Thread: PVC fence and finial question....

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I am building my fence this weekend out of 1/2" gray electrical pvc and I want to buy some of the spear finials from steel supply. Question is what size finials do I get? Since they are square would the 3/4" work? Any help is appreciated thanks.

this may sound wierd but I thought about finials for my pvc fence but in my haste to get it built I tried something else.

if you have a heat gun, heat the end of the pvc until it's soft and using some pliers, pinch the top of the pipe and give it a little pull to stretch it some.

you could even twist it some for a different look.

once painted black you don't even notice that it's a PVC pipe in my opinion.

I didn't go too crazy with it as you see. I just crimped the ends to give the top of the fence a pointed look but sky's the limit.

Spend the money on more skulls!

Not a bad option...I only need 80 of em which isnt much tho...I love the look of the spears...

Actually you can heat gun the PVC and jam the square finials into them. I had to buy 120 couplers then heat gun them put the finials into them and finally cement them in place. Here are mine:

Ya I just bought 80 of them...i figured if I heat gun them they will fit fine over the top

Originally Posted by Brandonandkayla

I am building my fence this weekend out of 1/2" gray electrical pvc and I want to buy some of the spear finials from steel supply. Question is what size finials do I get? Since they are square would the 3/4" work? Any help is appreciated thanks.

I just received my finials from King metals. I bought the 1/2". I'm going to use 1/2" round dowels about an 1" long. Hot glue the dowel into the finial and then into the PVC. PVC is just barely over 1/2" inside diameter so in theory it should work perfect. By going this route the finials are only .16cents each so they are cheaper than 5/8" or 3/4". I will post some pics tonight or tomorrow of a completed section.

Originally Posted by keithcorcoran

Your windows look great. what is it? plastic pre-bought stuff? Home made styrafoam? how is it attached to the house?

I used square dowels to attach my 1/2" cast iron finials. Had to file off the edges where inserted into the conduit but the square end fit the finials fine. Hot glue didn't hold for me so I ended up using liquid nails. Good luck building yours & looking forward to pics.

All the different methods all seem to work well for people. I used the heat gun, squishing/jamming finials onto it method, and that has worked out WELL for me... I did lose 2 finials when we moved storage units back in June, but I bought a few extra so if something like that happened, I'd be able to replace them. Good Luck and let us know what worked well for you!

I bought the 3/4 plastic spear finials from King Metals (highly recommend!) and heated the tops of the pvc pipe with a propane lighter - the kind you use for lighting the bbq or fireplace, etc. - and then jammed the finial on. Worked great and only burned myself a couple of times in the process!