| "Strong fences make good neighbors", poet | | | | wood plastics. Fencing has never looked this |
| Robert Frost opined. However, property line | | | | sharp.* Longer Life Higher Costs.You get what |
| fencing where you end up with raw untreated | | | | you pay for. The better looks and longer |
| wood face, sharp protruding nails and 4" X 4" | | | | life of composite fencing is also going to |
| pressure treated support timbers and fencing | | | | cost you 30% to 50% more than vinyl fencing |
| post rails as your "view" takes the sheen off | | | | and about the same as cedar fencing.Vinyl And |
| neighborliness.Rules and regs dominate city | | | | PVC Fencing.Despite its practical advantages, |
| ordinances and homeowner associations, as | | | | constant coloring, no chipping and relatively |
| emasculated property owners are discovering. | | | | long life, PVC fencing can just be "too |
| House colors, even the plant species you pick | | | | plastic" for some neighborhoods. Homeowners |
| or when you mow your grass are coming under | | | | continue to turn to the many grades of vinyl |
| the watchful governance of everyone but you! | | | | fencing, however costs continue to rise in |
| Towns and cities, from Florida to California | | | | lock-step with oil and natural gas price |
| to New York, contend with a steady stream of | | | | increases. Some towns have gone as far as |
| complaints from home owners, bellyaching over | | | | banning vinyl fencing on "community |
| half-finished fences, where one neighbor gets | | | | aesthetic" grounds. Yet, a well installed |
| the "good finished side" and the other guy | | | | PVC fencing system can deliver a "finished" |
| gets the "raw side".Solutions? Local | | | | consistent look to both neighbors, and remove |
| governments waffle on imposing "absolutes" on | | | | any tension on the "raw side of the fence" |
| fence design and construction. However, the | | | | issue.Wood Fencing - Cost Competitive |
| marketplace has lost no time in delivering a | | | | Solution.Wood fencing systems give homeowners |
| wholly new and innovative class of fencing | | | | the most design flexibility and |
| system based on 2-sided fully finished | | | | affordability. Unless you're planning an "up |
| fences, in a range of materials and | | | | market" splurge with, say, cedar fencing, |
| looks.Solution Makers - Composite Wood | | | | you can comfortably incorporate structural |
| Plastic Decking Systems Going | | | | pressure treated fencing posts with 2-sides |
| Vertical.Remember the look of your friend's | | | | stained or paint finished wood uprights or |
| composite deck? Cool colors, next-to-zero | | | | even wood panels. With 2-sided wood fencing, |
| maintenance, robust strength and a lifetime | | | | you'll pay about 20% more for that |
| of expected wear and tear. These same | | | | good-neighbor seal of approval. Also, you'll |
| decking system manufacturers have turned | | | | be cleaning, staining and maintaining your |
| towards the "ugly fence" problem and now | | | | wood fencing system each year for as long as |
| deliver great fencing solutions that will | | | | you're located in your current home.Learn |
| keep you in good graces with our neighbor | | | | more about 2-sided fencing systems, including |
| after all.* Design Concept.Think lego-like | | | | composite, PVC, wood and more.Fencing Systems |
| design ease and simplicity. Composite | | | | To Know About: Panels For Upgraded Look: |
| fencing systems incorporate finished panels | | | | Robin Derry is publisher for a specialty |
| which insert into support rails, top and | | | | information site that gives solutions to |
| bottom. Even your fencing post is | | | | health, household, sport, travel and legal |
| constructed out of color-matching composite | | | | needs. |