Fences are important for defining boundary of residential and commercial properties for enhancing privacy and security.  Those who are looking to buy fences also need to buy fitting material. Fittings are used in construction of boundary markers or accompanying gate. The main purpose of fitting material is to make fences secure and easy to operate.

Different types of fittings

There are a wide range of fittings used in manufacturing a fence, out of which, the commonly used fittings are as follows:

• Post caps
• Concave adapter
• Gate corner solid hex
• Loop cap
• Offset rail end
• Dome post cap and many more.

The type of fittings you need depends upon type of fence you have purchased. The requirement for fittings differs from one fence to the other.

What makes aluminum a better option for using it for making fence fittings?

• Aluminum does not corrode easily as iron.
• Aluminum is a robust metal that needs little or no maintenance.
• This metal stands well in climatic conditions such as heavy rainfall and extreme sunlight.
• Being light weight, it is easy to manage fittings made from this metal.