Staining a wood fence can add beauty, protection, and value, but the work can be a real pain. The preparation and application takes time and effort:
1) Clean the fence with a pressure washer.
2) If necessary, scrape off the old paint and sand down rough areas.
3) Paint both sides of the fence with at least two coats.
In addition to the time and labor, there is a considerable cost of at least $3-$6 per foot for seal, stain/seal, or paint. The true pain is that this is a cost that recurs every 18-24 months, depending on the application.
The Cambium series vinyl fence from ActiveYards provides customers with the beauty of a real stained-wood fence, without the work. All Cambium privacy fences come standard with:
1) GlideLock – Exclusive technology that strengthens the fence
2) SolarGuard – Protects the fence from undue fading.
Since ActiveYards provides the best technologies in fencing, it can provide the best warranties; ActiveYards fences come standard with an industry leading lifetime transferable warranty, and the warranty covers all labor charges as well as product replacement. So although a vinyl fence may cost more up front, the value gained is well worth it.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Home Depot Fence Installations
As the economy worsens, many customers are tempted by low prices offered by contractors in the marketplace, only to find out that the contractor sacrificed quality in too many areas, resulting in a sub-par installation experience. Home Depot insulates its customers against these situations by offering:
1) Reliability – On-time, courteous, respectful installers
2) Quality Work – Licensed and insured professionals who will get the job done right the first time
3) Guaranteed – All fence installations are guaranteed for one year. Home Depot will stand behind the service performed.
4) Financing – Low monthly payments are available with approval on the Home Depot Consumer Credit Card or through the Home Depot Project Loan
1) Reliability – On-time, courteous, respectful installers
2) Quality Work – Licensed and insured professionals who will get the job done right the first time
3) Guaranteed – All fence installations are guaranteed for one year. Home Depot will stand behind the service performed.
4) Financing – Low monthly payments are available with approval on the Home Depot Consumer Credit Card or through the Home Depot Project Loan
Through rigorous quality control and a stalwart commitment to customer service, Home Depot offers its customers the best in quality products, installation, and service.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Aluminum Fence by ActiveYards - Beauty From Every Angle
ActiveYards has a whole new way to think about aluminum fencing. With a patent pending construction system called Corigin, the pickets and rails are connected from the inside, fortifying the core and building a fence that outperforms all other standard fencing. Corigin features a solid metal core that runs through the center of each rail to help it stand strong through the seasons.
What’s the biggest difference? No screws. With time and weather, screws on traditionally built aluminum fences can loosen, rust, or break. Corigin aluminum fence panels are designed with internal locking pivots that grip each picket of aluminum fence just as tightly as screws, without the wear.
A key to a beautiful aluminum fence panel is its ability to rack or flex to follow the natural slopes of a yard. Corigin allows ActiveYards fencing to rack farther so it can flex to angles that standard fencing just can’t.
With Solarguard, ActiveYards aluminum fencing won’t pale in the Florida sun. Solarguard is infused as the aluminum fence is created, helping to protect the color from the inside out.
ActiveYards Aluminum Fence complies with all architectural guidelines for communities in Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Nocatee, Fernandina Beach, Atlantic Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine, Orange Park, and Middleburg.
To schedule an estimate for your aluminum fence installation go to http://www.superiorfenceandrail.com/ or call 904-683-6349.
What’s the biggest difference? No screws. With time and weather, screws on traditionally built aluminum fences can loosen, rust, or break. Corigin aluminum fence panels are designed with internal locking pivots that grip each picket of aluminum fence just as tightly as screws, without the wear.
A key to a beautiful aluminum fence panel is its ability to rack or flex to follow the natural slopes of a yard. Corigin allows ActiveYards fencing to rack farther so it can flex to angles that standard fencing just can’t.
With Solarguard, ActiveYards aluminum fencing won’t pale in the Florida sun. Solarguard is infused as the aluminum fence is created, helping to protect the color from the inside out.
ActiveYards Aluminum Fence complies with all architectural guidelines for communities in Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Nocatee, Fernandina Beach, Atlantic Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine, Orange Park, and Middleburg.
