what is an anchor fence?
July 10, 2012 7:23 PM Subscribe
What is an anchor fence? (this is relating to restrictive covenants on a lot in a subdivision)
My husband and I are purchasing a house. This house is in a small subdivision, and the lots were sold beginning in 1994. As a result, there are some restrictive covenants on the land. One in particular is confusing us:
"No anchor fences or wire fences of any kind shall be allowed; except for chain link fences enclosing swimming pools as required by law. Other types of fences may be constructed with the prior written permission of the Grantor."
So what exactly is an anchor fence? I have a guess based on context, but I'd like to know for sure. Our attorney didn't know, and googling this term just brings back companies names Anchor Fence. Additionally, the "Grantor" was an LLC that is no longer operating, so we can't exactly get confirmation from them. It's likely the whole item is null and void; I'm just curious at this point.
My husband and I are purchasing a house. This house is in a small subdivision, and the lots were sold beginning in 1994. As a result, there are some restrictive covenants on the land. One in particular is confusing us:
"No anchor fences or wire fences of any kind shall be allowed; except for chain link fences enclosing swimming pools as required by law. Other types of fences may be constructed with the prior written permission of the Grantor."
So what exactly is an anchor fence? I have a guess based on context, but I'd like to know for sure. Our attorney didn't know, and googling this term just brings back companies names Anchor Fence. Additionally, the "Grantor" was an LLC that is no longer operating, so we can't exactly get confirmation from them. It's likely the whole item is null and void; I'm just curious at this point.
Best answer: HuronBob has it.
"Anchor Fence (established in 1892) was the first US company to manufacture chain-link fencing by machines using equipment imported from Belgium."
The document that states the restrictive covenants would be expected to have definitions of terms. Ours does.
posted by JayRwv at 7:39 PM on July 10, 2012
"Anchor Fence (established in 1892) was the first US company to manufacture chain-link fencing by machines using equipment imported from Belgium."
The document that states the restrictive covenants would be expected to have definitions of terms. Ours does.
posted by JayRwv at 7:39 PM on July 10, 2012
Response by poster: Thanks! No idea why they couldn't just put chain-link fence...
(and nope, there are no definitions on this covenant. Or at least not on the copy that is filed with the Town Clerk)
posted by smalls at 7:53 PM on July 10, 2012
(and nope, there are no definitions on this covenant. Or at least not on the copy that is filed with the Town Clerk)
posted by smalls at 7:53 PM on July 10, 2012
Chain link is the Rodney Dangerfield of home fencing. Though widely in use, undeniably hardworking and cheaper than virtually any of its competitors, it has struggled to get any respect ever since the Anchor Post Fence Co. began manufacturing and installing it in this country at the turn of the last century. (The company, now called Anchor Fence, boasts that the first American chain-link fence, installed in New Jersey more than a century ago, stands today.)
"Chain link is an affordable, strong, long-lasting, secure fencing system," says Jeff Beneke, author of "The Fence Bible" (Storey Publishing, 2005). "It's easy to install and doesn't need any maintenance. With a locking gate on it, it's tough to break through."
And yet the product's many virtues have always been dimmed by its basic unloveliness and its undeniable evocations of factories, parking lots and minimum-security prisons.
posted by dhartung at 11:54 PM on July 10, 2012
"Chain link is an affordable, strong, long-lasting, secure fencing system," says Jeff Beneke, author of "The Fence Bible" (Storey Publishing, 2005). "It's easy to install and doesn't need any maintenance. With a locking gate on it, it's tough to break through."
And yet the product's many virtues have always been dimmed by its basic unloveliness and its undeniable evocations of factories, parking lots and minimum-security prisons.
posted by dhartung at 11:54 PM on July 10, 2012
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posted by HuronBob at 7:31 PM on July 10, 2012