Fencing Equipment

PVC fence markets are posting rapid gains, prompting profile extruders to install new machines by the dozens and convert existing plants from pipe and siding production. New players are jumping in, too including makers of wood-filled composites. As occurred in PVC siding and windows a decade ago, fence profiles are now seeing explosive growth and rapid plant expansions, including conversions of entire plants from pipe, siding, and other construction profiles. (more…)

Drive across any city in the U.S. and you will see a broad range of ideas on what constitutes a picket fence. This is true because so many people are given information on the fly about building fences. The result is usually the same – a sagging, snaking, tonguing or leaning fence. With the cost of the average fence at about $22.00 per foot this is a sad result that no homeowner should have to live with.

One of the first design flaws in fence building is to believe that the vertical supports ( usually 4×4x8 treated pine ) can be set on eight-foot centers. This never works, unless cross braced, which adds additional cost to the design. The load is too great for the span and the fence eventually sags.  Always set your fence on six-foot centers with at least 2.5 feet of concrete at each vertical. We will assume your fence is on level ground, since hilly ground usually requires a professional. (more…)