It all starts with a beautiful fence. Yes it is! Every private house needs fencing. Having no idea about the house, perception comes precisely from it. Therefore, this issue should be approached seriously, after weighing all the advantages and disadvantages.
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Criteria for choosing fences
Before choosing the type and material of fencing you need to decide on their purpose.
Determine the style
Usually, a fence for private houses performs the following functions:
- denotes the boundaries of the adjacent territory;
- prevents the entry of unwanted visitors and animal raids;
- serves as the basis for creating a hedge;
- protects neighbors and passers-by from prying eyes, ensuring privacy;
- protects against dust and noise;
- adorns the plot.
The fence as a decoration of the territory
Forged type fencing
When planning the construction of fences around the site, pay attention to the following factors:
- Location. If your house is located near a highway or a busy street, then it should be protected by a deaf high fence. It will protect from uninvited guests and road noise, as well as reduce the amount of dust falling on the site.
High fence for silence
- Architectural style of home ownership. The shape and decor of the fence should look harmoniously with the landscape and the building, so the conciseness of a simple house will be shaded by the construction of a medium height of picket fence or living plants. For respectable mansions with a multitude of towers and other decorations, fencing with a complex configuration of natural stone or brick in combination with metal structures is suitable.
Interesting design, eye catching
The amount of financial investments that you have planned to spend on the installation of fences is also important. The choice of material and the complexity of the design depend on the amount of the estimated costs.
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In search of a functional and aesthetically attractive fence, consider the requirements of SNiP and soil features in the backyard territory, the complexity of the relief and the location of groundwater.
We take into account all the requirements
You can choose the following options:
- Capital. Solid structures provide safety and are distinguished by a long service life, but also degrade the natural circulation of air at the site, shade the plants and reduce the illumination of the premises when located near the house. If you decide to install a capital fence, then it will need a foundation and a significant period of time.
- Lungs. Prefabricated structures are made of wood, plastic or mesh. They are cheaper, but need regular maintenance.
Solid metal construction
If you want to conditionally designate the boundaries of your site, then use voluminous shrubs, crops with large leaves and decorative elements in the form of a fence.
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For the construction of fences around the house area, you can choose wood, brick, natural or artificial stone, metal and concrete structures. Combinations of several materials look natural as well.
Materials that can be used a lot
Tree
Wooden structures are a traditional type of fences for private households that have been protecting manors since ancient times. Their popularity is due to the availability and low cost of material, as well as a variety of options. You can use softwood or hardwood as a raw material.
Wood is a great choice
Examples of wooden fences
- Scourge. For the manufacture you need the willow or other plants that are cleaned or left in its original form. Such fences are usually used to divide the area into zones, since they do not provide reliable protection and require constant updating. Pletni look harmoniously with wooden houses in a rustic style.
Wicker with boards
- Picket fences. You can build it from wooden slats that need to be fixed on horizontal crossbars. Between adjacent elements leave a gap of different size, and their top may have a different shape.
The gap in the fence at your discretion
- The fence of logs or timber. They can be placed horizontally or vertically. The diameter of the logs is selected in accordance with the massiveness of the house, which must also be built of wood.
Bar fence
Unlimited space of fantasy provides a fence of boards. Depending on your wishes, it can be solid or imitate weaving.
Grilles, assembled with large gaps between the boards, are used in the form of sections for fencing. They can also serve as a base for climbing flowers or plants planted around the perimeter of the plot.
Imitation of weaving from boards
The combination of wood with stone
Brick and stone
More durable materials that you can use to build fences are brick and natural stone. They allow you to build reliable and durable structures, but require a foundation. Apply basalt, granite or porphyry to protections.
Durable granite fencing
The luxury of stone allows you to avoid complex structures, constructing simple-shaped fences. Their beauty is set off by bright flowers and evergreens. Cracks, chips and other defects create the effect of aged structures, which are ideal for buildings with similar facades.
Luxury stone fence
To save money, you can replace natural material with artificial stone or cobblestones of small size. An interesting variant of the fences are constructions of pillars and mesh, filled with pebbles or gravel. Such fences resemble gabions and are harmoniously combined with the deliberately rough texture of the pillars and facades of the house.
