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A hybrid fence system includes partial post and rail wrap components and a plurality of uprights, all formed of durable resilient plastic material. The wrap components partially cover existing wood rails and posts. The plastic uprights takes the place of conventional wood uprights, e.g., tongue and groove boards. Three of the four sides of the wood posts are completely covered by the partial post wraps. One face of the posts will remain exposed along a gap of the wrap component, thus allowing the rails to be secured directly to the wood post. The rail wraps are wrapped around the rails in a fashion similar to the post wraps, such that a gap is formed between free longitudinal edges of the wrap, leaving a corresponding area of exposed wood on each rail which allows for attachment of the uprights directly to the rails. The uprights have a generally tubular configuration including opposed longitudinal edges forming a tongue and a groove, respectively. The tongue includes a fastening tab. Aligned slots are provided in the tab for fasteners, e.g., nails, to pass through. The tab configuration is such that the fasteners are directed at an angle aligned with a side surface of the upright adjacent the tab. The arrangement allows the tongue structure and fasteners to be substantially concealed within the mating groove formed in a like adjacent upright. In a completed fence assembly, the strips of wood along the posts and rails, corresponding to the gaps in the post and rail wraps, are substantially concealed by the uprights.

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