visit the site and close out the permit. All work must comply with local building codes. Consider legal issues like easements or zoning. Your local permitting department can advise you on local zoning and setback regulations that affect fence construction.

When to build your vinyl fence

You will have difficulty digging the holes for a privacy fence or driving the anchor pipes to a picket fence if the ground is frozen. Before you start construction, wait until the ground has thawed.

Fence-Building Safety

Call your Utility Locator when you dig on your land to locate any underground services, such as gas, water and electrical lines. PVC Fencing East London These services will have a color-coded spray coat that eventually wears away.