How to build the right fence? Options for constructing the fence with your own hands
Construction of a fence
It happens that there is still no place to build a house, and its future owner is already starting to build a fence. And what fence to make?- It is desirable, having spent on its creation as little money as possible. There are many kinds of fences today, and all of them differ mainly in the material used. It can be: mesh netting, wood, profiled or even concrete.
It all depends on the purposes for which the enclosed site will be used, as well as on the personal preferences of its owners. It's one thing - the arrangement of a couple of beds with tomatoes and cucumbers, for which the most common wicker fits, and quite another thing is the construction of a comfortable multi-storey cottage, for fencing which is better to use a beautiful decorative fence made of red brick. In any case, regardless of the type of fence, it can always be built independently, and while saving money, and getting a lot of pleasure from the process. After all, everyone is pleased with the pride to see the results of their laborious work.
Fence made of wood
Perhaps, it is worth starting with the most simple and affordable, and most importantly, easy in the construction of the fence - wooden. Such fencing is quite cheap, but at the same time very beautiful, and the material for it can be obtained in any market. True, he has one significant disadvantage, which is short-lived, however, his service life can be increased by using high-quality wood, treated with special impregnations. Usually, wooden fences are used to protect small garden plots, gardens and front gardens. This fence looks elegant and fresh, of course, for this it must be tinted in time.
On the perimeter of the future fence, with the help of a garden drill, pits with a depth of 1 m are excavated, into which the supporting poles are mounted, in order to protect them from decay, treated with an antiseptic. As a material for the production of poles, it is recommended to use as much dense wood as possible. Then two columns are attached to the dug-out posts with the help of screws, to which nails are pre-cooked with wooden nails or boards with a flat, leveled surface.
Someone prefers to install boards or boards with a small gap, someone like it more will have a deaf fence without cracks - it's a matter of taste. After the fence is ready, its surface is treated with linseed oil and covered with the paint of the right color, for which the most common paint brush is used. For better durability of a paint and varnish coating it is desirable to apply in several layers.
A kind of wooden fence is a wicker fence, in the common people it is a wattle fence. It is used, as a rule, for fencing from neighbors, since it has a small height. Making a wicker fence is not very different from the construction of a conventional wooden fence, except that in addition to the pillars, it is necessary to drive in advance the prepared stakes. The thickness of the stakes in this case is 3-4 centimeters, and the distance between them is no more than 1.5 meters. It is important to carefully check that the result is a design of sufficient rigidity, for which, if necessary, wire is used. Then begins the most difficult part of the work, consisting in weaving in the horizontal plane of the vine. Here, everyone can show their imagination properly, having received an original and effective fencing, which has such a beautiful appearance that it does not require additional painting.
Fence from mesh netting
Another popular type of fence is a fence made of mesh netting. He weighs a lot, in addition, the tension of the grid creates a large load on the pores, so in this case instead of wooden poles we use stronger metal, for example, thick pieces of pipe. The pillars are not just digging into the pits, but are also concreted near the base. In the pits large crushed stone is poured, on which the pillar is installed, after which the pit is filled with a dense concrete mixture. In the upper and lower part of the pillars, a strong wire of 6 millimeters is stretched, onto which the rolled rolls of the mesh netting are fastened. From below, the cement mortar can be decorated with colored pebbles.
Fence from profiled sheeting
In recent years, fences made of profiled sheeting have been in great demand, characterized by an enviable durability and capable of standing for dozens of years without the need for repair. The thing is that corrugated steel is an extremely durable material. In addition, being covered with a protective polymer layer, it is not afraid of rust and does not require painting.
The construction of such a fence with your own hands also does not represent anything complicated. Pits are still digging, supporting poles are installed in them, then they are filled with crushed stone and filled with concrete. After the solution has finally grasped, the horizontal lags from the iron profile, covered with a layer of primer and paint, are fixed to the supports by welding. Finally, the final phase of the construction of the fence is the attachment to the lags of the corrugated sheets, for which the self-tapping screws or rivets are used, which is more reliable.
That's all the most popular and budgetary options for the fence in the country and the options for their erection.