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For hundreds of years ornamental fencing has enhanced the architectural beauty of homes, buildings and churches. Originally fashioned from wrought iron designed and forged by blacksmiths, today's ornamental fencing is crafted using modern materials and current production techniques. Steel or aluminum components are fabricated into sections using fasteners, locking rods, or welding. Once you determine your requirements, you'll find it's easy to select the appropriate ornamental fence for your application.

Match the design to your security requirements

Ornamental fencing can provide many levels of security for residential, commercial or industrial applications. The right combination of fence height, picket spacing, fence style, and material components can provide the protection you need.

Residential Applications

Keeping pets and children in the yard, or out of an attractive hazard such as a pool, are common objectives. Your local building code may specify required fence height or product features to alleviate safety concerns.

• Most residential ornamental fences come in heights ranging from 3’ to 6' high.

• All ornamental fences can be designed with pickets above the top rail or with the top rail covering the tops of the pickets.

Commercial & Industrial Applications

Attractive security is the predominate objective for business installations.

• Fence should be at least 6' high.
• Various styles, rail configurations, and picket tops can be added to stop access or egress.

Consider the opportunities for customizing
 

Ornamental fencing gives you the unique ability to create an individualized installation that enhances your architectural design. Rings (circles situated between the horizontal rails), finials (pickets tops) or other adornments add interest and style, so your fence becomes an expression of your own distinctive taste.

Don't forget the gate
 

It's the most important part of your fence and since it's also the only moving part, the gate is susceptible to sagging, sticking, or slipping out of alignment. Properly engineered gates use special gate hardware to help maintain proper operation, and meet security and safety concerns.

• Gates are available to match or contrast your ornamental fencing

• Many projects showcase the gate as the centerpiece of the property, while other projects require the gate to blend with the ornamental fencing selected

• An arched gate or gate column can enhance the finished look of your project
• Electric operators can be added for easy gate operation and improved access control
• Swimming pool fencing codes require all gates to be self-closing and self-latching to protect small children

Picket, post and rail sizes are critical

The size and weight of pickets, posts, and rails will determine the strength of your ornamental fence. Any combination of larger pickets, posts, and rails makes a fence more stable and secure. The tradeoff is that increasing the size and weight of these components will also increase the cost. A properly engineered fence system will balance these considerations for the job at hand.