Cleaning & Caring For Your Vinyl Fence Is Easy

The beauty of vinyl is that it’s maintenance free. Unlike wood, you will never need to paint or stain your vinyl fence which will save countless hours of time over the years. Having said that, once you invest in a vinyl fence you will want to take care of it to keep it looking fresh for years to come. Everything that is exposed to the weather and elements will start to look dirty and worn after a while if you don’t do some simple maintenance, and a vinyl fence is no exception. Here are 4 tips to help you care for and clean your vinyl fence.

1. A quick rinse with a garden hose

The easiest and quickest way to care for your fence is to attach a spray nozzle to your garden hose and give your fence a quick bath every month or two. This will rinse off surface dirt and ensure it doesn’t get caked on over the years. If you’ve let it go a little too long and have some especially tough dirt spots after rinsing your fence, keep reading!

2. A gentle bleach-based cleanser with a soft cloth

There may be some stubborn dirt spots that cling to your vinyl fence that need a little more elbow grease than a hose. In this case, a soft cloth with a mild bleach-based cleanser directly applied to the spot should easily remove it. Some brands we have used and like are SoftScrub and Mr. Clean. Varsol works well for extremely tough scuff marks, and a soft brush can also help with tougher stains. Just ensure that you do not use a stiff brush as it could scratch your vinyl fence. Please note that if you have a tan vinyl fence, you will not want to use a solution with bleach and we recommend testing any cleaning agent on a small, inconspicuous area of your tan vinyl fence to ensure that it does cause damage or discoloration.

3. The Magic Eraser

The Magic Eraser is a brand name cleaner that is like a sponge, and thus avoids the need for a cleanser and a cloth. Simply dampen the Magic Eraser and work away at your especially dirty spots. It works very well on eliminating the tougher stains and is safe for your fence. Please note that if you have a tan vinyl fence, you will not want to use a solution with bleach and we recommend testing any cleaning agent on a small, inconspicuous area of your tan vinyl fence to ensure that it does cause damage or discoloration.

4. Power Washing

If you have neglected your vinyl for some time and it’s in serious need of a bath, consider a power washer. The pressure from the water will be more effective in removing tough stains and dirt spots than a simple garden hose sprayer.

For Mildew:

In some parts of the country, mildew can be a problem with a fence. It will appear as black spots and usually begins to show up in areas where the rain doesn’t fall, such as under eaves and deck enclosures. For removal, try the following solution:

CAUTION: Greater concentrations may cause damage to the vinyl materials.

Mix together:
1/3 cup detergent (Tide, for example)
2/3 cup Trisodium Phosphate (Soilax, for example)
1 quart 5% Sodium Hypochlorite (Clorox, for example)
3 quarts of water

Wear some gloves and use this solution with a soft cloth or soft brush to remove the mildew spots. Please note that the chemical agents in this solution may be hazardous to the environment and your skin, so take care with both application and disposal.

With some simple maintenance, your vinyl fence will look fresh and new for many, many years to come. If you have any additional questions, please contact one of our fence consultants at 877-778-5733.

People are often looking for fencing ideas for their yard. Our customers are a creative bunch and have shared some inspiring photos along the way. Here are some pictures of creative fence projects to help give you some fencing ideas for your yard.

Product: Even Steven Vinyl Rail Fence or Simple Simon Vinyl Rail Fence

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The Even Steven was used for the Iowa State Fair. It was installed a special way to make it removable. Just remember that WamBam Fence is not designed to be moved, so this was a custom configuration!

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Larry has a beautiful home and property, and subtly defined borders with our 3-rail vinyl fence.

Product: Plain Jane Vinyl Yard & Pool Fence

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A customer took our 4ft high Plain Jane Fence, cut it down, and mounted it on a retaining wall to add a good looking way to create a barrier from people falling.

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Brian surface mounted his fence to keep his pool safe.

Product: Peeping Tom Vinyl Semi-Privacy Fence

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Lou didn’t care for the look of the Peeping Tom Fence so decided to customize it with some leftover pieces from a vinyl pergola he purchased.

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Wayne cut his Peeping Tom Vinyl Fence into a scalloped picket look and surface mounted on his deck.

Product: Jiminy Picket Vinyl Fence

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Mark shortened his Jiminy Picket vinyl fence and cut the pickets in a concave style (directions are included in the instructions).

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What a great looking vegetable garden with the vinyl Jiminy Picket fence!

Products: Steady Freddy Vinyl Fence & Nervous Nelly Yard & Pool Fence

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He tied the Nervous Nelly Vinyl Fence with the Steady Freddy Vinyl Privacy Fence to give a more open view at the front, but privacy from his neighbors.

Product: Curious George Vinyl Lattice Fence

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Jim in Colorado created a striking difference in his yard with the vinyl lattice top privacy fence beautifully positioned between brick pillars.

