| Home owners have many fencing options to choose | | | | be said of wrought iron or steel. |
| from for their yard. Some of the more popular ones | | | | Bamboo is a beautiful material, and no two pieces are |
| are wooden privacy fences, wrought iron fences and | | | | alike. So unlike chain link fences, which all look the |
| vinyl fences to name a few. The one option that | | | | same, bamboo fences are varied and interesting, full |
| very often gets over looked is Bamboo Fencing. | | | | of unusual textures and tropical elegance. It is even |
| Bamboo is an extremely durable sustainable green | | | | possible to get this look without installing an entire |
| material to use for making fences. It is stronger than | | | | fence, because Bamboo Fencing can be placed over |
| steel, resistant to rust, breakage and termites, and | | | | existing fencing. This is something you cannot do with |
| can with stand hurricane force winds and | | | | any other material. Additionally, the slats on this type |
| earthquakes. It is also a cheaper alternative than | | | | of fence can be placed very close together, which |
| most other fencing options. | | | | provides much more privacy than chain link or |
| Bamboo is one of the most renewable resources on | | | | wrought iron fences. |
| the Earth. Bamboo is a grass and not a tree, so it | | | | You would expect a material with so many |
| does not die when it is harvested. And in contrast to | | | | advantages to be extremely expensive, but that is |
| wood, which takes 30 to 50 years to regrow, it | | | | not the case. Bamboo fences are cheaper than |
| regenerates completely within three years. This | | | | aluminum fences, wrought iron fences, or chain link |
| makes bamboo fences much better for the | | | | fences. They are also quite easy to install. They do |
| environment than wooden privacy fences. Also, unlike | | | | not require a professional like wrought iron does or |
| petroleum-based vinyl fences, they are made of a | | | | special tools like aluminum. An enterprising |
| natural product which does not require any harsh | | | | homeowner might even be able to do the job |
| manufacturing techniques. | | | | himself. These fences are also simple to restore. |
| The strength of bamboo has been well proven. It is | | | | When they begin to take on a grayish tone as they |
| two to three to three times stronger than wood and | | | | age, all that is required is a coat of weather-resistant |
| has a higher tensile strength than steel. Bamboo | | | | stain to bring them back to the state that they were |
| Fencing has been known to remain standing after | | | | when they were first installed. |
| earthquakes, hurricanes, blizzards, and even car | | | | Bamboo is becoming more and more popular as a |
| crashes. Bamboo is coated with a waxy material that | | | | fencing material, especially among those who are |
| is naturally water-resistant, so it can endure all types | | | | environmentally conscious. But as you can see, the |
| of weather better than wood. It will also not become | | | | advantages of this wonderful woody grass are far |
| brittle in the sun like vinyl, rust like iron, or dent like | | | | more just being a green building material. Bamboo |
| aluminum. However, all of this strength comes in a | | | | Fencing is for everyone. |
| package that is surprisingly lightweight, which cannot | | | | |