Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Different Fence Styles

A house can be secured by providing a fence around the property.  It will also help in defining privacy to your own property.  While it keeps out animals or pets and neighboring children from your yard, it definitely put in more value to your property.  There are several reasons why fence is necessary to add to your property.  But you have to be creative in choosing the right kind of fence styles that should harmonize and give a balanced proportion to your home.

There are a lot of fence styles which will enhance the beauty and appearance and at the same time marks the boundaries of your property.  Choosing fence styles with its corresponding materials needs a few considerations in matters of your budget and the symmetrical proportion it has to do with the rest of your house.  Be aware that fence styles do not come cheap but you will be assured that it will definitely last for a long time.

Before you decide for the right fence styles you are going to have, the final choice must be done after checking the local building codes and the zoning requirements you have to fulfill.  Your locality may require specific height and style for fences.  The material to use in putting up a fence may be varied; from wood to metals, to steel or aluminum and even to materials made of plastic or vinyl.  Whatever kind of material you choose for your fence styles may have its own strength but has its own weakness too.  The fence is one of the property structures that are always exposed to all kinds of weather conditions.  

Wood – this is one kind of fence material that is inexpensive.  You can easily choose the kind of fence styles you want to do.   Fence styles can be very easy on wood material as you carve or sculpt them into the kind of fence you like.  You can put up a 6 feet high wooden fence or a short picket fence that can function and suit well to almost any type of house. 

Wood fence has its own strength as there are some kinds of woods such as redwood and cedar that can endure and resist all kinds of weather extreme.  Yet the maintenance it requires to keep them looking fresh will somehow make it expensive in the end.  But with yearly maintenance of painting and staining, wood fence will make your fence appear beautiful and appealing. Wood fence styles will somehow give your home and the rest of your yard a rustic and classic look.

Metal or aluminum – this kind of fence styles can make your home look elaborate but elegant and at the same time more functional.  The least expensive kind of metal fence is the chain link.  A wrought iron or aluminum fence can also give you a functional and classic look.  It encloses your yard and the rest of your property but still gives an air of friendliness.  This kind of material is quite expensive to install but it only requires minimum maintenance through the years.  Usually combined with stone posts, metal or aluminum fence gives you a durable and permanent structure and provides you elegance and conventional beauty to your property.
Vinyl – this is a new kind of fencing material that is available in different kinds of colors and designs.  It is a finished product based on the standard wood dimensions.  Considered to be weather resistant, it is also maintenance free.   With its raw materials from recycled plastics, vinyl fence styles are highly environment friendly.  When the old problem of color fading and crumbly texture has been eliminated, the demand for vinyl fence has significantly grown up.

Proper installation is necessary in order to have a long lasting fence.  Whatever kind of fence style and materials you choose; building a fence spells hard work and commitment. 

2 comments:

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  2. This is such a good post. Thank you for sharing this information. Keep it up!

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