Wrought Iron
Wrought iron fencing is not commercially manufactured. It isn’t sold by the section. You can’t find it in a catalogue or brochure.
True wrought iron fence is custom made for a specific application. Because of this, costs associated with building wrought iron fencing are costly.
If you are looking for the longest lasting, one of a kind fence, then a wrought iron fence is for you. If you are looking for a fence that looks like wrought iron, made from steel, and is readily available, then you are looking for an ornamental steel fence.
What is Ornamental Steel Fence?
Ornamental steel is a fence that looks like wrought iron fencing. However, made from steel not iron.
What’s the difference? Iron comes straight from the earth. Steel is a combination of iron and other manmade components. Unlike wrought iron fence, ornamental steel fence uses hollow steel tubes, manufactured by a machine.
As a result, making ornamental steel fence more affordable and more readily available.
Wrought Iron Fencing Styles
As we already discussed, wrought iron fences are one of a kind works of art. Therefore, built to whatever style you want.
A simple design may only have 2 horizontal rails welded to the tops and bottoms of square pickets. On the other hand, a complex design may have 4 rails with turned pickets, including scrolls and finials.
The point is, there are no standard styles. As result, you get to design what you want.
Ornamental Steel Fence Style
Every manufacture has a style with a flat top. And every manufacture has one with spear points. Options on total number of rails per section and configuration of the spear points are available.
Add-ons like finials, rings, and scrolls are also available. Let’s take a look at the flat top and spear point styles of ornamental steel fence.