To schedule an estimate for your aluminum fence installation go to http://www.superiorfenceandrail.com/ or call 904-683-6349.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Vinyl Fence Selection - ServiceMagic.com Article
Vinyl Fencing: The Last Fence You'll Ever Have to Buy
Vinyl fence is fast becoming one of the most popular fencing materials on the market. It's stronger and more durable than wood, never needs to be painted, resists graffiti, and usually comes with a lifetime warranty. If you're looking for the last fence you'll ever have to buy, take a peek at vinyl fencing. It might be exactly what you've been searching for.
Stronger and More Flexible
Maybe the most convincing reason to choose vinyl over wood is its strength and flexibility. Some manufacturers claim that fence made from vinyl is up to five times stronger and four times more flexible than comparable wood fences. This makes it ideal for just about any application, including fencing for your yard, your pool, or keeping your livestock at bay. Whatever you need fence for, vinyl does the trick.
Maintenance Free
Another big draw of vinyl fence is the fact that it's virtually maintenance free. Because it is one color through and through it will never need to be painted, and scratches and scrapes will never be a problem. In fact, vinyl actually resists paint, making vinyl fence "grafitti resistant" since any unwanted paint jobs are easily scrubbed off. Finally, because it's made of high quality vinyl, the only cleaning your new fence will ever need is a yearly hosing off with soap and water.
More Bang For Your Buck
For all of the above reasons, vinyl is perhaps the best deal you'll find when it comes to fencing materials. It may have a slightly higher initial cost, but the long term savings in terms of repair, painting and other maintenance expenses means that over the course of its lifetime your vinyl fence will run about 1/3 of what other materials, such as wood, will cost you. Add to that the fact that quality vinyl fencing almost always comes with a lifetime guarantee and its clear why many people choose vinyl for their fencing needs.
It Pays to Pay A Little More
As with most products, you get what you pay for with vinyl. That being the case, it's best to pay a little extra for higher end materials if you hope to avoid headaches down the road. Higher end vinyl fence is more sun resistant (a major source of brittling and cracking), thicker (so it will better resist cracks, dents and breakage), and will do a better job of handling extremes of hot and cold (the other big threat to vinyl products). If you go cheap with vinyl fencing you're almost guaranteed to experience one or more of these problems in the future. If you don't, you're literally guaranteed that your fence will last a lifetime.
Contact a fencing supplier or installer about which style, color, and grade of vinyl fence is going to be best for your needs. Once you find it, you can rest assured you're buying one of the most durable and maintenance free fences on the market.
Vinyl fence is fast becoming one of the most popular fencing materials on the market. It's stronger and more durable than wood, never needs to be painted, resists graffiti, and usually comes with a lifetime warranty. If you're looking for the last fence you'll ever have to buy, take a peek at vinyl fencing. It might be exactly what you've been searching for.
Stronger and More Flexible
Maybe the most convincing reason to choose vinyl over wood is its strength and flexibility. Some manufacturers claim that fence made from vinyl is up to five times stronger and four times more flexible than comparable wood fences. This makes it ideal for just about any application, including fencing for your yard, your pool, or keeping your livestock at bay. Whatever you need fence for, vinyl does the trick.
Maintenance Free
Another big draw of vinyl fence is the fact that it's virtually maintenance free. Because it is one color through and through it will never need to be painted, and scratches and scrapes will never be a problem. In fact, vinyl actually resists paint, making vinyl fence "grafitti resistant" since any unwanted paint jobs are easily scrubbed off. Finally, because it's made of high quality vinyl, the only cleaning your new fence will ever need is a yearly hosing off with soap and water.
More Bang For Your Buck
For all of the above reasons, vinyl is perhaps the best deal you'll find when it comes to fencing materials. It may have a slightly higher initial cost, but the long term savings in terms of repair, painting and other maintenance expenses means that over the course of its lifetime your vinyl fence will run about 1/3 of what other materials, such as wood, will cost you. Add to that the fact that quality vinyl fencing almost always comes with a lifetime guarantee and its clear why many people choose vinyl for their fencing needs.
