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Category: Vinyl Fence
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When it comes to enhancing your yard’s privacy, security, and curb appeal, choosing the right fencing is essential. But getting a fence quote can be time-consuming and confusing. That’s why we created our Quick Quote tool — an innovative online fence calculator that gives you an instant fence quote in minutes. Whether you’re shopping for read moreA Buying Guide for Privacy Fence
A general overview highlighting the benefits of vinyl privacy fence.How to Surface Mount Zippity Fences
Our no-dig semi-permanent fences are designed to be installed into the ground using the included staking system. When trying to install them onto a pad of concrete or wood, then it will just take a little extra customization. *Note: If you have the All American or Newport Fence and would like help with surface mounting read moreCan I Paint this Vinyl?
This is a tricky question. While vinyl can be painted, it has the potential to come with many problems. First, it voids the warranty, and the paint may cause the vinyl to warp. Second, it requires a lot of paint to actually change the color. Third, you would be turning a virtually maintenance free product read moreHow To Clean Your Vinyl Fence
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 read moreAll About Surface Mounts (For Vinyl & Aluminum Posts)
Surface mounting is attaching a fence or screen to a solid surface. The surface could be a wood deck, concrete patio, sidewalk, or driveway. Any WamBam vinyl fence or aluminum fence can be mounted to a wood, or concrete surface using our vinyl surface mounts or aluminum surface mount post. Please see below for installation instructions read moreHow To Draw A Good Sketch For Your Friendly Project Consultant
Determining how much material you need for your fence project can be a bit confusing at times. That’s why WamBam has a friendly team of dedicated Project Consultants to help. We only want you purchasing what you need to successfully complete your project. No more. No less. Too much material will likely result in costly read moreSurface Mounting BL19042 Posts for Sturbridge, Nantucket, Westport, or Windsor Panels
We do not offer a dedicated surface mount for the posts that are used with our Sturbridge, Nantucket, Westport, or Windsor fences. If you are looking to mount your posts to a concrete surface like a patio or wooden surface like a deck, in short, you have two options: Surface mounting or core drilling. SB61000 read moreHow do I mount my vinyl fence rail to a pre-existing wall or fence?
To affix a panel to a wall, you will need to purchase vinyl fence brackets. Please see the spec drawings of your fence style to determine the size of brackets that you need. A. Place wall mounts evenly with fence rail spacing and secure with screws. B. Install fence panel rails into wall mounts and read moreWorking around a tree in your fence run
Sometimes it’s unavoidable to have an obstacle such as a tree in your fence line. Here is a tip showing what one customer did. However, we must caution that trees do grow. Please be really careful when attempting something like this, and leave room for the tree to grow. You would not want a growing read moreWhat is the wall thickness of your vinyl?
The thickness of the extrusions (posts, rails and vertical pickets or boards) in your vinyl fence can become an important consideration in your purchase decision. We’re proud to provide this information below and more specifically in our detailed specification drawings which are included in our instructions. Professional Grade Vinyl Vinyl Posts (4 ½ x 4 read moreHow do I deal with angles in my vinyl fence line?
For angles greater or less than 90 degrees, we highly recommend you purchase our vinyl angle helper kits. These kits are designed to fit into the channels of our posts and convert the grooved post into a flat surface. Once the Angle Helper Kit is installed, the end of the rail can then be cut read moreHow do I deal with low hanging roof lines?
During your vinyl fence install, you may find that you are unable to sleeve your vinyl post over your anchor due to a low hanging roof line. You can work around this scenario in one of three ways. Option One If possible, continue to pound the anchor lower into the ground just enough to accommodate read moreHow do I extend my vinyl fence panel if necessary?
A. If your anchors inadvertently were spaced too far apart, you can extend your horizontal rails using wood blocking cut to fill the void in the extruded cavity. B-D. Sleeve over your wood blocking by using the same size extruded vinyl. If you do not have any left over waste, please call us at 1.877.778.5733 read moreHow to trim down your vinyl fence panel for a custom fit.
This article addresses how to trim down your vinyl fence panels. We recommend prior to doing this that you first read this article on equalizing your fence sections. A. Measure distance between vinyl posts and cut to the measured length. B. Measure both top and bottom rail to ensure both are the same length before read moreHow do I equalize my fence sections to fit my overall fence run?
Very rarely will your fence sections all fit perfectly into your fence line. You have three options. You must consider these three options before installing your first anchor. Please note that the illustrations below are of vinyl fence panels, but the same principles apply for ornamental aluminum fence panels. BEST Solution A: Trim all fence read moreHow do I deal with sloping ground for my vinyl fence?
There are two ways to tackle a vinyl fence line with ground that slopes either up or down. You can either step them or slope them (sometimes referred as “racking”) Both are illustrated below. Because no other man-made vertical element in your backyard is generally installed with a noticeable slope, neither should your fence. That’s read moreHow do I determine the slope of my fence line?
Often the ground slope of your fence line will be much greater than you think it is. To understand how much of a fall your fence line has, run a level string line from the start to the finish of your fence line. You will need to compensate for this difference in height either equally read moreFree Shipping
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