{"id":104,"date":"2012-11-01T10:33:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T14:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2016-02-05T12:38:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T17:38:21","slug":"how-do-residential-and-commercial-grade-fence-differ-in-appearance-and-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/how-do-residential-and-commercial-grade-fence-differ-in-appearance-and-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"How do Traditional and Signature Grade Fence Differ in Appearance and Profile?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1070-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy-Duty Signature Grade on the Left and Standard-Duty Traditional Grade on the Right\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1070-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1070-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heavy-Duty Signature Grade on the Left and Standard-Duty Traditional Grade on the Right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>This is a very common question we receive when folks are inquiring about wrought iron or aluminum fence. \u00a0Learn about the differences in video and pictures! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here are a couple videos we did to help show the differences between our Traditional and Signature grade Iron and aluminum fences:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is the Difference Between Traditional Grade and Signature Grade Iron and Aluminum Fence?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UTuES2JXqmQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do I Need Traditional Grade or Signature Grade Materials for My Project?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YGKHLzNT5Lc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are some additional photos and details on the differences as well:<\/p>\n<p>Signature grade has larger, thicker pickets and taller, wider finials. \u00a0It&#8217;s the more heavy-duty option. \u00a0However, that doesn&#8217;t mean its only for commercial applications or mansions. Many people like the additional beef and profile of the Signature grade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1068-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Iron (left) and Aluminum (right) in both Larger Signature Grade and Smaller Traditional Grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1068-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1068-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron (left) and Aluminum (right) in both Larger Signature Grade and Smaller Traditional Grade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our Traditional grade iron and aluminum fences have a smaller profile. \u00a0They look more accurate to the old hand-wrought pieces made 100+ years ago. \u00a0 While our Traditional grade fences are plenty strong and beautiful, there are situations where the additional strength and larger profile of Signature grade wrought iron or aluminum fence would be a better option.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the considerations in choosing Signature grade over Traditional grade for a home are:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The fence is going near an area you do not have control over such as a public sidewalk<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You want the fence to stand out as part of your landscaping. \u00a0Traditional fence tends to blend in with the scenery whereas Signature grade&#8217;s larger profile stands out<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The fence is going around a larger home (especially multi-level homes)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The additional strength of Signature grade is desired for security<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; If the fence may come in contact with heavier animals such as deer, horses or livestock<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the differences between grades, feel free to call 800-261-2729 or email us at sales@ironfenceshop.com and we would be happy to help out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a very common question we receive when folks are inquiring about wrought iron or aluminum fence. \u00a0Learn about the differences in video and pictures! \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,2,10,3],"tags":[40,98,38,56,57],"class_list":["post-104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aluminum-fence-gates","category-buying-fence","category-fence-products","category-things-to-know-before-buying-fence","category-iron-fence-gates","tag-aluminum-fence","tag-driveway-gate","tag-iron-fence","tag-signature-grade","tag-traditional-grade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":874,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions\/874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}