What can I do with this fence ?

Steppenwolfe · Aug 11, 2018

Wifey and I like to buy unique houses that need a new life, fix them up, ( sometimes while living in them ), and then sell for a profit. Being a licensed GC it is a natural thing for me, and gives me a break from the normal commercial work we do. Anyway, found this property for sale for over six years, needs a lot of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical upgrades, plus the normal cosmetic issues. She hates this white horse fencing in the pictures and thinks it should be torn out. It is, I believe, a pvc product. I'm wondering if it can be painted to maybe a flat black like you see in Kentucky horse country. What would ya'll do ? I'm thinking somebody spent a small fortune putting this in and would like to see it stay if we move on this property. Appreciate any feedback as this is way out of my wheelhouse. . Thanks

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zzvyb6 · Aug 11, 2018

If you and wifey are not going to make it a permanent home, leave it alone. Who cares what she thinks, that being the case ? The next buyer probably would likely want it WHITE so it stands out as a landmark.

Perhaps wifey would like it painted beige or the latest fad color: GRAY. Otherwse, you could tear it down and replace it with wire cattle fence and sell the vinyl boards to pay for the property.

r porter · Aug 11, 2018

if a horseman buys it next he will have to fence it , if there is not fence. you will lower the value a lot with wire fence in a horseman's eyes.
it is safe fence which is the big deal.

bcp · Aug 11, 2018

Paint one side of the section she will see the most near the house.

Bruce

Steppenwolfe · Aug 11, 2018

bcp said:
Paint one side of the section she will see the most near the house.

Bruce

Think a black paint would stick to the pvc or vinyl?

Slowpoke Slim · Aug 11, 2018

I too, vote for "leave it alone". Especially if you're just going to flip the house. If it bothers her that much, tell her not to look out the windows.

Or tell her if she wants the color changed, then it's up to her to paint it all by herself. And if the new buyer wants it white again, then she has to paint it back to white to sell it.

That should calm her down quite a bit.

That fence adds obvious value to the property. Taking it out would be beyond foolish, especially if you know up front that you're not keeping it.

Steppenwolfe · Aug 11, 2018

r porter said:
if a horseman buys it next he will have to fence it , if there is not fence. you will lower the value a lot with wire fence in a horseman's eyes.
it is safe fence which is the big deal.

That is a real good point that I thought of as well. Any idea what a fence like that costs ?

Steppenwolfe · Aug 11, 2018

Slowpoke Slim said:
I too, vote for "leave it alone". Especially if you're just going to flip the house. If it bothers her that much, tell her not to look out the windows.

Or tell her if she wants the color changed, then it's up to her to paint it all by herself. And if the new buyer wants it white again, then she has to paint it back to white to sell it.

That should calm her down quite a bit.

That fence adds obvious value to the property. Taking it out would be beyond foolish, especially if you know up front that you're not keeping it.

I agree it adds value to a horse person, but when there in person it is all you see. Apparently the house was there for 50 years before the fence was installed around 2003.

Tompet · Aug 11, 2018

Lol, when I saw the heading and read the story, I thought it was going to be a run of broken down fence by a small "flip" property...obviously not the case!

I take care of a 13 acre property that has about 4 or 5 acres of white pvc fencing (vertical slats) in several paddocks, gates etc. and was told it was about 30k installed in the early 90's. Not cheap.

Anyway, your fencing is much nicer and much more extensive.

I see the new paints for plastic available in rattle cans and they do work pretty well, but in this case even with commercial application and formulation, no way. The problem is surface spray would never cover the expansion and movement of the various components which would telegraph white no matter what. In addition weathering, abrasion in use etc. would cheapen the appearance over time instead of just leaving it white.

Would a different fence or even a solid black pvc fence look nicer...probably, but the white is a pretty classic style. I guess changing it out would depend on the payoff vs leaving it alone. Would that fence be a hinderance to the value of your flip?

I just posted and saw your comment on fence, so you are considering complete removal? That is a different story and if that's the case, just depends on what you see a potential buyer would value.