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Fence Bracket Angle Adaptors

September 12, 2016Edmund Rose

How to accommodate angles in your fence line

Description and examples of angle adaptors for fence bracketsIn a previous post, we wrote about how easy it is to slope a Trex fence upward or downward. Because of the unique shape of the Trex fence bracket and the ability to cut rails and adjust pickets, even extreme slopes are manageable. But what if you need to angle your fence side-to-side? Not every change in a fence line comes off a post at 90 degrees. That’s where the Trex Angle Adaptors come in. They attach to the Trex Fence Brackets to give customers a wide variety of options including compound angles (side-to-side combined with up-and-down). Angle adaptors allow for ranges within 22.5 degree increments:

 

  • 0-22.5 degrees: no angle adaptor necessary
  • 22.6-45 degrees: use one angle adaptor
  • 45.1-67.5 degrees: use two angle adaptors
  • Note: once you approach 90 degrees, the fence brackets would typically be moved to a perpendicular post face.

 

Just like sloped fence lines, once the angles have been determined cut the rails to the appropriate angles to allow them to stay tight against the posts.

 

Reducing the visibility of screws and brackets was an important consideration in the development of the Trex Seclusions fence product. Even with an angled fence line, the angle adaptors, brackets, and screws that are used to attach them are well hidden and cannot be seen externally once the rails are cut and attached.

 

The wedge-shaped adaptors are made out of the same tough, glass-filled nylon material as the fence brackets and are easy to install. For instructions on how to use them, download a copy of the fence installation guide.

 

Use Angle Adaptors for fences that don't make 90 degree turns

Filed Under: Composite Fence, Materials, Selling Points, Technical Details Tagged With: Angle Adaptors, Fence Angles, Fence Brackets

Attaching Trex Posts to Walls and Pillars

November 12, 2015Edmund Rose

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.

 

Filed Under: Fence Posts, Installation, Technical Details Tagged With: Attaching Fence to Pillars, Concrete Wall, Fence Posts, Instructions, Wall Attachments

2014 ASLA Meeting and Expo, Denver

November 7, 2014Edmund Rose

VISIT US AT 2014 ASLA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO IN DENVER, BOOTH 701

If you are a landscape architect that is attending the annual meeting and expo in Denver this month, you should have received a mailer. We will be exhibiting with product samples and representatives that can answer your questions. Many of you may also be using architectural resources such as CADDetails. Stop by and we can discuss how Trex fits into your design plans.

 American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting and Expo 2014Trex® Fencing for Landscape Architects, a new way to do fencing with innovative design and lasting durability

Outdoor living has extended to the perimeter. Enhance your customers’ landscaping with natural appeal and low maintenance. Coupled with a trusted name brand and a 25-year warranty, Trex® fencing is the property improvement solution for residential, commercial, development, government, and specialty projects.
Trex® fencing offers clients:

 

  • Natural wood-like resemblance
  • Neighbor friendly design; privacy board-on-board
  • Low-maintenance: no painting or staining
  • Resists insects: won’t rot, warp, or splinter
  • Heights up to 12’

 

 

Trex Fencing for ASLA Post

 

Filed Under: Composite Fence, Eco-Friendly, Selling Points, Technical Details Tagged With: American Society of LandScape Architects, ASLA Meeting and Expo 2014, Green Building, Resiliency

ASLA Expo and Meeting 2014 in Denver

October 13, 2014Kelley Neel

ASLA Expo 2014 in Denver

American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting and Expo 2014We will be exhibiting again at the American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting and Expo this year. The event will be held in Denver from November 21-24, 2014.  The annual meeting is attended by members of the landscape architecture professional community who, in addition to receiving educational coursework, visit the Expo to find products for their future projects.

 

ASLA Boston 2013We exhibited last year and the response was excellent. Not surprisingly, landscape architects are interested in fencing because it is often a component of a project design.  Access to technical details such as CAD drawings, specifications, testing, etc. is now easier to get a hold of than ever through this website and CADDetails.com.

 

One of the hot topics on the agenda this year is “resiliency”. Sustainable products like Trex are now being scrutinized for their durability as well as their manufacturing and composition. I’ll go into more on resilience in a future post.

 

If you are an attending landscape architect, please visit our booth (#701) and take a look at the displays of the actual fence. We’ll also have literature and representatives to answer any of your questions.  See you there!

Filed Under: Composite Fence, Eco-Friendly, Selling Points, Technical Details, Website Resources Tagged With: American Society of LandScape Architects, ASLA, ASLA Expo 2014 (Denver), Resilience, Sustainability

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