Unique Wooden Fences

Ideas for Unique Wooden Fences

Although wooden fences are thought of as traditional and plain, you can build unique wooden fences that offer style as well as substance. The key is to evaluate why you need a fence and come up with some ideas for making your fence more attractive and stylish. There are quite a few different styles of wooden fences you can choose from. The most simple type of fence is one with horizonal rails attached to posts spaced six to eight feet apart. This type of fence is used to define a boundary.

The picket fence is perhaps the most traditional of the wooden fences for residential suburban areas. A picket fence uses vertical rails, or pickets, rather than horizontal ones. The average height of a picket fence is four feet although yours can be shorter or taller depending on your needs. Another popular residential fence style is the privacy fence, also called the shadowbox or board on board. For this style fence, there are no spaces in between boards and the average height is six feet.

You can make any style fence more unique with fence post caps. There are many different styles of fence post caps from which you can choose. Examples include gothic, ball and New England. Perhaps the most unique style of cap is the solar cap. These caps use the energy of the sun to create light. This makes them ideal for driveways and swimming pool areas. If you want something more involved than fancy post caps, you may want to hire a contractor who is experienced in creating unique fences. Building a fence that is delightfully different is not just a practical construction job but a creative work of art.

When hiring a contractor for the purposes of building unique wooden fences, make sure the company you choose is licensed and bonded. You'll want to see pictures of work they've done before so you can get an idea as to whether or not they can fulfill your needs. You should also ask for references and a detailed estimate. You may even want to check with a couple different contractors before hiring one. Many contracting companies will give you a free estimate, which makes it easy to compare the rates and services of different ones before making your choice.

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Build a Curved Wooden Fence
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Family wants answers after 11-year old murdered
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How I Got Arrested at Occupy Oakland
Our own John C. Osborn offers a first-person account of being taken into custody by police during the latest Occupy Oakland protest. by John C. Osborn As I sat on a wooden chair in the lobby of the Oakland YMCA on Broadway, my wrists wrapped with tight zip-ties behind my back, I couldn't help but play through the events of the day. Watching as Oakland Police Department officers processed the ...

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Fence manufacturer a good neighbor in Folsom - Press of Atlantic City

Fence manufacturer a good neighbor in Folsom
Press of Atlantic City
In 1983, he bought out the owner and started Master Wire Mfg. By the late 1980s, the wholesale market for chain-link fence had dried up, Hefferon said. So he sold his weaving machines and began making fences for residential and commercial customers in .

Boy 'slipped through ride fence' - The Press Association

Boy 'slipped through ride fence'
The Press Association
Erjon Hyseni died after making his way into the path of the Go-Gator ride at a fair at Ducketts Common in Wood Green on May 12, 2009. Before the incident the two-year-old had been playing on the bouncy castle, known as the Fun Bag, where his father was .

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PAWS Park making strides - Santa Ynez Valley Journal

PAWS Park making strides
Santa Ynez Valley Journal
Still, the weeds along the park's fence line and on the hillside are pulled by hand. EURœThe park is a beautifully landscaped area, but the weeds eat it up,EUR Biarmonte said. EURœWhen I took over, I didn't know there were oak trees on the hillside because .

Contraband delivery from prison foiled - WOOD-TV

Contraband delivery from prison foiled
WOOD-TV
(WOOD) - Authorities foiled an apparent delivery of contraband to inmates at a southern Michigan prison. An adult drove to Eaton Rapids, picked up a juvenile relative and two of the teen's friends, and traveled to the Lakeland Correctional Facility in .

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