LifeTime Lumber rides
into Tar Heel horse country
Wood-alternative lumber enhances attractive residential
spread; pastures, paddocks, shelters, gates and barn stalls
all benefit from good looks, fire-resistance and durability
or homes, facilities
and properties in
urban, suburban
and rural settings, decking and
fencing from LifeTime Lumber
( www.lifetimelumber.com)
protects and compliments the
best of American architecture.
In Foxfire Village, North Carolina, a cozy horse and golf centered community of 600 nestled
in the sandy pines of the south-central region, a 15-acre family
horse farm has tapped Life Time,
the eco-friendly wood-alternative lumber for its entire property’s fencing, horse
paddocks, shelters, gates and barn stalls.
The property, informally named “Gaitaway
Farm”, is a residential horse farm owned by the
Robert Pollard family and includes 6,500 feet of
fencing among lovely tall pine trees bordering
green pastures. The landscaping project, started
in fall of 2008 will be completed in spring of 2010,
was designed with a landscape architect and implemented by the owner. The Pollards used brown
colored Life Time Lumber on fences to compliment
and tie into the similar colored brick finish of their
new home and guesthouse. Sage green LifeTime
Lumber will be used on the barn’s stall doors and
inside stalls where the color will nicely offset the
barn trim also of Lifetime
Lumberand painted exterior
fiber cement siding.
The entire perimeter of the
farm is getting the LifeTime
Lumber treatment – not just
the front of the property. The
owner felt this was important
for a heightened aesthetic
sense, unifying the property
as well as the enjoyment of
the increased strength, safety
and low maintenance of the
wood-alternative material.
With plans to retire there
some day, the Pollards aren’t planning to sell this
property any time soon. Interestingly, however, for
resale purposes they created structures and infrastructure that could offer utility for a commercial
horse breeding or small equestrian operation. So
everything on the property is built tough with an
eye for details and a focus on low maintenance,
optimizing it for potential resale.
“We chose LifeTime Lumber primarily for its
good looks, low maintenance and green story,”
says Robert Pollard, owner of the property. “It has
been kicked multiple times and there has been no
damage whatsoever. We were also thrilled to learn
that the lumber is naturally fire-resistant, and
won’t rot or be eaten by termites, since this is a big
