{"id":624,"date":"2015-09-22T15:16:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/?p=624"},"modified":"2016-02-05T15:53:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T20:53:11","slug":"iron-fence-vs-aluminum-fence-which-looks-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/iron-fence-vs-aluminum-fence-which-looks-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Fence vs. Aluminum Fence &#8211; Which Looks Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We get a lot of folks that come to us with pre-conceived notions of iron or aluminum fence material looking nicer than the other. \u00a0Is there any truth to this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-761\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5ft_aluminum_fence_sig_grade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-761 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5ft_aluminum_fence_sig_grade-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Which fence material looks the best - iron fence or aluminum fence?\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5ft_aluminum_fence_sig_grade-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5ft_aluminum_fence_sig_grade-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5ft_aluminum_fence_sig_grade.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Which fence material looks the best &#8211; iron fence or aluminum fence?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to looks, we get a lot of folks that think aluminum fence always looks cheap and flimsy when compared to iron fence. \u00a0While we would normally agree with that notion, we built our Infinity Aluminum\u00ae line to look like a wrought iron fence instead of taking the cheap approach like our competitors. \u00a0A lot of our competitors use very &#8216;builder&#8217;s grade&#8217; materials without any definition, strength or considerations for looks. \u00a0Their aluminum fence is more of a &#8216;gets the job done&#8217; than beautiful focal point for your yard.<\/p>\n<p>Just because you want an aluminum fence doesn&#8217;t mean you should have to compromise on the look of the fence!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video we did or read on to see if iron fence or aluminum fence is the better looking option!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iron Fence vs. Aluminum Fence \u2013 Can You Tell the Difference?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kK3KlraamDs?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>If you compare our Stronghold Iron\u00ae and Infinity Aluminum \u00ae fences and gates to each other, both look very nice and are actually pretty similar in appearance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Solid_Iron_Signature_Finial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Solid_Iron_Signature_Finial-1024x902.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stronghold Iron Fence Fence in Signature Grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Solid_Iron_Signature_Finial.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Solid_Iron_Signature_Finial-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Stronghold Iron Fence Fence in Signature Grade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-750\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Solid_Aluminum_Signature_Finial_Welded_On.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Solid_Aluminum_Signature_Finial_Welded_On.jpg\" alt=\"Our Infinity Aluminum Fence in Signature Grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Solid_Aluminum_Signature_Finial_Welded_On.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Solid_Aluminum_Signature_Finial_Welded_On-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Infinity Aluminum Fence in Signature Grade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Both have solid, welded-on sand-cast finials for an authentic look<\/li>\n<li>Both feature shaped punched rails that the pickets are fed through<\/li>\n<li>Both have similar sized components in each grade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only real appearance difference is that the aluminum pieces have a slightly taller rail face and the pickets are screwed to the rail. The iron pickets are welded to the rail and have a lower profile rail so we can get the welder underneath. So where you will have a screw head on one side of the rail in aluminum, your iron panels will look the same from either side. \u00a0Other than that, our Stronghold Iron\u00ae and Infinity Aluminum\u00ae product lines are almost identical looking.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you chose iron or aluminum, our Iron Fence Shop products will give you a timeless and beautiful accent to your home. \u00a0If you have any other questions on the looks between the two, feel free to call or email us (800-261-2729 \/ sales@ironfenceshop.com) or request one of our sample boxes to see the two materials firsthand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We get a lot of folks that come to us with pre-conceived notions of iron or aluminum fence material looking nicer than the other. \u00a0Is there any truth to this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11],"tags":[40,166,196,197,191,38,198],"class_list":["post-624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buying-fence","category-iron-fence-vs-aluminum-fence","tag-aluminum-fence","tag-best-fence-iron-vs-aluminum","tag-better","tag-cheap-looking","tag-comparison","tag-iron-fence","tag-prettier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624","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=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":897,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions\/897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}