Article: New polymer fence looks like wrought iron

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Polymer fencing looks like wrought iron, but does not require the dreaded maintenance.(PHOTO) (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO)

Homeowners can claim another victory in the revolt against high-maintenance exterior products. Polymer fencing is shoving aside its wrought iron ancestor. A new class of ultra-high strength, ultra-low maintenance, solid polymer fence offers relief from the sand-scrape-paint maintenance routine dreaded for decades by metal fence owners.

"This fence is a response to what consumers want," says Dick Cantley of GeoMatrix, developer of EverIron fencing. "They want it to look and act like the real thing but they just ...

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