Common types of pebbles
Brick fences - the best option for owners of cottages, lined with the same material. Such fences will reliably protect your territory from prying eyes. To avoid monolithic and ordinary perception, brick constructions are decorated with turrets, arches and other decorative elements.
The best brick option
It is interesting to look at the fence, for the construction of which use stacking in a checkerboard pattern. In addition, this method allows you to save material and reduce the cost of building a fence.
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As an alternative to massive brick or stone structures, you can use ready-made concrete structures. They are sections of different sizes and shapes, which are fixed in the grooves of the pillars. The front surface of concrete panels may have a different texture: smooth or rough, glossy or matte.
Concrete Finished Design
You can buy both tinted and unpainted sections and choose the appropriate shade, taking into account the architectural and color solutions at home.
Another version of concrete fences are constructions of blocks. You can choose material with the texture of natural stone, wood or with a fantasy surface pattern. A concrete fence completed with columns, lids and other decorative elements will decorate the villa or town house.
Concrete block constructions - reliable and sturdy
Metal
Metal fences are durable and durable structures. Due to staining with special compounds, they are resistant to corrosion and do not deteriorate over time under the influence of moisture. A variety of metal forms allows you to create simple and complex structures.
The ability to create incredibly beautiful fences
From shaped tubes
The easiest option is a fence, sections of which are made of shaped pipes, fixed together by welding. You can choose the option with a different combination of metal pieces, formed into a single pattern. Such designs look especially impressive next to the house, the lining of which is made of brick or stone.
Profile pipes that are attached to each other
Fences from the profile pipe do not provide complete privacy due to the many gaps between the elements. To protect from prying eyes, metal sections can be combined with a profile sheet or planks. Privacy can be achieved using polycarbonate of different colors and shades.
We complement the design with polycarbonate
From shtaketnika
No less popular due to its availability and ease of maintenance and fencing of profiled metal sheets or picket fence. Structural elements are painted at high temperature under pressure, so they retain their brightness and color saturation for a long time. The decorative layer also performs protective functions: thanks to the paintwork, your fence will be resistant to moisture and will not require replacement for a long time.
Stable and painted shtaketnik
Profiled sheets
You can purchase fencing structures with profiled sheets, the front surface of which imitates materials that are different in texture. Sections with the texture of stone or walnut, oak, cherry and other species are on sale.Thanks to this finish, the fence around your house will be unusual in decor and durable, since the metal has a long service life.
Profile sheets for the fence
Metal shtaketnik made of profiled sheets in the form of slats of a certain width. The slats are fixed with a small gap on the horizontal crossbars parallel to each other. They can be positioned both vertically and horizontally.
Option of vertical layout of the professional sheet
Metal sheets
An interesting type of fences are metal sheets with carved patterns or perforations. They are fixed on the pillars and create the effect of openwork and weightless design.
We combine colors in one design
The elite version of metal fences are forged structures, which are characterized by high cost and spectacular appearance. The more complex the pattern, the more expensive each section of the fence will cost you. If you want to save money, you can use welded structures made of shaped pipes, supplemented with forged inserts and patterns.
Decking with forged inserts and patterns
Combined fences
The fences, in which several materials are combined, also look impressive. They are harmoniously combined with buildings, for the decoration of which different methods were used. For example, a plinth made of stone and a plastered facade or brick walls with wooden shutters fixed outside.
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Usually, pillars, foundations and other supporting structures are made of brick. Profiled sheets, shtaketnik, metal welded or forged structures used for the manufacture of sections.
The combination of brick and metal is very popular
The combination of metal and stone
Rocks of natural origin, you can use in the construction of the foundation and pillars. To fill the gap are various metal structures.
Metal and stone look no less harmonious.
Brick and wood
As in the first case, the brick serves as a material for the construction of bearing elements: pillars, lower crossbars and other structures. The gap between the pillars is filled with a picket fence or boards that can be fixed in different ways.
Brick for the construction of bearing pillars
You can use other combinations of materials. For example, wood and metal. The perforated metal sheet insert contrasts with the sections, which are made of horizontally fixed planks.
Combine correctly and harmoniously
The use of ornamental plants
In addition to various materials to create fences, you can use shrubs and trees. The height, density and protective functions of hedges depend on the parameters of the selected plants. They can be decorative, no more than 50 cm high, or functional, consisting of 2-3 meter trees.
Beautiful, but not always practical
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