We’re thrilled to help customers plan their aluminum or vinyl fencing project, and don’t resort to any old school sales tricks. We believe our fence is a great solution for almost everyone, but in some cases it’s not and we have pointed people in other directions. We truly believe that what’s best for the customer is best for us.

We realize that it can be a shady world out there full of sales people who sometimes resort to old school tricks (would you like me to call you on Wednesday or Thursday?). We’re regular people with regular lives, and we’ve seen it all.

Our commitment to you, our potential customer, is that we will spend time with you on the phone or email and help you plan your fence project, but will never pressure anyone to buy our fence. This means that you can breathe easy when you request a quote or call us!

It’s helpful for us if you have certain information for us before you request a quote or call in. This helps us give you the most accurate quote possible, and if you need to change it down the road- no problem! We usually do multiple revisions for our customers. If possible, figure out the following:

1. The main purpose of your vinyl or aluminum fence.
2. The approximate dimensions of your yard that will be fenced in.
3. The number of gates you think you will need.
4. Whether or not your ground has a significant slope or not.
5. Your ground or soil conditions.

If you have this information handy, we can quote you most accurately. If you’re not ready for a quote and just have generic questions, no problem, give us a shout or shoot us an email. We’re happy to help in any way can.

Just remember that our vinyl and aluminum fence is designed for the DIY market. While it’s not easy to install per se, it’s much easier to install than traditionally installed fencing! If you’re not comfortable installing your own fence, many of our customers find a local home handyman or general contractor to do it for them. Even if they have no experience installing our fence, we haven’t yet seen a contractor who hasn’t be able to easily figure it out!

Thanks to all who participated in our annual photo contest. We are proud to announce our winners and want to extend them a hearty congratulations! You can view all contest entries and results here.

1st Prize: $500

Glen from Menominee, MI put up the ever popular Steady Freddy Vinyl Fence.

2nd Prize: $250

Beth from Chicago, IL applied some great filters to her pictures of the  Peeping Tom Vinyl Fence and the Tall Paul Ornamental Aluminum Fence.

3rd Prize: $100

Eric and Dawn in Avon, OH installed the classy looking Curious George Vinyl Fence.

Thanks to all our terrific customers for choosing a WamBam Fence, and sharing their experiences with us!

We know our vinyl is much better quality than the box stores, and we’re proud of the quality product we offer. However, we were pretty surprised recently when we delved a little deeper and took the actual weight of a couple of their panels and compared it to ours. Ours weighed 30%-40% more per foot! We knew our product was a lot more dense, but we were surprised that the weight was so much more.

Shining a flashlight in the rail of a box store panel shows how translucent and thin the vinyl is

Shining the same flashlight in a WamBam rail illustrates the thickness of the vinyl.

Since we notice fencing of all kinds when we drive around in our daily lives, we often see homes with box store fences that look translucent in the sunlight. In other words, they are so thin that the sun shines through. The price may be right, but the age old truth “you get what you pay for” holds true. This thin product will not last, which means you’ll have to replace it way sooner than you want to, resulting in additional time and money.

Just make sure you do all your homework when buying a vinyl fence. You want a product that will perform consistently over the lifetime of the product, and our lifetime guarantee gives that peace of mind. There are many great manufacturers in the fence industry that extrude a quality product, so even if you don’t choose our fence, just make sure that you choose one that will stand the test of time- and won’t act as an outdoor lampshade!

Voting for the 2012 Photo Contest begins now!

January may be a drab month for some, but here at WamBam Fence we like it because it means that it’s time for our annual photo contest.

The rules are simple:

1. We have chosen the top 25 submissions based on images, variety and overall project.

2. We have posted them to a special contest album on Facebook that can be found by clicking here.

3. The entries with the most likes are the winners. We have three cash prizes: 1st gets $500, 2nd gets $250 and 3rd gets $100.

Checks will be mailed to the winners within one week of the contest closing.

Good luck and happy voting!