When You Should Consider Vinyl Fencing

by: Sally Hart

There are many reasons that vinyl fencing can and should replace your current fencing. Not only is it easy to maintain and stylish, but it could add value to your home if you install them around your property. As summers grow hotter and winters grow colder, many people prefer a low-maintenance fence that doesn't need to be repeatedly painted, mended or repaired. Below are the top five reasons why you should consider vinyl fencing today:

1.) A vinyl fence adds re-sale value: You may not wish to sell you house right now. But you should never say never—in a few years or even decades, you may wish to sell your house. Items that add beauty to the home and area easy to care for will add value to the home, ensuring a much higher selling price. One of those items is vinyl fencing. A vinyl fence is so elegant and easy to clean and maintain that many will wonder why they haven't installed on their property already.

2.) Vinyl fences never need painting: When your vinyl fence purchase arrives, it comes in the color that it will stay for the rest of its existence. If you ordered a white vinyl picket fence, then that fence will always stay that color. It will not fade in the sun. If it gets caked in mud due to rain or muddy puddles, a quick hose down with water and it will be like new again. You can spill paint or any other stains or dyes on it, and it will not pick up any color.

3.) Vinyl Fences don’t chip or get waterlogged: If you live in an area where it rains a lot, your wooden fences may need lots of care. You likely have to treat them at least once a year with a water sealer to make sure that stormy weather doesn't make the wood rot. Once wood begins to rot, not only is it discolored and unpleasant to look at, but it also can begin to weaken and fall apart. Vinyl fencing does not absorb water and will never rot or become water logged at all. No matter how much rain falls into your yard, your vinyl fence will look the same as the day it was installed.

4.) Vinyl fencing is strong: Even if you live in an area with hurricanes or tornadoes, your vinyl fence won't bend or snap in half like wooden fences would. It is made of heavy-duty and super-strong vinyl that is thick. The thickness of the vinyl makes it virtually impossible for anything to bend it in half or make it break. They are nearly indestructible and will likely last you a lifetime.

5.) Vinyl fencing comes in all shapes and sizes: We already mentioned picket fencing but did we also mention that vinyl fencing comes in patio and pool versions as well? If you want complete privacy, you can buy a large enough vinyl fence to where your neighbors can't see over or through your new fence. If you live on a ranch or farm, you can also buy and easily install horse vinyl fencing.