Today's outdoor living
calls for privacy while adding character. The uses
of custom designed arbors, fences and ornamental structures
can enhance the natural settings and transform your
outdoors to a private room of beauty. Contact Underwood
Landscape for all your fencing needs.
To familiarize you with typical fencing solutions,
here's an overview of the five basic varieties
of fencing:
Ornamental
The first
step in erecting attractive, durable
fencing is to select
the type of fence that best
suits your needs. Each kind of fencing offers several
options:
Typically constructed of wrought iron
or galvanized steel, ornamental fencing creates
a decorative and secure perimeter line around a
property or area. Ornamental fences can be built
using brick to accent and further strengthen the
fence. It is paintable, corrosion-resistant, and
virtually maintenance-free. Styles include universal,
3-rail universal, picket, spear, 3-rail spear, and
staggered spear.
Privacy
Constructed of wood or vinyl, privacy
fences are typically six to nine feet in height,
and obstruct visibility from the outside of a property
or area to the inside. Privacy fences provide a
level of theft deterrence, sound dampening, and
prevent passersby from easily viewing the interior
fenced area. Privacy fences come in a variety of
styles, including shadowbox, arched, solid panel,
and lattice-top.
Wood
The traditional fencing material, wood fencing
is available in spruce, treated pine, and cedar.
Installation variations include wood posts, galvanized
steel posts, and brick posts or footings. Styles
include picket, shadowbox, ranch rail, lawn rail,
split rail, arched picket, scalloped picket, crossbuck,
and solid panel privacy. Wood fencing can range
from 3' to 9' in height. The wood can bestained,
varnished, watersealed, or painted for additional
protection
and durability.
Vinyl
PVC "vinyl" is a low-maintenance,
durable alternative to wood and ornamental iron
fencing. Available in a variety of styles, sizes,
and colors,a vinyl fence will never rot, warp, corrode,
rust, or require painting. We use heavy wall thickness
materials (23% thicker than standard vinyl fencing)
to ensure the durability and security of your fencing
for a lifetime.
Chainlink
Galvanized steel mesh fencing is a good
all-around solution to fencing needs such as access
deterrence, containing livestock and pets, and property
perimeter protection. Galvanized steel will never
rust, and rarely if ever requires maintenance. Chainlink
is the most flexible fencing material in numerous
ways, including virtually limitless height availability,
ease and cost-efficiency of installation, and its
ability to be installed on slopes and grades that
would require staggered installation with any other
type of fencing material. Additionally, chainlink
provides a low-profile boundary that does not block
visibility.
Other types of fencing include post and chain,
brick, cinderblock, barbed wire, pliable vinyl (temporary
fencing for construction sites, etc.), and glass
block. Other options include hinged gates, electronic
security gates, and rollaway gates. If you have
a specific fence in mind, give us a call! We would
be happy to discuss your ideas and help you find
lasting, attractive, and cost-effective options.
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