Product: Slim Jim Aluminum Fence & Handy Andy Aluminum Fence

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Brick pillars make classy corner posts for this aluminum fence.

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The subtle aluminum fence offers a great way to enclose a fabulous backyard.

Product: Steady Freddy Vinyl Gate

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A customer placed this gate within a brick wall. The brick wall is quite a bit different than typical fence posts, but the contrast of white and red looks nice.

We noticed a trend last year in which several dog daycare owners used our vinyl fencing for their dog daycare facilities. Our fence has a great surface mounting option and is quite flexible regarding installation. Because it’s a strong, professional grade vinyl fence to boot, it’s perfect for dog daycare owners who need to keep the pups safe, happy, and exercised.

We were pleased to see several pictures of the dog daycare fencing that our customers installed. We got a real kick out of a petting zoo facility in Toronto, ON that used our fence for their kangaroos!

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This dog day care in Grand Rapids, MI used the Plain Jane vinyl fence.

This petting zoo in Toronto used the Plain Jane Vinyl Fence to contain their kangaroos in the petting zoo.

This indoor pet fence day care facility in California created a beautiful place for the dogs to play with the Jiminy Picket vinyl picket fence

Canine Adventure Den Daycare in Vancouver BC Canada used the Steady Freddy Vinyl Privacy for their dog daycare fencing

If you have an indoor pet facility that is in need of a durable, professional grade vinyl fence, check out our vinyl fencing options or email us.

Here is a short video demonstrating how our vinyl fence posts are mounted on a concrete surface, which is the way the dog daycare fencing was done in all the above applications.

“We are proud to be launching a new line of no-dig fence available through resellers.”

Over the past few years, we have seen growing enthusiasm for no-dig fence. Our customers generally love our no-dig fence as proven by our rave reviews, and to date our website wambamfence.com has been the only place to get a complete no-dig fence kit designed for the DIY consumer. That is all about to change with us launching a new line of no-dig fence available through resellers.

The Evolution of No-Dig Fence

Initially we launched WamBam’s original no-dig fence line through online resellers like Home Depot, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale club. Despite good sales, we had a problem. Our no-dig fence was simply too complicated to sell through online retailers. Everything was sold a la cart, and customers were forgetting to order caps or posts or no-dig pipe anchors. Communicating this information was very difficult through these online platforms, and with their customer service representatives handling hundreds of thousands of skus, it was impossible to expect them to be knowledgeable on our no-dig fence. We had to pull back. We ultimately decided to sell our no-dig fence direct, because we wanted to learn how to better sell no-dig fence to the end consumer. By selling direct, we were able to hold customer’s hands, quote them on their fences, ensure they had what they needed and easily provide technical support. We have always tried to operate by answering the question, “What’s best for the customer?” and the answer to this question was clear to us regarding our decision to sell our WamBam Fence direct.

We also promised our resellers that we would take what we learned about no-dig fence to come up with a simplified program for resellers. Our first step was to learn how to sell general fence through online resellers in a way that is simple and easy to understand for the consumer. As a result, we introduced a pared down line of traditionally installed fence that is sold with 1 panel, 1 post, and 1 cap in a box. We brought this line (dubbed WamBam Traditional) to market in 2012 and the program has been very successful. With it’s success, we have also seen growing requests for a similar no-dig version.

Why No-Dig Through Resellers?

We love our No-Dig WamBam Fence, but we saw the opportunities for some improvement to the levelling donuts and a few other technical parts of the product. We created a new and improved version of our no-dig anchor kits and packaged products like our WamBam Traditional product- 1 panel, post, cap and mounting system in a box. It’s important for us to be able to partner with retailers for a few reasons. For one, resellers like Amazon.com and Homedepot.com offer free shipping, and this is something we can’t compete with on a couple panels of fence. By leveraging the logistics of these powerhouse resellers, customers can purchase smaller fence jobs with less shipping expense- and in many cases free shipping. Transit times can also be decreased to the west coast as well, as some of these dot com retailers stock our products in their warehouses.

Styles Available

At this time we are only offering 2 styles- picket and yard & pool, both 4ft high. We have plans for some 3ft no-dig picket fence and also hope to introduce privacy fence to this line as well.

How is it Different from WamBam’s Current No-Dig Fencing?

While this new no-dig fence line is still professional grade vinyl with a limited lifetime warranty, there are a few key differences other than different styles. The new no-dig line sold through resellers has the following differences:

WamBam No-Dig Sturbridge Vinyl Yard & Pool Fence

WamBam No-Dig Nantucket Vinyl Picket Fence

We are excited about this new line of fence and invite you to call us at 877-778-5733 if you have any questions. To see the products on our website, click the links below:

Now sold through resellers: No-Dig Vinyl Nantucket Picket Fence

Now sold through resellers: No-Dig Sturbridge Vinyl Yard & Pool Fence