{"id":170,"date":"2015-02-27T19:29:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T00:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/?p=170"},"modified":"2016-01-27T10:38:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:38:20","slug":"authentic-iron-and-aluminum-fence-its-all-about-the-finial-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/authentic-iron-and-aluminum-fence-its-all-about-the-finial-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic Wrought Iron and Aluminum Fence &#8211; It&#8217;s All About the Finial Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Finials are what gives an iron or aluminum fence that authentic, traditional look. \u00a0Does the fence you are looking at provide welded-on, solid iron and aluminum finials at no extra charge?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve often heard folks confused on what to call those decorative elements on the top of our fences and gates.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/6ft_Iron_Fence_with_Closeup_Solid_Finials.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/6ft_Iron_Fence_with_Closeup_Solid_Finials-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wrought Iron and Aluminum Fence Finials Standard\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/6ft_Iron_Fence_with_Closeup_Solid_Finials.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/6ft_Iron_Fence_with_Closeup_Solid_Finials-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrought Iron Fence Finials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cPointy things?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpike tops?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToppers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTip things?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Finial<\/span><\/em><em> (<\/em><em>fin\u2032\u0113 \u0259l)<\/em><em> &#8211; A\u00a0finial\u00a0is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That decorative item we weld to the top of our fence and gate pickets is the called a finial and we think they are a core element of any true iron or aluminum piece. Why? Because that finial is what gives this type of fence and gate its iconic look. <strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4-RES-FINIALS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-172 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4-RES-FINIALS-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Welded Iron Fence Finials\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron Fence Finials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>It\u2019s the decorative element that makes the fence and gates more art than simple building<\/strong> <strong>material.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Finials are one of the key elements that set Iron Fence Shop apart from all our competitors. We weld a solid iron or solid aluminum finial tip on top of all our fence and gate pickets <strong>STANDARD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Not convinced that the finials are a defining element of a beautiful iron or aluminum fence? Let\u2019s compare Iron Fence Shop with the competition:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em><strong>Iron Fence Sh<\/strong>op Finials:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Made of Solid Iron or Aluminum<\/li>\n<li>Welded to the Picket Straight and Permanently<\/li>\n<li>Sand-Cast for Rough, Authentic Texture<\/li>\n<li>Safety Ball Tip for No Sharp Edges or Points<\/li>\n<li>Included at No Extra Charge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1068-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Our Iron and Aluminum Fence Finials in Large Profile Signature Grade and Smaller Profile Traditional Grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1068-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1068-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Iron and Aluminum Fence Finials in Large Profile Signature Grade and Smaller Profile Traditional Grade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Our Competitor\u2019s Finials:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Option 1 \u2013 The Pinch or Crimp Top Picket<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Just a Pressed Picket Tip<\/li>\n<li>Very &#8220;Builder\u2019s Grade&#8221; Appearance<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t Look Authentic<\/li>\n<li>More Likely to Have Rough or Sharp Edges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-2.png\" alt=\"Builders Grade 'Pinch' or 'Crimp' Top Fence\" width=\"688\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-2.png 688w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-2-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Builders Grade &#8216;Pinch&#8217; or &#8216;Crimp&#8217; Top Fence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183\" style=\"width: 694px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-1.png\" alt=\"'Pinch' or 'Crimp' Top Fences not Only Look Bad - They have Sharp Edges\" width=\"694\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-1.png 694w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/No-pinch-1-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Pinch&#8217; or &#8216;Crimp&#8217; Top Fences not Only Look Bad &#8211; They have Sharp Edges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Option 2 \u2013 The Add-On Finial<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only Pressed onto the Picket \u2013 Can Be Pulled Off<\/li>\n<li>Press-on Finials Tough to Keep Straight and Level<\/li>\n<li>Costs More than Our Products with Finials Welded On<\/li>\n<li>Made of Thin Die-Cast Aluminum or Plastic<\/li>\n<li>Coloration of Finial Often Doesn\u2019t Match or Fades Differently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-2.png\" alt=\"Press-on or Pressure-fit -Finials Come Off as Easy as They Go On \" width=\"639\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-2.png 639w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press-on or Pressure-fit -Finials Come Off as Easy as They Go On<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-1-1024x740.png\" alt=\"Add-on Finials Not Only Look Cheap - When You Add the Price to the Panel it's More Expensive Than Our Welded Finial Fence Panels!\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-1-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/plastic-finial-1.png 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plastic Add-on Finials Not Only Look Cheap &#8211; When You Add the Price to the Panel it&#8217;s More Expensive Than Our Welded Finial Fence Panels!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">An iron or aluminum fence or gate is a permanent addition to your home<\/span>. \u00a0<\/strong>Don\u2019t end up with a cheap \u2018builders grade\u2019 fence or gate without finials. Make the right choice with our Stronghold Iron\u00ae or Infinity Aluminum\u00ae fence and gates that give your home a more authentic, timeless and up-scale appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finials are what gives an iron or aluminum fence that authentic, traditional look. \u00a0Does the fence you are looking at provide welded-on, solid iron and aluminum finials at no extra charge? We\u2019ve often heard folks confused on what to call those decorative elements on the top of our fences and gates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,5,2,10,3],"tags":[40,98,61,38],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aluminum-fence-gates","category-buying-fence","category-driveway-gates","category-fence-products","category-things-to-know-before-buying-fence","category-iron-fence-gates","tag-aluminum-fence","tag-driveway-gate","tag-finials","tag-iron-fence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","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=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":832,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}