Popularity Of Tubular Steel Fencing Is On The Rise
The fencing world has many different fencing styles to offer, but one particular has been a popular fencing solution for many years for many domestic households, and commercial and industrial premises. That popular fencing solution is tubular steel fencing. Today we will find out what makes tubular steel fencing such a popular fencing choice.
We will answer the following questions to get a clearer picture of tubular steel fencing popularity.
1. What is tubular fencing?
2. What material is used for tubular steel fencing?
3. How durable is tubular steel fencing?
4. Tubular steel fencing and corrosion?
5. What styles does tubular steel fencing offer?
6. What colours can I choose from?
7. What are the advantages of tubular steel fencing?
8. How much maintenance does tubular steel fencing require?
9. Where can I use tubular steel fencing?
Let’s start with the first one!
What is tubular steel fencing? Tubular means having a hollow cylinder or a tube. And that is what tubular steel fencing style actually is. It’s fencing made out of tubular steel posts. The shape of the base of the posts can vary. They can be round posts, square posts, some fencing specialists also offer the possibility to have triangle posts or tubes which have a base with different polygons. The fact that tubular steel posts are hollow from inside makes it so much easier to transport the fence and the installation process is much quicker.
What material is used for tubular fencing? Tubular fencing, or tubular steel fencing, pretty much says it. The material used for tubular fencing is steel. Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, sometimes it might have some other elements in it. It has a very high tensile strength, and it has a lower cost compared to some of the fencing styles. Therefore it’s perfect for tubular fencing but is also used in buildings, ships, machines, cars and in many other places.
How durable is tubular steel fencing? That question has only one answer and it is very. Tubular steel fencing is very durable. It’s made out of steel and looking at the mechanical properties of steel, you can see why there is no other answer to the questions asked. The physical properties of the steel include high strength, low weight, durability, corrosive resistance, and ductility. Being lightweight doesn’t mean that steel is less stronger because of that. On the contrary, it’s lightweight and strong as ever because the ratio of strength to weight for steel is lower than in any other building material! Steel is strong, but not stubborn, meaning that it can easily be molded into any desired shape.
Steel fences, including tubular steel fences, can last you for many-many decades. With the right care and protection, a steel fence can last even 50+ years.
What about tubular steel fencing and corrosion? Good question! When it comes to steel material, there are two types that are best protected against the corrosion. Number one is, of course, stainless steel. Stainless steel is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% of chromium content by mass. Chromium is added to stainless steel to add anti-corrosion properties.
The other steel type is galvanized steel. We should be quite familiar with galvanizing, but just in case it will remind us all what it is. Galvanizing is adding a layer of zinc to steel, and that layer of zinc is the one that protects steel from corrosion. But when it comes to galvanizing, we must remember that when galvanized steel is scratched deep enough, it will be exposed to corrosion.
What colours can I choose from? Tubular steel fencing uses powder coating and that allows to choose whatever colour you like, or need. And if that’s not awesome enough, that same powder coating gives an extra layer of protection from corrosion!
What are the advantages of tubular steel fencing? We’ve mentioned them before but will sum up just once again. The advantages of tubular steel fencing are the long-lasting strong material it is made out of. So it will last you for such a long time. It will fight corrosion and at the same time will protect your home or whatever it is surrounding. It really is one of the best security fencing solutions out there. It can be custom made to however you want it to look like: height, colour, style. It has that modern and cool look on top of it all!
How much maintenance does tubular steel fencing require? Maintenance should also be added to the advantages of tubular steel fencing. It’s quite easy to maintain tubular steel fencing, because it’s made out of steel, that most likely is galvanized, or powder coated, meaning it is protected from corrosion, so what you need to do is to give it an occasional wash here and there to remove all the dirt and dust that has gathered there over time. Once every 6 months should do.
Where can I use tubular steel fencing? Anywhere. It is a perfect solution for your residential home, commercial premises (commercial swimming pool fencing), industrial warehouses or factories. Anywhere you need it, it can be installed because it is such a durable and long-lasting security fencing solution!
Diamond Fence is one of the trusted fencing companies in Melbourne, therefore don’t hesitate and contact us today! We’ll help you out! Call us on (03) 9753 4566, shoot us an email on info@diamondfence.com.au, or just get a FREE online quote.