It Pays to Pay A Little More
As with most products, you get what you pay for with vinyl. That being the case, it's best to pay a little extra for higher end materials if you hope to avoid headaches down the road. Higher end vinyl fence is more sun resistant (a major source of brittling and cracking), thicker (so it will better resist cracks, dents and breakage), and will do a better job of handling extremes of hot and cold (the other big threat to vinyl products). If you go cheap with vinyl fencing you're almost guaranteed to experience one or more of these problems in the future. If you don't, you're literally guaranteed that your fence will last a lifetime.
Contact a fencing supplier or installer about which style, color, and grade of vinyl fence is going to be best for your needs. Once you find it, you can rest assured you're buying one of the most durable and maintenance free fences on the market.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Replace, Repair, Maintain Rundown Fencing
Dream homes are built one feature at a time, and too many homeowners fail to appreciate and take care of the assets their home has. Although a rundown fence may not hinder your everyday life in the same way a broken washing machine, drafty windows, or a clogged drain might, but your rundown fence is a wasted opportunity to maintain your home’s distinctive features and amenities. A yard without a fence is just grass waiting to be trampled on by neighborhood kids or leered at by nosy neighbors. With a fence, your yard becomes an outdoor home with privacy and security. And ambiance. Here’s what you need to know to motivate yourself to finally start taking care of your rundown fencing.
Fence Maintenance, aka Fence Repair Prevention
Your wood fence may show preliminary signs of stress with discoloration, splintering, or warping. Did you seal your fence last year? Do you live in a humid climate? Too many homeowners, especially in today’s economy, are putting off their fence sealing till next year, quite possibly with costly consequences. Once wood fence panels have reached even a moderate state of deterioration, the only viable remedy will be to replace the affected panels. Interestingly, the average cost of both fence sealing and fence repair is just over $500, but the final result is anything but the same. Once you let your wood fence reach a state where repairs are needed, these replacement panels will return your fence only to a manageable state, while wood fence sealing will return your fence to like-new condition.
Fence Repairs: Don’t Get Frustrated or Overwhelmed
If you do need repairs, you may find it harder than you imagined to get professional, reasonably-priced service. The best fence contractors tend to stay where the most money is in fence installation. But there are diamonds in the rough for most cities and locations. Don’t get suckered in by the person who knocks on your door and claims to be able to give you a deal because “they’re in the neighborhood” or “have extra materials from another job.” Ask for their business card and, then, tell them you’ll follow up. Never hire them on the spot or give them money that day. Check out their business. Usually, their credentials will fall through upon investigation.
Rundown Fencing and Curb Appeal
Many homeowners neglect their aging fences because they have no pets, no children, and other things on which to spend their money. But a rundown fence is a pox on the entire house that causes guests, passers-by, and neighbors to think the rest of the house is rundown and the owners lazy. If you live within the parameters of a HOA, you may have no choice but to mend or replace the fence. And for good reason: a rundown fence may affect the property values of your neighbors’ homes, not just your own. When it comes time to sell your home, you won’t leave the fence as is. You might as well try to sell your car with chocolate and soda stains on the floor and caked-over mud on the windows and body. Since you’ll eventually need to repair or replace your fence anyway, you might as well do it this year and start enjoying your new fence now.
Long-Term Replacement Fencing: The Last Fence You’ll Ever Need
Many homeowners avoid this logic because they mistakenly believe the sooner they install a replacement fence, the sooner this new fence will need maintenance and repairs. New fencing products remove this concern. Vinyl and aluminum residential fencing doesn’t require annual maintenance and needs only a good pressure-washing to stay clean and shiny. In fact, some of these fences are so tough the manufacturer will market the product as the last fence you’ll ever need, with a warranty to match. Your new vinyl or aluminum fence may not have the same classic look, but it will still look substantially better than your dilapidated wood fence. Instead of being seen as lazy or negligent, you can claim your new fence is green, as it eliminates the need for sealing products with volatile organic compounds.
