The first thing that a person who has acquired a land plot does is is putting a fence on it. This is done to designate the boundaries of his property and give the site the necessary form. In addition, the fence prevents unauthorized persons from entering your territory and has an aesthetic function. The fence does not necessarily make the same around the perimeter of the site. A beautiful and powerful fence can extend onto a passing street. But it is not at all necessary to make it so around the perimeter, you can vary the design a little.

Content

• 1 The design of the fence to give
• 2 Varieties of fences
• 3 How to build a fence with your own hands
• 4 How to decorate the fence in the country (video)

The design of the fence to give

The design of all fences consists of supporting structures and plating. For the trim of the fence used a variety of materials - wood, metal, stone or plastic. Bearing structures are vertical pillars, which are securely fastened in the soil, as well as horizontal girders, on which the sheathing and the gate are mounted.

As a rule, the fence is made in the same style in which the house is built. For example, if a facing brick or sandstone was used for facing a residential building, then it would be good to use such materials for the fence. If the house is wooden or shield, then for the fence you can use boards.

The following factors influence the choice of the type of future fence and materials to be used for this:

1. Characteristics of the soil. The ability of the supports to hold the fence itself depends on whether the soil is silty or heaving.
2. Wind loads. In open areas and where there are strong seasonal winds, the fence may experience increased pressure. In such an area, it is recommended to make a strong foundation for the supports of the fence or to make gaps between the elements of the skin.
3. Plot style. The design of the fence should be in harmony with the general style of the yard.

Varieties of fences

Depending on what functions the fence has to perform, its types are distinguished:

• fence-bulkhead - the design intended for a protection of the territory from arrival of cars to prevent the child from leaving the site etc. Such a fence not necessary must be high. Низкого, не сплошного ограждения будет вполне достаточно.
• fence protection - the capital construction, which is able to protect criminals from unlawful invasion of your site. Such a fence must be high.

Typically, for construction on the summer cottage fence use brick, wood, decking, concrete panels, natural stone and metal mesh.

• Wooden fence. Этот материал является природным, доступным и легко поддается обработке. Such a fence сегодня является наиболее распространенным, так как для его строительства не нужны специальные знания и навыки. Such a fence может быть разной высоты. Из недостатков wooden fence — огнеопасность designs.
• Brick fence. This design is recognized as the strongest, similar to concrete. Brick fence does not need special care and can serve for many years. But such a fence will cost you not cheap. Moreover, its construction is very laborious and difficult to cope with it.
• Fence of sheeting. Such structures are characterized by strength, durability and resistance to natural phenomena (high humidity, too high or low temperature etc.). За забором из sheeting не нужно регулярно ухаживать. Благодаря простоте в строительстве и сравнительно невысокой стоимости материала, забор из sheeting часто используют в качестве временного сооружения, например, на время строительства. Также такой забор не нуждается в заливке ленточного фундамента, что является недостатком такого.
• Fence fencecan usually be seen in the countryside. For its construction use stakes and branches of the vine. This design looks quite attractive, but at the same time it has a number of shortcomings. Material for its construction is freely available, but not everyone can make such a fence. This will require special skills. The fence from the vine does not need to be painted, but its strength leaves much to be desired.
• PVC as a material for the fence. This material is not yet very common, even with such advantages as durability, a wide choice of colors and textures, lack of mandatory care, low cost, resistance to the effects of water, sun, frost. Such fences are easily mounted. Just today to buy this material is not easy.
• Metal mesh fence quite popular today. The grid chain-link does not need special leaving, not expensive, it is easily established. Its distinctive feature is that it does not give shade, therefore, it is often used as a support for climbing plants, for example, ivy.
• Forged section fence. This design is done at the factory and welded or screwed to the support. The forged section fence is durable and gives any site a sophisticated appearance without special care for itself. But the price of such a fence is not available to everyone.

How to build a fence with your own hands

It should be noted that for each type of fence there are various options for its construction. Consider the options that are most common today and that can be done independently.

Building wooden fence:

• Installation of wooden poles at a distance of 2-2.5 meters from each other. They dig into the ground to a depth of about 1 meter.
• On the established posts the lattice fastens. For this, the top and bottom are screwed with screws parallel bars. Their width should be 5−10 cm
• To the resulting grid vertically attached boards. Between boards should be gaps of 1-2 cm.
• Ready to fence need to paint.

Fence of sheeting built quickly enough. For this you need:

• To install bearing pillars at a distance of 2-2.5 meters from each other. To do this, using a drill for the pillars, a hole is made in the ground, about 1 meter deep, into which rubble (about 20 cm) should be poured.
• To align the pillars use level. When the pillars are aligned they are poured with concrete.
• Several lags are welded to the pillars. profiled pipe, к которым будут крепиться листы sheeting.

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