Combining Colors for a Unique Look

Color Combinations Add a Distinct Appearance to Trex Fencing

 

Trex Fencing with dark brown posts and rails and tan pickets

 

A popular alternative to using a single color for a Trex fence is to integrate more than one color into a fence design. With three color options, this gives a customer a large number of combinations that could compliment a property’s specific color scheme.

 

The most popular combination is what one of our customers dubbed “peanut butter cup.” This combination uses Woodland Brown posts, top rails, and bottom rail covers with Saddle pickets. Because Trex fencing components are not pre-assembled as fixed panels, combining the elements is easy to create this distinct two-toned appearance. To create a similar look with a wood fence would be difficult because painting or staining would have to be done in two phases and require a significant amount of covering to protect from over-spray of the alternating colors.

 

Peanut Butter Cup Trex Gate with picture frame Peanut Butter Cup Trex Gate with no picture frameWe have had requests to build gates with two different options. If you are considering any combination of colors and are ordering pre-built gates, be sure to specify how you want the uprights to look. One option is to use Saddle on the sides of the gates to exactly emulate the look of the fence where pickets are all the same color right up to the posts. The other option is to create a “picture frame” look so the gate stands out from the rest of the fence.

 

Here are some examples of other combinations using all three Trex Fencing colors: Saddle, Winchester Grey, and Woodland Brown.

 

 

Trex Fence with Dark Brown Posts and Light Brown Pickets

 

 

 

 

Recent Projects with Unique Applications

Trex Fencing is Versatile and Compatible with Various Materials

 

We love project photos and it’s always interesting to see how customers use their creativity to come up with unique designs using the Trex fencing product. Here are some recent examples of these types of projects.

 

Bamboo used as pickets for a fenceTrex Fencing with Bamboo. For this particular installation in Miami, Florida, the homeowner wanted a completely distinct look and chose to combine Trex fencing with bamboo in between the posts and rails. This gave the fence some transparency with a combination of finished and rustic elements.

 

 

 

 

 

Trex Fence Posts with Ornamental Panels Around PoolTrex Posts for a Pool Fence. Previously, we’ve highlighted how good Trex posts look with ornamental metal panels. Here’s an example of an installation near Clovis, California around a pool where the Trex posts provide a substantial and colorful appearance to compliment the iron panels. The contractor easily attached the panels to the Trex posts using mounting brackets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security and privacy fencing for charging stationTrex for Utility Enclosures. The industrial look of utilities such as HVAC units or electrical chargers can feel out of place or distracting to the eye in areas where aesthetics are important. Fencing or screening helps to cover the view of these machines and Trex is particularly appealing as a solution because it provides full opacity and an attractive finish. Here is an example of a utility enclosure in Nevada using 8′ tall Trex fencing. The other side has gates to allow access to the equipment.

 

 

 

 

Panera Bread Dumpster Enclosure Using Trex GatesTrex for Dumpster Gates. Like utility enclosures, Trex is often specified by architects for dumpster gates specifically for the reasons of aesthetics and durability. Here is a project for a Panera Bread location in Boardman, Ohio. In this case, the opening was approximately 16 ft., so the contractor built a welded back frame and used Trex fencing on the front. The interlocking pickets were attached to the frame using self-tapping screws and then the fasteners were covered up by the rails.

 

 

 

Case Study Spotlight: UTA TRAX Light Rail Train Sound Barriers

TRAX Light Rail Train passing in front of Trex Fencing

We have published details regarding a large fencing project for a light rail train system in Utah: UTA TRAX LRT Fence Project. This case study provides insight into the application of Trex Seclusions fencing as an alternative to masonry.

 

Cost, privacy, durability, and aesthetics were some of the most important factors in the decision-making process. Trex fencing was selected in 2011 by the Utah Transit Authority in conjunction with a design-build project submitted by Kiewit-Herzog-Parsons, a Joint Venture.  The installation was completed in 2013. Approximately 18,000 linear feet of fence was installed in heights from 6 ft. to 12 ft. tall.

 

Trex is uniquely positioned in the fencing category. Its distinct design ensures full opacity because the interlocking picket system does not create gaps as is common with wood or other composite fences. The density and thickness of the material also provide a level of durability that other manufactured products such as vinyl cannot offer.

 

The case study demonstrates the overall process of selection. For more specific details, please contact a Trex Fencing representative.

Attaching Trex Posts to Walls and Pillars

Fence posts mounted on top of wall and to side of wall

 

While most fence posts are set in the ground in concrete footings, sometimes posts need to be mounted on top of walls or attached to pillars. With Trex, it’s easy.

 

Trex Post Pipe Mount

Trex post mounted on wall with embedded pipe

Trex Post Tower Mount

Trex post mounted on wall with tower

Trex post attached to pillar

Attaching a Trex post to a brick pillar

Although a Trex post is strong enough to stand alone without internal supports, the fact that it is hollow allows it to act as a sleeve when the situation calls for it. This is a perfect solution when you want to put the fence on top of a concrete wall. Using a pipe embedded into the wall or a tower with a base that can be fastened to the wall, a Trex post can easy slide over the internal attachment to hide it and to secure the fence posts.

 

Instructions on how to attach the Trex posts with embedded pipe and towers are available in our technical center. Please note: there are multiple ways that posts can be mounted on top of walls. These are simply two of them. In all cases, you should evaluate whether your wall can support the weight of the fence and the lateral pressure from force such as wind. In the case of a wall that is too thin or too shallow, an embedded pipe could break out of the side of the wall if heavy winds push against the fence.

 

As we’ve pointed out in other posts, Trex is often used for perimeter fencing where the fence runs between brick pillars or other types masonry columns. If the desired effect is to attach the fencing directly to the pillars, one method is to rip a Trex post in half and use a 2×4 to mount it to the pillar. Here are instructions for this method. The same principle applies to an exterior wall where a post is to be attached to the side of a building or similar structure.

 

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