FAQs
Aluminum FAQs
What colors are available?
We offer 10 Standard colors: Satin Black, Black Fine Texture, Ninety Bronze, Bronze Fine Texture, Speckled Walnut, Sandy Shore, Gloss Beige, Chocolate, Gloss White and White Fine Texture, but our manufacturer, Digger Specialties, Inc. can create any custom color imaginable for your project. All standard colors are Verified AAMA 2604 Compliant with the option to upgrade to a Verified AAMA 2605 Compliant powder coating finish.
How do aluminum products compare to steel products?
Aluminum will not lose strength over time whereas steel rusts over time and loses strength.
What kind of warranty do you offer with aluminum products?
All DSI aluminum products offer a lifetime limited warranty against defects in workmanship and materials and that, in the course of normal and proper use, DSI aluminum products will not crack, peel, blister, flake, rust, nor be subject to abnormal weathering per AAMA 2604 Specifications.
Vinyl FAQs
What is polyvinyl? What is PVC?
Crude oil, natural gas, and chloride are the raw materials used in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. Vinyl compound is formulated from raw materials that include PVC resin, UV inhibitors (TiO2), impact modifiers, stabilizers, and toners.
PVC is probably best known as the plumbing pipe at the hardware store. The plumbing in your house is probably PVC pipe, unless it’s an older home. There’s more to PVC than just pipe. Vinyl siding and vinyl windows used on homes are made of polyvinyl chloride, as are Digger Specialties, Inc. vinyl products. Inside the home, PVC is used to make linoleum for the floor. PVC is useful because it resists two things that hate each other: fire and water. Because of its water resistance, it is used to make raincoats, shower curtains, and of course, water pipes. It also has flame resistance because it contains chlorine, which inhibits combustion.
How is polyvinyl fence railing and decking made?
Polyvinyl fence is made of essentially the same material as vinyl siding and vinyl windows, NOT PVC pipe. The difference being that PVC pipe does use some of the same ingredients but does not have the weatherability and strength found in siding, windows, and fence.
How long will polyvinyl fencing last?
Polyvinyl fences are designed to last a lifetime. Please feel free to view our Warranty area for more information.
