Trex® Fencing offers superior durability and performance that you can’t get from wood. Trex® Fencing resists termites, won’t rot, warp, or splinter and never needs staining or painting. What’s more, Trex® Fencing is made from 95% recycled materials (reclaimed wood as well as recycled plastic), making it an environmentally-friendly choice you can feel pleased about.

With wood fences, maintenance costs add up over time. Although Trex® Fencing costs more initially, you’ll never have to sand, stain or paint your Trex® Fencing. Over the life of your fence, those reduced maintenance costs add up to a greater value than wood – not to mention the value of all the time you get to spend enjoying your fence rather than working on it.

Trex® Fencing is made from 95% recycled materials, including reclaimed wood and sawdust as well as recycled plastic from many common household items, such as the plastic wrap on packaging for paper towels and toilet paper, dry cleaner bags, newspaper bags, grocery and shopping bags. Trex® annually keeps more than 400 million pounds of plastic and wood scrap out of landfills. That makes Trex® one of the largest plastic film recyclers in the U.S. In fact, 100′ of Trex® Fencing contains about 120,000 recycled plastic bags.

Yes. The weathering process is completely natural and doesn’t negatively impact the product. Typically, several weeks after installation, Trex® Fencing will fade to a lighter color. See Trex® Fencing Colors for more details.

Natural Weathering. The Trex product receives heavy pigmentation during manufacturer to allow it to settle into a lighter shade when weathered. Under normal conditions, twelve to sixteen weeks of exposure to sunlight and rain are typically required for Trex® to achieve its weathered color. This process is completely harmless to Trex® products and does not affect the durability. The post caps and top rail will fade the fastest because of their direct exposure to the elements. Because of their vertical orientation, the pickets and post faces may take considerably longer to fade. The “after-weathering” color of Trex® may be different from the colors shown on the Trex® Colors page.

Color Variation. Due to the nature of composite materials, it should be expected that color variation between individual components may occur and in some cases may be significant. Trex Fencing is produced from a variety of recycled plastics and wood fibers which absorb pigments differently. While all colors of Trex Fencing may contain variation, it is typically more pronounced with Saddle and Winchester Grey. The three colors of Trex Fencing will lighten over time and color variation may become less noticeable. However, weathering will not eliminate all variation. Where possible, extra care should be taken to install similarly pigmented pickets in a section to minimize the appearance of variation. Color variation and fading do not affect the integrity of the product and are not covered under the Trex Warranty.

A 10-year commercial product warranty is applied on all Trex® Fencing projects. Trex® Fencing also has been tested and proven with architectural engineering. The following list of municipalities and commercial entities are an example of some of the clients that specified Trex fencing. Trex is selected as the product of choice for a variety of reasons including low maintenance, durability and strength, aesthetics, and green values. For architects and engineers, please reference our Technical Support page.

Our commercial clients number in the hundreds. From dumpster or utility enclosures to privacy screens for commercial areas butting to residential properties to security barriers for government facilities, Trex fencing provides a solution that is far more affordable than masonry, and more durable and secure than wood or vinyl.