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Need |
Common Problems |
Best Fencing suggestions: |
Privacy |
Your home is close to a neighbor's house.
Your home backs up to busy road/sidewalk or other public area. |
You need to look at styles of fence which will screen or breakup the
line of site onto your property. There is a perfect fence for any
situation.
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Security |
Location to heavy trafficked area.
Previous Security Problems
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A high fence with limited horizontal rails (so people can not climb over
using rails) can offer some degree of security.
You should also remember to review your present or planned landscaping
choices and maintain clear line of sight to all areas of property,
especially around swimming pools. Do not provide any areas that are
obstructed from view from your home. We recommend:
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Contain Pets |
To define a back yard area which will keep your dog from injuring
themselves and others.
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Many styles are available specifically designed for this situation. The
First step is to determine if your pet(s) is a jumper and then to pick a
height, which will prevent them from jumping over. The next choice is
for appearance and any other need(s) on this list.
We recommend for smaller dogs:
- Styles mentioned above as long as vertical member spacing does not
allow pet to pass through.
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Contain Larger Animals (Livestock & Horses) |
Define grazing area or establish other corral needs.
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A fence for this purpose must be high enough to deter the animal form
trying to pass over or under it. This Fence must standup to brushing and
bumping by animals. We recommend: |
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Fence Material |
Pros |
Cons |
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Aluminum |
- Maintenance free
- Long Life
- Strong when compared to other materials
- Do-it-yourself installation options
- No painting or staining
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- Can Sometimes get scratches and dents in heavy trafficked areas,
although replacement parts are available and easy to install.
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PVC |
- Last almost forever
- No painting or staining
- Weathers well
- Scratches do not show on solid wall extrusion PVC (the only kind
Fence City offers)
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- In some application PVC might not have the strength of wood or
aluminum.
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Wood -picket/privacy |
- 100% Natural
- Many Custom configuration not found in PVC and Aluminum
- Easily repaired
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Wood Post and rail |
- 100% Natural Easily repaired
- Strong and takes animal abuse well
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Chain Link |
- Quick installation
- Requires almost no maintenance (Vinyl coated)
- Ages well
- Available for extremely high application (8+ feet)
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- Appearance may not fit all sites.
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