Swimming Pool Owners Here’s How To Choose The Right Fence

(HIT) - An outdoor swimming pool can be a great backyard escape from a busy lifestyle. It can even enhance a home’s value, making it an appealing investment. However, homeowners need more than just a pool and sunny weather to create a carefree personal retreat. Safety is a big consideration, especially when it comes to children. That’s why code requirements mandate self-latching gates and a wall or fence that’s at least 4 ft. high to completely surround a swimming pool. You’ll find that meeting this requirement also limits your liability as a pool owner.

Carefree vinyl fencing products by Royal Outdoor Products surround an outdoor swimming pool in safety, strength, and style for a beautiful backyard retreat.

To help save lives, most communities currently have laws requiring pools to have child-proof fencing that extends all the way around. In a 2002 report by the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, it was estimated that proper pool fencing would prevent approximately one-fifth of all drowning incidents among children under five years old. As a result, homeowners should choose pool fencing with safety as a top priority.

But emphasizing safety doesn’t mean that pool fencing can’t be fun, attractive, and a breeze to maintain. Homeowners can have the best of both worlds with beautiful, strong, care-free fencing that will protect and even enhance the investment they’ve already made in their pool. Maintenance-free, weather-resistant vinyl is a preferred material for pool fencing today. Unlike wood, metal, and other traditional materials, which can degrade, wear, rust, or rot over time, vinyl resists moisture and the elements. So warping, rotting, peeling, and splitting are no longer concerns. Vinyl fencing also offers an unmatched combination of strength, durability, and smooth flawless appearance for decades. Ideal for any climate, vinyl has a nonporous surface that can be easily kept clean by light rain or a quick spray from a handy garden hose.

	Royal Outdoor Products’ Full/Semi-Private fence styles can immerse homeowners in a secluded poolside retreat, while traditional and non-traditional Picket and Decorative styles add a unique splash of beauty to any pool area.

Vinyl fencing products vary in quality, variety, and price, so homeowners should do some research to find the best fit for their needs. Royal Outdoor Products, a premier supplier of vinyl outdoor home products, offers superior-quality all-vinyl Triple Crown Fence™ and Vinyl Post & Rail products. Made from 100% virgin vinyl for ultimate strength, Triple Crown Fence™ comes in many styles. Full/Semi-Private fence styles can immerse homeowners in a secluded poolside retreat, while traditional and non-traditional Picket and Decorative styles add a unique splash of beauty to any pool area. UV-protected to resist fading, Triple Crown Fence™ colors include Alpine White, Desert Tan, and Pebblestone Clay, which complement any home’s architectural style and color scheme.

Most fence manufacturers notch their rail components, which can actually weaken the walls and make fence failures more likely. That is not the case with Royal Outdoor Products’ Triple Crown Fence™ products. Their Vinyl Post & Rail components, offered in several attractive styles, feature patented Rail Locks® that ensure exceptional strength and impact-resistance. Hidden rail locks eliminate the need for nails, screws, and staples that inevitably rust and fail over time. The result is a fence that endures.

Homeowners should check with their local building department for the most up-to-date codes and requirements for pool barriers in their neighborhood, or contact an experienced fencing product supplier, such as Royal Outdoor Products.

For more information, call 1-800-488-5245 or visit http://www.royalcrownltd.com.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center