Is Vinyl Privacy Fence Durable?

If you choose a vinyl privacy fence when you decorate your home, then your choice is correct, because its material is very durable, even if you don't have to worry about repairing it often, you only need to carry out basic maintenance. 

Characteristics

Today’s vinyl privacy fencing has five times the tensile strength of wood. It’s difficult to stretch or tear apart. Vinyl is four times more flexible than wood. For the most part, that’s a good thing, until the vinyl gets hot. Overheated vinyl privacy fencing can stretch and pop out of its brackets if you aren’t cautious about spacing posts and panels. During cold winter months, vinyl can be brittle and more prone to breakage. Titanium oxide is white, so vinyl privacy fences have traditionally been light-colored. Darker colors hold heat, so stretching has been an issue with dark-colored vinyl. Improvements in the manufacturing process are making it possible for manufacturers to begin to provide a wider selection of vinyl privacy fencing colors.

Recycled Materials

Vinyl fencing products are one type of plastic that you should avoid using recycled materials. The only exception is if the manufacturer recycles PVC trimmed during the extrusion process. Recycled plastics can introduce too many variables into the PVC mixture and can create a product that isn’t durable.

Special Considerations

Under normal circumstances, vinyl privacy fence materials are difficult to break. If you are hit hard, any vinyl will break, so you should not install this type of fence near the parking area. Care must be taken when trimming grass with weed food near the vinyl fence. Vinyl materials are not good for animals, although horses may chew on the horizontal fence and eventually destroy them. Some horse owners solve the problem by running a series of electric fences along the top rail to prevent their animals from rubbing against the fence.

Select from a complete line of vinyl privacy fencing products, ranging from privacy, pool and picket fences to horse fences and railing systems, in a wide array of styles, sizes and colors. Best of all, you’ll find all of the fencing products, accessories, and additions you need to truly customize your vinyl fencing. Made from 100% virgin vinyl with the most advanced materials available, our vinyl privacy fencing products are 20-50% stronger than the competition. It’s impervious to water and humidity and offers the industry’s best UV protection. It’s virtually maintenance-free and won’t chip, rot or crack. 

Vinyl was first introduced in the 1980s, vinyl fences last longer than wood, require little maintenance, and are not destroyed by wood enemies (termites, fungi, dry rots and fire).