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Posted by jtpr on March 6, 2008, 8:43 am
We want to put a picket fence up on our property. The purpose is to
simply define the property line. There are no animals or children to
keep out or in. There will be gardening going on inside of it and
likely growing over some of it. About 150' of length, 3' high.
The question is maintenance. The property is located in an historic
area of the NH seacoast across the street from the ocean. But the
house style is 1930's bungalow, most of the others being from the 16
or 17 hundreds. Obviously the most pleasing aesthetic choice would
be the wooden fence painted white. But I am over maintaining
something like that at this stage of my life. So we have looked at
vinyl and metal. Vinyl seems to choice we are going with now, but I'm
not totally crazy about it. Then I thought, it really doesn't need to
be white, could be natural. But I'm not sure what the ramifications
of that would be.
So, I'm looking for suggestions about this.
Here is a link to pics of the house:
http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/gallery/4465013_X6d5M/1/262605902_TDxPe
Thanks for any ideas,
-Jim
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Posted by Dan Espen on March 6, 2008, 9:09 am
> We want to put a picket fence up on our property. The purpose is to
> simply define the property line. There are no animals or children to
> keep out or in. There will be gardening going on inside of it and
> likely growing over some of it. About 150' of length, 3' high.
> The question is maintenance. The property is located in an historic
> area of the NH seacoast across the street from the ocean. But the
> house style is 1930's bungalow, most of the others being from the 16
> or 17 hundreds. Obviously the most pleasing aesthetic choice would
> be the wooden fence painted white. But I am over maintaining
> something like that at this stage of my life. So we have looked at
> vinyl and metal. Vinyl seems to choice we are going with now, but I'm
> not totally crazy about it. Then I thought, it really doesn't need to
> be white, could be natural. But I'm not sure what the ramifications
> of that would be.
> So, I'm looking for suggestions about this.
> Here is a link to pics of the house:
> http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/gallery/4465013_X6d5M/1/262605902_TDxPe
Nice house.
I'd go with white vinyl pickets and some landscaping.
I don't think any other color would work as well as white.
You've already got white railings in 2 places.
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Posted by J. Clarke on March 6, 2008, 10:03 am
Dan Espen wrote:
>> We want to put a picket fence up on our property. The purpose is
>> to
>> simply define the property line. There are no animals or children
>> to
>> keep out or in. There will be gardening going on inside of it and
>> likely growing over some of it. About 150' of length, 3' high.
>> The question is maintenance. The property is located in an
>> historic
>> area of the NH seacoast across the street from the ocean. But the
>> house style is 1930's bungalow, most of the others being from the
>> 16
>> or 17 hundreds. Obviously the most pleasing aesthetic choice
>> would
>> be the wooden fence painted white. But I am over maintaining
>> something like that at this stage of my life. So we have looked
>> at
>> vinyl and metal. Vinyl seems to choice we are going with now, but
>> I'm not totally crazy about it. Then I thought, it really doesn't
>> need to be white, could be natural. But I'm not sure what the
>> ramifications of that would be.
>> So, I'm looking for suggestions about this.
>> Here is a link to pics of the house:
>> http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/gallery/4465013_X6d5M/1/262605902_TDxPe
> Nice house.
> I'd go with white vinyl pickets and some landscaping.
> I don't think any other color would work as well as white.
> You've already got white railings in 2 places.
If it's "natural" then it's going to be gray after a while without
more maintenance than white paint would require.
Another option might be Trex or one of the other composite decking
materials that comes in white (or whatever color one prefers).
If he's willing to trade up front cost for low maintenance, he could
have it shot with white Imron--that should last for the rest of his
life and then some.
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--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
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Posted by Joe on March 6, 2008, 2:33 pm
> > We want to put a picket fence up on our property. =A0The purpose is to
> > simply define the property line. =A0There are no animals or children to
> > keep out or in. =A0There will be gardening going on inside of it and
> > likely growing over some of it. =A0About 150' of length, 3' high.
> > The question is maintenance. =A0The property is located in an historic
> > area of the NH seacoast across the street from the ocean. =A0But the
> > house style is 1930's bungalow, most of the others being from the 16
> > or 17 hundreds. =A0Obviously the most pleasing aesthetic choice =A0would=
> > be the wooden fence painted white. =A0But I am over maintaining
> > something like that at this stage of my life. =A0 So we have looked at
> > vinyl and metal. =A0Vinyl seems to choice we are going with now, but I'm=
> > not totally crazy about it. =A0Then I thought, it really doesn't need to=
> > be white, could be natural. =A0But I'm not sure what the ramifications
> > of that would be.
> > So, I'm looking for suggestions about this.
> > Here is a link to pics of the house:
> >http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/gallery/4465013_X6d5M/1/262605902_TDxPe
> Nice house.
> I'd go with white vinyl pickets and some landscaping.
> I don't think any other color would work as well as white.
> You've already got white railings in 2 places.
Add my vote to that. We have vinyl fences in quite a few neighborhoods
nearby and they look just fine. Wood fences always look beat up in
coastal areas after a few years although some service life can be
gained if you use an elaborate painting scheme. Bottom line is the
advantages of vinyl clearly outweigh the hassle of wood. HTH
Joe
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Posted by Robatoy on March 6, 2008, 9:43 am
> We want to put a picket fence up on our property. =A0The purpose is to
> simply define the property line. =A0There are no animals or children to
> keep out or in. =A0There will be gardening going on inside of it and
> likely growing over some of it. =A0About 150' of length, 3' high.
> The question is maintenance. =A0The property is located in an historic
> area of the NH seacoast across the street from the ocean. =A0But the
> house style is 1930's bungalow, most of the others being from the 16
> or 17 hundreds. =A0Obviously the most pleasing aesthetic choice =A0would
> be the wooden fence painted white. =A0But I am over maintaining
> something like that at this stage of my life. =A0 So we have looked at
> vinyl and metal. =A0Vinyl seems to choice we are going with now, but I'm
> not totally crazy about it. =A0Then I thought, it really doesn't need to
> be white, could be natural. =A0But I'm not sure what the ramifications
> of that would be.
> So, I'm looking for suggestions about this.
> Here is a link to pics of the house:
> http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/gallery/4465013_X6d5M/1/262605902_TDxPe
> Thanks for any ideas,
> -Jim
White.
Wood.
Paint... Rent an airless (a real one) and piss-coat the pickets with a
mix of 1/3 Penetrol, 1/3 mineral thinners and 1/3 McClosky white
marine enamel. Soak the ends into 1" on the bottom of a pail with that
mixture.
Let dry for a solid 24 hrs and then airless them all again with any
white oil-based enamel you can get a deal on.
You're good to go for a LONG time.
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> simply define the property line. There are no animals or children to
> keep out or in. There will be gardening going on inside of it and
> likely growing over some of it. About 150' of length, 3' high.
> The question is maintenance. The property is located in an historic
> area of the NH seacoast across the street from the ocean. But the
> house style is 1930's bungalow, most of the others being from the 16
> or 17 hundreds. Obviously the most pleasing aesthetic choice would
> be the wooden fence painted white. But I am over maintaining
> something like that at this stage of my life. So we have looked at
> vinyl and metal. Vinyl seems to choice we are going with now, but I'm
> not totally crazy about it. Then I thought, it really doesn't need to
> be white, could be natural. But I'm not sure what the ramifications
> of that would be.
> So, I'm looking for suggestions about this.
> Here is a link to pics of the house:
> http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/gallery/4465013_X6d5M/1/262605902_TDxPe