Today, an increasing number of people are thinking about the security of their home. It is for this purpose that durable windows, metal doors and locks are placed. Particular attention is also paid to the installation of reliable fences. It is worth noting that not a single fence can be considered perfectly reinforced without the presence of good pillars, which, moreover, add an additional zest to the design of your fence.

Content

• 1 What are the posts for the fences?
• 2 What are the poles for the fences?
  • 2.1 Metal poles
  • 2.2 Wooden poles
  • 2.3 Brick pillars
  • 2.4 Asbestos cement poles
  • 2.5 Plastic intake pipes
• 3 Fence markings
• 4 Installation options for fence posts
  • 4.1 Metal structures
  • 4.2 Wooden structures
  • 4.3 Brick pillars for fences

What are the posts for the fences?

The pillars, above all, are necessary for the strength of the structure, so that it stands firmly in its place, performing the functions assigned to it.

In addition, the pillars carry following tasks:

• Shield area from prying eyes. The owner of the house is given the opportunity to create an opaque fence that will protect his entire family from prying eyes;
• The aesthetic properties of modern fences allow you to create a single harmonious style the whole plot and the house. The territory is a single whole, including your house, plot, fence and pillar;
• The fence post serves as the first item that appears before the eyes of the guests. As a rule, their first impression of the house is based on the fence they have seen;
• You can easily define the boundaries of the sitethat can be attacked by unfriendly neighbors or government services;
• Pillar plays the role the main the bearing element of the fence.

What are the poles for fences?

The appearance and durability of the installation play an important role for any home owner, so it is important to choose the appropriate material for this design. Today you can find various types of pillars that should be considered separately.

Metal poles

Such designs are best suited for quick installation. They differ durability and low cost. This is a classic and one of the most simple but reliable solutions for your fence. A pillar made of metal withstands heavy loads while maintaining its original appearance.

It should be remembered that additional anticorrosion protection will be required here, otherwise the appearance of the structure will soon be damaged.

Wooden poles

At present, such installations have lost their former popularity. The fact is that the cheap options rotting, and more expensive will not afford many owners. Nevertheless, they continue to be bought and installed, looking for more and more new ways to process wood in order to protect it from moisture and rotting.

Brick pillars

This is a fairly common option, which results in a beautiful pillar and, accordingly, an attractive fence. Such structures do not break and do not bend under the influence of any factors.

The disadvantages are pretty high cost which will have to pay the owners of the house.

Asbestos cement poles

The fence, built on pillars of asbestos-cement pipes, has a number of undeniable advantages before all other types of designs. The fact is that such pipes do not require additional protection against corrosion and decay as a result of exposure to moisture. Moreover, they practically do not change even after long operation.

However, there are also disadvantages, for example installation complexity designs. To connect using a variety of mounted elements, which subsequently reduces the reliability of the installation.

Plastic pipe for the fence

Such pillars are different simplicity of erection and high corrosion resistance. Even exposure to ultraviolet rays does not affect the original appearance of the structure.

Cost of will depend on the length of the pipe and the diameter of the column. Often such installations are worthy of competition with other pillars of traditional materials.

Fence markings

In order for the fence to be exactly in the place where it should be, you should first determine the perimeter of the fence and mark it. From the correct markup at this stage will depend lifetime installed fence, as well as further placement of the gate, the gate in relation to the front door of the house and walkways.

It should be noted that the marking process does not require special skills in the field of construction and extensive experience. However, the work must be done carefully, because any inaccuracy can lead to undesirable consequences.

The following errors should not be made:

• Break the fence line Otherwise, the intake sections will be located in the form of an accordion, being not in the same plane;
• Clearances between the pillars do not match with the size of the sections. In this case, the section may easily not fit in the lumen or the gap will be made too large;
• Will happen gate offset, as well as the gate, which is then almost impossible to fix.

Installation options for fence posts

For a visual example, it is necessary to disassemble several options for installing pillars of various materials. Based on the information provided, you will be able to decide on which method is the easiest and most accessible for you.

Metal constructions

In this case, it is best to hammer poles into the ground. This method is especially effective when under the feet is the brown stony soil, in which you can quite easily drive durable metal pipes.

Hammering is carried out using the usual drilled. The design itself is a pipe, the end of which is well welded and weighted to 20 kg.

Can use one more effective method - this is concreting, it will be discussed later in the article.

Wooden structures

For wooden poles, as, indeed, for metal, reinforced concrete, can be used concrete method. This universal method involves pre-digging the hole under the support, mounting the pillar and further filling the space with concrete.

The approximate depth of the hole should be half a meter; in the case of a high pole, a deeper hole can be made - 0.8–0.9 m.

Brick pillars for fences

The installation of such structures has many features that you need to know before starting work. First, you naturally mark the territory. In the next step, you are required to lay the pillar foundation. You dig a hole under the foundation, dilute the concrete mix. At the final stage is performed masonry brick pillar.

For the work you will need the following tools: shovel shovel, level, trowel, container for the preparation of the solution, buckets and scaffolding.

Tip! Laying should be carried out around a metal pipe that will be concreted into the foundation. Laying is recommended to make 1.5 bricks.

At first put square rods around the perimeter of the pillar, then the solution is laid. With a level you must check the horizontal position of each side. Then put 4 bricks on the mortar around the perimeter, pay attention to the fact that the bricks are as flat as possible. Do not forget to fill the seams between the bricks, this process is repeated on the next row.

As you can see, each type of fence post is set in its own way, however, all the work can be done by myselfit is worth adhering to all the rules and recommendations that were mentioned in this article.