Archive for Home Improvement

DIY: Caring For Your Lawn During Drought

healthy lawn grass drought

Do It Yourself – Lawn Care – Right Fence Company – Greater Houston Area

 

Right Fence Company is aware that most of Texas is in serious drought.  Every time you watch local news or listen to local radio, you hear about new restrictions for water usage and conservation.  There are things you can do to support a healthy lawn, even without water or water restriction.  Watch here as Ron Hazelton gives you tips on lawn health during a drought.

 

As always, Right Fence Company, can also beautify your yard with a new fenceGo to our gallery to see what we can do for you.  Or get an estimate now and be on your way to a beautiful yard.

DIY – How To Stain Your Fence

Home Improvement – Right Fence Company – Greater Houston Area

 

After Right Fence Company installs your new cedar or pine fence, the next best step if to stain or weather seal it.  Note that you should wait three to four weeks before this process to allow your new fence to become accustom to the weather.  Staining and weather sealing is easy – and you can do it in just one weekend. Here’s how….

 

We suggest the following products:  Thompson’s® WaterSeal® Waterproofer Plus Clear Wood Protector is a superb product to now only waterproof your fence but to seal and protect it for the harsh Summer and Winter months.  For staining your fence, we suggest Thompson’s Exterior Wood Stains.  These affordable products will keep your fence looking relatively new year after year.

Vinyl Fencing Saves Money – Stays New

vinyl fence

Vinyl Fence Contractors – Greater Houston Area

I think it’s safe to say that you would be amazed at the look and longevity of a vinyl fence.  It out performs wood many times. Customers are switching out there old wood fence for the low maintenance, low cost option of vinyl.  Check out what these people thought about switching to vinyl….

 

“We’d never go back to wood!” says Irene Waldrip, property manager and past president of Twin Creeks South Poolside HOA. Her association was faced with replacing their wood fence after their painting contractor determined that repair and painting costs might not be justified because of the condition of the fence.

Vinyl Fencing Increased Unit Value

“After we finished painting the complex and installing a vinyl fence, a local realtor said he estimated that we had increased the value of each unit by $5,000. Our homeowners commented a lot more about the fence than they did the fresh paint. Everybody loves it.”

The problems with wood include termites, dry rot, fungus damage, splintering, cracking, peeling, fading, shrinking, warping, painting, sealing, replacing, repairing, rusting nails and on-going labor.

Eliminates Problems and Adds Beauty

As well as eliminating the problems associated with wood, vinyl continues to look attractive because the color is not just on the surface like paint. It goes all the way through so it can’t be scratched or worn off.

“We Love Our Fence…”

Mario Vargas from the Southwest YMCA in Saratoga, CA says, “We love our fence, it looks great! But what we like best is that it’s so strong and safe for the kids.”

Although there will always be a place for wood, vinyl simply out performs wood or iron which accounts for its rapid growth in the construction market. Within a few years it’s likely that many HOAs will be echoing the statement made by Irene Waldrip at the beginning of this article: “We’d never go back to wood.” (Continue reading here)

Switching to vinyl is as easy as Getting An Estimate. It’s affordable and it lasts so much longer than wood.  The fantastic news about vinyl is that it comes in any style or color that you can imagine.  Doesn’t the picture above look like wood?  It’s not!  It’s a vinyl fenceCall us and find out more today.

Here are some other styles of vinyl fencing that Right Fence Company can do for you….