Taking Care of Your Fence during winter

You may have asked your fence contractor to install fence at your yard during spring, but you cannot avoid winter seasons. They will come eventually and it is the time when you need to take extra care of your fence.

It will not just be enough to shovel off the snow from your fence. You need to take some extra care when it comes to your fence. You have to be very careful in taking care of the fence being it vinyl fence, wooden fence or chain link.

There are certain types of care that must be taken for any fence irrespective of the type of fence. And some winter acre has to be taken after considering the type of fence you have.

Taking care of fences, irrespective of the type

In order to keep your fence in top shape it is necessary that you take these three steps. It must be done to any type of fence, just do them if you have fence at your yard.

·         If you have the habit of piling of leaves, mulch and wood against your fence you should stop doing that immediately. It is the best way to let your fence get rusted, rotten or warped.

·         The overhanging tree limbs of the trees above the fence can sometimes be dangerous; they accumulate serious droplets of ice and then drop them on your fence. Sometimes a heavy chunk may also be dropped on your fence by such limbs. Thus, before winter get rid of them.

·         During winter you have to take care of moisture accumulation as a whole. It is better to move any ice that accumulates near your fence. Try to keep them away as they will damage the fence, whatever type they are.

Taking care of fences, considering the type

Now, depending upon the type of fence you have you need to take some special care.

·         Wood fence: you need to check for some loose pickets or cracks on the wooden fence. If water accumulates inside it and then it freezes it is going to damage the fence. You also need to ensure that the gates are sturdy and they are not sagging. You must also keep a check on the rust; the latches should not start to rust. Before winter sets in it is better to check these out and let your fence contractor fix them.

·         Vinyl fences: if you have vinyl fence you must know that its flexibility drop along with the temperature. Hence, as it freezes it becomes more vulnerable to the damage caused by any heavy object. Thus, never keep any objects near it during winter and let your children stay away from it so that they do not climb or sit on it.

·         Aluminum, chain link or iron fences: metal have other problem that it may get rusted. So, before winter sets in ensure that you have checked that the paint is fine so that snow does not affect the metal.

Remember that you need to maintain your fence irrespective of the weather condition, but during winter special care should be taken.