Plastic gates vs. wooden gates.

When it is time to replace your garden gates, there is very little point in buying a gate which requires a lot of maintenance. Most people don’t have the time to maintain a wooden gate, it will need repainting and is easily affected by the weather and could swell. Your other options are between a steel or wrought iron and a plastic gate.

If you were to look at the gardens around your home you would most likely find that most people have a wooden garden gate, it is the most traditional style of gate. You may see steel or wrought iron gates but they are usually not as popular as wooden gates. People continue to choose wooden gates even though they cause them many problems this is because they are what they are used too, but also many people have wooden fences and they want to match their gate and fence together. Plastic gates are slowly becoming more popular because they can look like wooden gates and allow people to have the functionality of a plastic gate but with the aesthetics of a wooden gate.

Plastic gates are available in a variety of different finishes and can even look like wood. You will be able to have a gate which is easily maintained and you can present the image of having a wooden gate which can work really well if you have a wooden fence.

If you choose a plastic gate for your garden it will be very easily maintained, your gate will not split or be damaged by the weather and it will continue to look like new for many years. In comparison to a wooden gate a plastic gate requires almost no maintenance, all that you will need to do is wash it down to keep it looking new.

The first impression is always the most important one and with a plastic gate you will always make a great impression, no matter how long after you have installed your gate it will still look like new.

TwinPlas have a wide range of plastic gates available in a variety of different finishes to suit your taste, they also offer a range of plastic fences so you can match your gate and fence together. If you wanted to you could possibly match one of their plastic gates to your wooden fence, if you only need to replace your gate and then in the future you would be able to replace your wooden fence with a plastic fence and match it to your plastic gate.

If you need to replace your gate and fence at the same time then you will find it much more cost effective to buy a plastic gate and fence panels, this is because the reduce the need for maintenance. When you have a plastic gate and fence you do not need to worry about paint chipping or the wood splitting, you will easily be able to cut your maintenance time down. If you want to refresh your plastic fence and gate you will be able to quite simply wash them down which will take so little time in comparison to stripping down a wooden fence and then having to repaint it.

Many people are now choosing to purchase plastic gates and fences because they want their homes to look nice but they do not have the time to invest in maintaining their fence and gate. A wooden fence which is not properly maintained can make any house look shabby and your home will look much worse than it would with a plastic fence and gate.

TwinPlas are a well established company who work with UPVC to create a number of different products including PVC gutters and plastic gates, of exceptionally high quality while maintaining affordable prices.