Fence Maintenance, aka Fence Repair Prevention
Your wood fence may show preliminary signs of stress with discoloration, splintering, or warping. Did you seal your fence last year? Do you live in a humid climate? Too many homeowners, especially in today’s economy, are putting off their fence sealing till next year, quite possibly with costly consequences. Once wood fence panels have reached even a moderate state of deterioration, the only viable remedy will be to replace the affected panels. Interestingly, the average cost of both fence sealing and fence repair is just over $500, but the final result is anything but the same. Once you let your wood fence reach a state where repairs are needed, these replacement panels will return your fence only to a manageable state, while wood fence sealing will return your fence to like-new condition.
Fence Repairs: Don’t Get Frustrated or Overwhelmed
If you do need repairs, you may find it harder than you imagined to get professional, reasonably-priced service. The best fence contractors tend to stay where the most money is in fence installation. But there are diamonds in the rough for most cities and locations. Don’t get suckered in by the person who knocks on your door and claims to be able to give you a deal because “they’re in the neighborhood” or “have extra materials from another job.” Ask for their business card and, then, tell them you’ll follow up. Never hire them on the spot or give them money that day. Check out their business. Usually, their credentials will fall through upon investigation.
Rundown Fencing and Curb Appeal
Many homeowners neglect their aging fences because they have no pets, no children, and other things on which to spend their money. But a rundown fence is a pox on the entire house that causes guests, passers-by, and neighbors to think the rest of the house is rundown and the owners lazy. If you live within the parameters of a HOA, you may have no choice but to mend or replace the fence. And for good reason: a rundown fence may affect the property values of your neighbors’ homes, not just your own. When it comes time to sell your home, you won’t leave the fence as is. You might as well try to sell your car with chocolate and soda stains on the floor and caked-over mud on the windows and body. Since you’ll eventually need to repair or replace your fence anyway, you might as well do it this year and start enjoying your new fence now.
Long-Term Replacement Fencing: The Last Fence You’ll Ever Need
Many homeowners avoid this logic because they mistakenly believe the sooner they install a replacement fence, the sooner this new fence will need maintenance and repairs. New fencing products remove this concern. Vinyl and aluminum residential fencing doesn’t require annual maintenance and needs only a good pressure-washing to stay clean and shiny. In fact, some of these fences are so tough the manufacturer will market the product as the last fence you’ll ever need, with a warranty to match. Your new vinyl or aluminum fence may not have the same classic look, but it will still look substantially better than your dilapidated wood fence. Instead of being seen as lazy or negligent, you can claim your new fence is green, as it eliminates the need for sealing products with volatile organic compounds.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Aluminum Fence - 3- Rail Alternating Picket
Pictured Here is our "Amethyst" aluminum fence, shown in 4'H black. With Corigin Aluminum Technology, the pickets and rails connect from the inside, fortifying the core and building an aluminum fence that outperforms standard aluminum fence products. It's a smarter design that makes ActiveYards the strong, beautiful choice for your yard.
6'H VInyl Fence - White Semi-Privacy
Pictured Here is our "Yarrow" semi-privacy vinyl fence, shown in 6'H white with New England style post caps.
6'H Vinyl Shadowbox - Sand
Pictured here is our "Wisteria" series shadowbox vinyl fence, pictured here in the sand color.
Aluminum Fence - 3-Rail Open Top, Bronze
Pictured here is our favored "Slate" aluminum fence. This aluminum fence is shown in the bronze color, with a 3-rail open top look.
Jacksonville's Premier Fence Company
Our North Florida Headquarters is located in Jacksonville, Florida. At this facility, we manufacture high quality vinyl fence and aluminum fence products and maintain a significant inventory of raw products and finished fence products. From this location, we serve the greater Duval county metro area, as well as Nassau, St. Johns, and Clay counties.
There are seven other locations of Superior Fence & Rail located throughout Florida, with our main division operating out of Seminole County near Orlando.
Wherever you are located in Central and North Florida and whatever your fence needs, Superior Fence & Rail can assist you! Call us today for a Superior Quality built fence!
There are seven other locations of Superior Fence & Rail located throughout Florida, with our main division operating out of Seminole County near Orlando.
Wherever you are located in Central and North Florida and whatever your fence needs, Superior Fence & Rail can assist you! Call us today for a Superior Quality built fence!
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